Author Archives: David Wiwchar

A man who was refused service for not wearing a mask is now the subject of a police search. Video posted online shows an unmasked man arguing with Third Avenue Dairy Queen staff who refused to serve h...

The Independent Investigations Office has dismissed any concerns about police actions or inactions in the death of the man identified online as Russell Seeber. Port Alberni RCMP initially responded to...

We're learning more about a shooting that claimed the life of a man on Sunday in his 18th Avenue home. Neighbours say the home is owned by Samantha Dittmer, who they say lived in the residence with Je...

Port Alberni RCMP are investigating after a man was shot and killed inside a home on 18th Avenue near Argyle Street last night. The area was flooded with emergency vehicles shortly after 6 pm, with po...

Port Alberni's first billion dollar investment was announced yesterday by the SAN Group. They have purchased 74 acres at the top of Burde Street and plan to build a new community consisting of apartme...

Eleven years after the courts affirmed Nuu-chah-nulth rights to sell seafoods, the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans has refused to negotiate details according to Indigenous fishermen. Ahousa...

Firefighters from throughout the Alberni Valley have been dousing human-caused fires over the past day, despite the extreme fire-danger rating. Early this morning Port Alberni fire crews were called t...

A Port Alberni man is dead and a woman in Alberta is charged with his murder. Police and paramedics were called to the scene in Leduc on Sunday for a report of an aggravated assault. Upon their arriva...

In an attempt to beat the heat, many people have been heading to local lakes, rivers and the ocean. As a result there has been an increase in medical emergencies on the water. Yesterday, Port Alberni ...

Western Forest Products has sold the Somass Mill to the City of Port Alberni. The city had been trying to negotiate with Western since they announced the indefinite curtailment of the cedar mill 4 yea...