Author Archives: David Wiwchar

Fire investigators have traced the source of last week's fire at the San Groups re-manufacturing mill to a spark from a welder. Port Alberni Fire Chief Mike Owen said the fire started near the Stamp A...

City Council finalized the 2020 budget and 5-year financial plan yesterday. Given the fallout from COVID-19, they pared down a projected 4.3% tax increase to 1.1%, which means a $22 increase for the a...

Alberni - Clayoquot Regional District directors voted against giving themselves a raise yesterday. The proposed reumeration plan would increase the types of meetings and events the directors could get...

Port Alberni RCMP say they haven't noticed an increase in domestic violence calls, but the executive director of the women's services centre believes incidents are on the rise. Ellen Frood says many w...

A vehicle fire on a logging road behind Cameron Lake brought out a BC Wildfire initial attack crew yesterday. The 3-member team was able to extinguish the fire which had started to spread to surroundi...

Each party will bear their costs in the case of Candice Servatius versus School District #70. Justice Douglas Thompson ruled neither side will have to pay the others costs for the week-long Supreme Co...

Paper Excellence is extending curtailment of paper operations at Powell River and Crofton. VP Graham Kissack says, about 290 positions in Powell River will be affected, another 150 at Crofton, but Por...

The Industrial Heritage Society was hoping to squeeze a bit more money out of city council this week, but were turned away. Mayor Sharie Minions said the city is giving them $58,000 already, and that'...

While the city was able to cut more than $800,000 from the budget this year, they still got hit with an 80% increase to their insurance costs. City Council was told the $215,000 increase from AON was ...

City Council is searching for ways to help struggling businesses and homeowners through eliminating penalty fees. The city was to raise sewer rates by 5% but have now deferred that until September. Ma...