Author Archives: David Wiwchar

Fire crews were called out last night to a brush fire in the Scott Kenny trail area of Roger Creek. Deputy Chief Wes Patterson said the fire started small but had a much larger potential. "The fire wa...

Regional District Directors are trying to deal with recent conflicts between users of the popular Log Train Trail. Negative interations between some ATV riders with hikers, cyclists and horseback ride...

City crews will begin working on a pair of 10th Avenue intersections that are being improved for pedestrian safety. The intersections of 10th and Dunbar and 10th and Redford have been the sites of ped...

City Council was put on notice that the new hospital emergency facilities could face closures this summer unless action in taken. Dr. Marc Lambiotte told council during the public input session of Tue...

Fisheries and Oceans Canada predicts another strong year for the local chinook fishery. According to the 2023 terminal return forecast, 114,000 Robertson Creek chinook are expected to return. Last yea...

One person is confirmed dead after a fire at the notorious Wintergreen Apartments on lower 4th Avenue. The fire broke out shortly before midnight and required Port Alberni's ladder truck along with th...

A back-alley garbage fire set off smoke alarms this morning in the Merit furniture warehouse on Third Avenue. Port Alberni Fire Department crews traced the smoke to a gap in the floorboards on the ins...

Several B-C communities saw historical temperature records broken over the weekend as an unseasonable spate of hot weather gripped much of the province. Lilooet was the hot spot in the country hitting...

Port Alberni RCMP Inspector Eric Rochette says local officers underwent specialized training on dealing with mental health calls. He said Port Alberni officers face a higher ratio of mental health rel...

City Council is looking to streamline its regular meetings by dropping the public input session that happens at the beginning of council meetings. The public input session will be moved to Committee o...