Author Archives: David Wiwchar

Port Alberni's Walmart closed early last night after bear spray was set off inside the store Police say a Caucasian male was caught shoplifting, and when confronted by staff at the front exit, he hit ...

Four members of Coulson Aviation's Port Alberni crew are in Puerto Rico this week, assisting with the clean-up after Hurricane Irma. Company president and CEO Wayne Coulson said their Sikorski S-61 an...

Courtenay - Alberni MP Gord Johns is celebrating the election of his new leader. Jagmeet Singh was chosen leader of the federal New Democrats on Sunday on the first ballot of the leadership race. John...

Police blocked upper 3rd Avenue late Saturday morning, after a man tried to rob the Royal Bank. Port Alberni RCMP are saying little about the incident since it's still under investigation, but accordi...

An attempted gas theft almost caused an environmental emergency this morning, after someone punctured the gas tank of a parked pickup truck, spilling gasoline across the Fisherman's Harbour parking lo...

In addition to putting the Martin Mars waterbombers back to work, Mayor Mike Ruttan will also introduce a plan to cut down on slash burns throughout the province. Ruttan said in this day-and-age when ...

Last week's revelations that drugs had allegedly been stolen from west coast general hospital is causing concern in the community. The theft of hydromorphone - a drug said to be five times more powerf...

Mayors and councils from around the province are heading to the Union of British Columbia Municipalities annual convention in Vancouver this week. Mayor Mike Ruttan says Port Alberni will be putting f...

Mid-Island Pacific-Rim MLA and Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Scott Fraser, says this week's report from the BC Treaty Commission is justifiably hopeful. He says negotiations with...

A 26-year old Port Alberni man was sentenced to 9 months jail yesterday, after pleading guilty to trafficking cocaine. Christopher Skirrow was found with 8 ounces of cocaine in July of last year, afte...