Author Archives: David Wiwchar

The Port Alberni Fire Department received a record number of emergency calls this past year. Fire Chief Mike Owens said this past summer's heat dome, drove up fire calls. "During the heat dome we rece...

Port Alberni's real estate boom continued unabated last year, not because of the number of home sold, but the prices they sold at. Chris Fenton of the Fenton Group says the biggest change was the numb...

Emergency crews were kept busy over the weekend with another apartment building fire, the snowfall, then extremely icy conditions last night. Fire crews were called to an apartment fire at 3 am Sunday...

More than 100 forestry workers and their families blocked Highway four for almost an hour yesterday. Glen Cheetham of the Steelworkers Union says they're tired of being left out of provincial policy d...

Port Alberni will again be used for a major emergency training exercise. Canadian Forces Lieutenant Cody Wylie told the regional district board that National Forces will initially gather at CFB Comox ...

The city took another step forward in the development of their Quay-to-quay waterfront pathway project. Consultants hired to conduct public engagement reported 432 people completed their survey, with ...

A half dozen people showed up at yesterday's city council meeting, opposing mandatory vaccinations, masks, and vaccine passports. They made their cases before council during the public input period at...

The Hupacasath Nation has teamed up with forest giant MOSAIC to develop a new campground and recreation site at Loon Lake. According to a press release, the 27-site campground will offer breathtaking ...

A 47-year old Port Alberni man was sent to jail yesterday, after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a person under 16 years of age. Daniel Jensen was 34 when the historical assaults happened 13 ye...

A well-liked Port Alberni paediatrician is forbidden from attending to patients at West Coast General Hospital because of his refusal to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Dr. Chris McCollister says he's...