Author Archives: David Wiwchar

Sage Haven Society officially opened their new second stage housing development on Friday. The two-storey wood-frame wiiksahiqui has 22 second-stage homes for women and gender-diverse people leaving v...

The Regional District has launched an interactive survey to determine the types of features wanted at a new aquatic facility, while also informing people about the costs of those extras. ACRD CAO Dani...

The Huu-ay-aht First Nation is raising concerns about speeding on the newly chip-sealed Bamfield Road, fearing it negates efforts to improve vehicle safety. Chief Councillor John Jack says the speed l...

City Hall is under fire for failing to lower flags to half-mast on Remembrance Day. City staff posted an apology late yesterday, admitting to what they called an oversight. The online post offered apo...

One of the largest professional conferences within decades is being organized locally for next fall. Port Alberni Port Authority president and CEO Zoran Knezevich says they will be hosting the annual ...

The teens involved in a tragic canoe sinking on Sproat Lake this weekend did not have life jackets or personal floatation devices on board, according to investigators. Two 16-year old boys were forced...

The new addition to the West Coast General Hospital was officially opened on Friday. The Emergency Wing expansion project created 2600 square feet of new area, which has improved working conditions, a...

Port Alberni RCMP arrested the man they believe stabbed another man to death at the Port Pub apartments last month. According to an RCMP press release, police arrested 30-year-old Dylan Hamilton-Georg...

Port Alberni RCMP say they have recovered the body of a drowning victim in Sproat Lake. The update comes two days after R-C-M-P were called to the lake for reports of a missing 17-year-old after a can...

A popular source of spring water showed high levels of coliform recently, according to Sproat Lake area director Penny Cote. The water runs out a pipe that juts out of a rock in the Taylor Arm section...