Author Archives: David Wiwchar

The city has filled a new management position, hiring Gaylene Thorogood to the new post of Police Support Services Manager. She filled a similar role on the west coast for the past 5 years, managing t...

The Somass River is not the only BC sockeye run in trouble this year - the Skeena River in northern B.C., second in production only to the Fraser River, is forecasting their lowest return on record th...

A year after her disappearance, the Port Alberni RCMP are still looking for Shelly Jean Hofmann. The woman was last seen on June 24th, 2016 in the 3000 block of 3rd Ave in front of Alberni Community &...

The BC Ministry of Environment is reporting that last week's fuel spill near the Kennedy River was contained to roadside soils. Spokesperson David Karn says the site is now considered stable with low ...

(invasive) Concerns to continue to grow over bullfrogs, koi and sun fish in Sproat Lake. The foreign species are said to be growing exponentially, feeding on sockeye salmon smolts and other small fish...

A shortage in volunteers has led the Cherry Creek Fire Department to start paying firefighters Cherry Creek Volunteer Fire Department Chief Lucas Banton says more and more volunteer departments are ha...

Courtenay - Alberni MP Gord Johns rose in Question Period on Friday, demanding funding for the Alberni Valley. Johns called on the Liberal government to immediately support the restoration of the Soma...

With the downturn in the sockeye fishery this year, members of the local First Nations are excited about a new year-round fishing opportunity about to begin. The Tseshaht - Hupacasath Fishing Partners...

Highway 4 remains closed in both directions after a fuel truck flipped 33 kilometres east of the Ucluelet junction yesterday. Drive BC says the highway could remain closed until this evening. Ucluelet...

A regional poverty plan is being developed, building on strategies being implemented in Port Alberni. Marcie DeWitt is the coordinator for the Alberni-Clayoquot Health Network, and has made presentati...