Author Archives: David Wiwchar

The Port Alberni Port Authority had a good year in 2017, but 2018 is not expected to continue that trend. The Port saw a 10% growth last year, despite a 6% decrease in revenue. A recent switch from We...

Only a day after his release, Colin Affleck is back in trouble with the law. The 36-year old was released on Wednesday after serving less than 6 months in jail for 11 theft and 3 Break & Enter cha...

The Province is putting $7.5 million into new shelter beds and supportive housing units in Port Alberni. Mid-Island Pacific Rim MLA Scott Fraser made the announcement yesterday in the middle of the la...

Truck traffic was a constant theme of last night's city council meeting. Uptown merchants are pushing for a traffic circle at Third and Angus, because it would force the city to find another route for...

Catalyst's unionized employees will be voting on a new collective agreement next week. This comes less than a month after UNIFOR officials were calling for a strike vote due to an alleged impasse in n...

Colin Affleck is back in the community after spending almost 6 months in jail for a 6-month crime spree last fall. The 36-year old stole more than $18,000 worth of goods from 9 local businesses. He st...

The family of Kristy Morrey are again without answers about the death of their daughter in August 2006. The 28-year old woman was found dead in her Lugrin Road home, after being at a wedding reception...

A commercial gillnet fishery is scheduled for next week, despite low returns of Somass River sockeye salmon this year. Of particular concern is the sockeye returning to Great Central Lake, as less tha...

A group studying homelessness in the Valley is looking for local money to invest in housing solutions. Patty Edwards from the Alberni Valley Community Stakeholders Initiative asked regional district d...

An aggressive panhandler was sentenced to a month in jail after taking out aggressions on city property and a police car. 46-year old Derek Jones was arrested after complaints of uptown shoppers, but ...