Author Archives: David Wiwchar

City Council purchased land on 4th Avenue, but hasn't decided what to do with it. The large, bare lot sits across from the bottle depot, between a storage lot, and the infamous RV lot beside the Winte...

Port Alberni RCMP made another drug bust after stopping a vehicle from out of town. Last Thursday night, a rental vehicle was pulled over on 10th Avenue. A substantial quantity of various drugs and pa...

As Port Alberni grows, the city wants to know your visions of change. As part of the rewriting of the Official Community Plan, the city has launched an online survey. Mayor Sharie Minions says this is...

Port Alberni's Overdose Prevention Site was extremely busy last year, reporting 27,360 visits, specifically for the purpose of witnessed consumption. There were 53 overdoses inside the OPS, and in eac...

City Council approved three development applications for high-density projects representing 110 new units. Mayor Sharie Minions said the building boom is adding to the tax-base, and not taxing city in...

Local community groups have come together to beautify the former PetroCan site at the corner of 10th and Redford. John Douglas from the Port Alberni Shelter Society said his group along with the Salva...

The city has started work towards a major rewrite of the Official Community Plan - a document that lays the foundation for community building and how expansion should occur. According to Mayor Sharie ...

After 10 months of investigation, Port Alberni RCMP have charged a 16-year old male for the murder of Clifton Johnston in March of last year. The 20-year old Johnston was discovered lying on the sidew...

Rogers is promising to improve cel service along highway 4 with the construction of six new cellular towers between Port Alberni and Tofino. The project will provide 85 kilometres of new service from ...

Council received their first look at the taxes required to keep the city on track. Andrew McGifford, the Director of Finance said taxes will need to increase by 5% to meet inflation and increased cost...