Author Archives: David Wiwchar

The province will be spraying for Spongy Moth Caterpillars in an area around Malabar Drive this Spring. Formerly known as Gypsy Moths, the hungry insects can defoliate trees in a matter of weeks, and ...

Port Alberni RCMP are on the hunt for David Bird, a man with a history of violence. The 43-year old is wanted on charges of robbery, forcible confinement, break and enter and assault with a weapon. It...

The president of the Port Alberni Shelter Society says his organization was blindsided by BC Housing who informed them on December 30th they were pulling their contract to operate the Our Home shelter...

A 42-year old Port Alberni man will spend the next ten years in prison for sexually assaulting two children hundreds of times over a seven year period. Benjamin Knoblauch was charged with sexual assau...

The 48 people who work at the Port Alberni Shelter could be out of work as of March 31st. They heard the news yesterday at a meeting with BC Housing, who announced they are looking for a new contracto...

Dark and foggy, early-morning conditions may have played a role in a crash that killed a Port Alberni pedestrian yesterday. The 60 year old man was hit by a car on Redford at 6th Avenue shortly after ...

It was a roller-coaster year for real estate in the Alberni Valley. While the first half of 2022 saw the contunuation of the seller's market and record-high prices, it ended with a buyer's market and ...

Courtenay - Alberni Member of Parliament Gord Johns said 2022 was a busy year, and he predicts 2023 will be even busier. The two-term MP says one of his main focusses has been bringing federal money a...

Port Alberni Mayor Sharie Minions says 2022 has been a productive and eventful year. In October, she was re-elected in an election that was closer than many would have predicted, with four new members...

Mid-Island Pacific Rim MLA Josie Osborne has enjoyed a very busy year in Victoria and within the riding. She says reconciliation ceremonies and celebrating First Nations partnerships have been some of...