Author Archives: David Wiwchar

More than 200 people joined a rally yesterday afternoon to send a message to Western Forest Products. Union members and local leaders are trying to convince the company to sell their local assets if t...

City Council has launched budget discussions as they head into the final year of their mandate. Budget debates will start earlier this year, even though there's not much to discuss. Mayor Mike Ruttan ...

City Council is moving against nuisance buildings in the uptown area. The Carlson Building on Argyle Street is the first building to earn the ire of council after becoming a notorious drug den. One of...

The pineapple express that caused flooding throughout the Alberni Valley is dissipating, and weather is returning to normal. Tseshaht families forced from their homes on the weekend have returned, and...

Overdose calls continue to increase in the Alberni Valley, and the manager of the local ambulance station expects numbers will be double what they were 2 years ago. Paramedics were called to 77 overdo...

The BC River forecast center upgraded the Somass River's status to flood warning yesterday after recent heavy rains continue to cause the river to swell. As a result, the Tseshaht First Nation declare...

Another national magazine survey is casting a negative light on Port Alberni. Macleans Magazine released their list of the most dangerous cities in Canada yesterday, and Port Alberni is ranked 7th out...

With 600 mm or 2 feet of rain falling in the past 10 days, local lakes and streams are rising fast. Sproat Lake residents fear their properties are about to flood again, and are asking the regional di...

City CAO Tim Pley issued a dire warning to council this week, that crime is fast becoming the biggest issue in Port Alberni Mayor Mike Ruttan said after a meeting with local court staff, the problem i...

Police are looking for assistance in solving a bizarre theft that happened this past weekend. Early Saturday morning, two males on bicycles rode into Spirit Square and broke into a storage area behind...