Author Archives: David Wiwchar

Beaver Creek firefighters didn't have far to travel this morning when fire broke out in a house immediately across from their fire hall. The house was fully-involved by time 14 Beaver Creek volunteer ...

Island Health is refusing to comment on an alleged theft of potent drugs from West Coast General Hospital. The theft of hydromorphone - a drug said to be five times more powerful than morphine - is al...

Mid-Island medical health officer Dr. Paul Hasselback says the Alberni Valley still leads the rest of BC in drug and alcohol related illnesses and deaths. He said there has been a surge in fentanyl-re...

School District 70 continues to move forward on the possibility of changing the name of a local school. The issue created controversy earlier this year with a proposal to re-name A.W. Neill School bec...

Port Alberni RCMP are looking for information on a vehicle involved in a deadly crash on Monday. Anyone who saw a green 1999 Chevrolet Tahoe driving around on Sunday night or early Monday morning are ...

Premier John Horgan's New Democrats are set to unveil their first financial plan for the province today. Finance Minister Carole James will present a budget update in the Legislature this afternoon Mi...

Mid-Island / Pacific Rim MLA Scott Fraser is finally happy about a throne speech, now that he occupies a seat on the government side of the house after ten years in office. Fraser said Friday's throne...

Crews will begin repairing the track at Bob Dailey Stadium this month. The rubber surface is peeling at the north end of track, and the city has requested the original installers return to make the re...

A 40-year old man with an alcohol addiction was spared from jail and sent to a treatment facility yesterday Jean Renauld admitted to stealing 10 bottles of vodka over 6 days from 3 different Port Albe...

53-year old Larry Darling is free on bail, but under house arrest and living in Port Alberni. Accused of first-degree murder in the death of 28-year old Kristy Morrey in 2006, Darling has been in jail...