Author Archives: David Wiwchar

Gilgamesh Palm has gone back to jail after pleading guilty to possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking. Palm was under police surveillance in March 2017 and officers watched multiple short...

Community Futures Alberni - Clayoquot has set a new precedent for the organization by buying a local business. Coombs Country Candy will now become a social enterprise for Community Futures, and profi...

Tofino and Ucluelet are asking residents of the Lower Mainland to stay away for at least the next eight days. In a statement, the Districts of Ucluelet and Tofino, and their tourism and chamber of com...

Concerns over pulling McLean Mill out of the Agricultural Land Reserve are misleading, according to the chair of the Agricultural Land Commission, Jennifer Dyson says the city will have to submit an a...

The Alberni Valley Community Foundation released their bi-annual Vital Signs report this week, showing great improvements in local education statistics. Over the past 2 years the overall graduation ra...

The City says they're frustrated by constant costs coming from McLean Mill and they want more federal involvement in funding the National Historic Site. Earlier this month, an oil leak was discovered ...

A local case that gained International attention came to a quiet close yesterday. 32-year old Brandon Johnson was charged with child luring after sending repeated graphic invitations for sex to a 13-y...

The local real estate market remains hot as 45 homes sold last month, a 150% increase from the 18 sold in October of last year. That number however is a 24% drop from September when 60 homes sold, whi...

Port Alberni RCMP used a battering ram, and approached a 10th Avenue home with assault rifles yesterday morning. More than a dozen Mounties were involved in the execution of a search warrant, and arre...

As expected, Josie Osborne won the Mid Island / Pacific Rim Riding. Osborne, Tofino's soon-to-be-former Mayor will represent the region in Victoria for the NDP after a comfortable victory in Saturday'...