Author Archives: David Wiwchar

While only a few taxpayers participated in Monday's 5-year financial plan E-town hall meeting, most of those who did, spoke against the Quay to Quay path project and in favour of greater work towards ...

Mayor Sharie Minions says many homeowners will see a reduction in their tax bill this year, due to COVID grants and an overpayment error made last year, She said while the city budget could be going u...

Port Alberni's building boom continues with new multifamily homes being built throughout the city. Yesterday, city council approved the next phase of development on the former ADSS lands. Ten 4-plexes...

City Council held a Committee of the Whole meeting yesterday afternoon to pour through the 2021 budget and 5-year financial plan. Municipal taxpayers are looking at a 3.95% tax increase, but with $42 ...

An elderly pedestrian was killed yesterday, the second to die within a month. Port Alberni RCMP say they are investigating, and no charges have been laid, after an 80-year old man was struck inside th...

City council has asked for a report on the Kingsway Hotel after questions were raised about permitted work on the century-old building. Councillor Helen Poon recused herself from the discussion as she...

Locals powered McLean Mill profits over the Christmas holidays, with $22,000 in sales at the gift shop last year. Bill Collette told city council the National Historic Site went over budget by just $5...

Council is continuing to look at city entrance signs. Alberni Valley Chamber of Commerce manager Bill Collette has been leading efforts to move forward, and while the Chamber has submitted initial des...

City Council will be going behind closed doors to decide what to do about a cluster of campers and trailers being rented out to some of Port Alberni's most vulnerable citizens. Mayor Sharie Minions me...

A 67-year old Port Alberni man was sentened to 18 months of jail after being caught with fentanyl and methamphetamine. Russell Armstrong said he was holding the drugs as an intermediary, but Judge Ale...