Author Archives: David Wiwchar

Placards, flags and slogans lined Roger Street yesterday as a Canada-wide march against sexual orientation education planned for Port Alberni was pre-empted by those in favour of the program, setting ...

Week 2 of the Samantha Dittmer murder trial began yesterday with testimony from a blood spatter expert. Sgt. Thomas Watts from E Division RCMP Headquarters in Vancouver said he analysed 619 photos fro...

Port Alberni firefighters have been working through the night to control a blaze in the Roger Creek gully behind North Island College. The fire was first reported at 9 o'clock last night and fire crew...

The 39th annual Port Alberni Toy Run was a continued success with tens of thousands of dollars in cash and toys donated. 1100 motorcycles rumbled though town on Saturday, with riders from as far away ...

The Hole in the Wall has become a political hot potato as neither owners nor interest groups want to deal with safety issues. The site of a former waterpipe has become a local attraction for the past ...

Regional District Directors received an update on the aquatic centre study yesterday Consultants from HCMA and GDH Solutions presented the results from two open houses and an online survey. John Butte...

Chinook fishing is begin to tail off, but coho fishing has really picked up. Most anglers are focussing on the Mactush and Cous Creek areas, using white hootchies or spoons in the top 40 feet. Out in ...

A city councillor's efforts to improve Canal Beach faced opposition from fellow councillors this week. John Douglas wants the city to build a deck on the former plywood mill pier, after removing the o...

The Samantha Dittmer murder trial got underway yesterday, with BC's lead forensic pathologist Dr. Elizabeth Brooks-Lim. Dittmer is accused of shooting her son Jesse McPhee in their 18th Avenue home on...

The trial of Samantha Dittmer began yesterday in Port Alberni BC Supreme Court. The 61-year old is charged with second degree murder in the shooting of her 37-year old son on August 29th, 2021 in thei...