Author Archives: David Wiwchar

The Tseshaht First Nation has launched a claim against the federal and provincial governments for putting Highway 4 through their reserve lands despite more than a century of protest. Tseshaht Chief N...

Wild weather swings continue this week as an atmospheric river sweeps across the mid-island. While the Alberni Valley was beginning to show signs of a summer drought just last week, impending rains ha...

46-year old Wayne Buick received a 30-day jail sentence after being caught driving without a licence for the fifth time. Judge Wolf said it was one of the worst driving records he had seen in a long t...

Two suspected drug dealers pled guilty to lesser charges and were released yesterday. 43-year old Corey Waskul and 46-year old John Walker were both charged with trafficking in fentanyl in separate in...

The 60th Port Alberni city council came together for the last time yesterday, before the newly elected council begins their term. Mayor Sharie Minions thanked the four outgoing council members for the...

Increased theft of small items and copper wire from the former Somass Sawmill caused the city to begin their own demolition work. They hired Bowerman Contracting to begin demolition, recovering valuab...

Members of the Port Alberni Oldtimers Baseball Club are hoping to host the next National tournament. The recently reformed Port Alberni Cubs travelled to Halifax this past summer and placed second in ...

After ten days of investigation, Port Alberni RCMP say a recent report of an attempted abduction was a hoax. A ten-year old girl reported a man had grabbed her on Bishop Avenue near John Howitt elemen...

Both the City of Port Alberni and Alberni Clayoquot Regional District confirmed the results their elections yesterday. The ACRD announced Saturday's results in Cherry Creek will be going to the BC Sup...

After drawing criticism for questions asked at a recent all-candidates meeting, Alberni Valley Chamber of Commerce Manager Bill Collette has taken a leave-of-absence. According to a statement from the...