Author Archives: David Wiwchar

The fast actions of a tenant prevented a possible major fire incident this morning. Port Alberni Fire Department Deputy Chief Wes Patterson said some clothes were lit on fire in the foyer of an apartm...

The derelict trailer encampment on 4th Avenue could be cleared in 90 days, if the projected sleeping pod opening date of March 15th holds true. Randy Brown says he will remove the controversial traile...

Seven people have been temporarily displaced after fire tore through a 3-storey house on Josephine late yesterday morning. Deputy Fire Chief Wes Patterson said there was smoke and flames visible when ...

The news that everyone saw coming, but nobody wanted to happen - Western Forest Products has announced the permanent closure of Alberni Pacific Division. Over the past year the sawmill has been the ta...

The cold weather shelter is moving from the bread of life building down to the eagles hall on lower third avenue. The move is being made while improvements are being made to the current facility. Salv...

A 26-year old Port Alberni man will be under house arrest for the next two months after stealing scrap metal from the back of Canadian Tire. Raven Leblanc was spotted by staff climbing into the compou...

Federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh was in Port Alberni yesterday, meeting with First Nations and industry reps. He met with the Port Alberni Port Authority and Canadian Maritime Engineering, and says he...

A man was discovered dead after a suspicious incident on Highway 4 Monday night. The call originally came in as a single vehicle accident, but when emergency crews arrived, there were no obvious signs...

While property crimes are down locally, the number of violent crimes shot up at the end of last year according to the RCMP. Statistics for the 4th quarter of 2022 show a 32% increase in violent crimes...

The Tseshaht First Nation is celebrating the settlement of a long-running battle with Ottawa over their former fishing village at the mouth of the Franklin River. Iwatchis was recognized as a Tseshaht...