Author Archives: David Wiwchar

Food banks have come under an unexpected strain this month. Here in Port Alberni, the Salvation Army, Bread of Life, Shelter Society and other agencies have come together to provide food and hygiene p...

The Alberni - Clayoquot Regional District has opened their emergency operations centre in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. ACRD CAO and EOC Coordinator Doug Holmes says he is taking direction from t...

A 45-year old mechanic was sentenced to 6 months in jail after being caught stealing tools. Nathan Lee, who has a history of property crimes and drug offences, was spotted taking tools from a home on ...

A prolific thief was sent to prison yesterday. Robert Ainsworth faced 26 charges including 7 counts of Breaking and Entering, 5 counts of fraud, and three counts of theft. The 36-year old had snuck in...

Alberni - Clayoquot Regional District directors voted to send a letter to the provincial government, urging them to fulfil promises they made to improve the Bamfield Road. Bamfield area director Bob B...

A 28 year old Port Alberni man was sentenced to 22 months in jail after going on a crime spree last fall, stealing from parked cars, and Echo Pool lockers. Roger Stonehouse faced a total of 37 charges...

City Council is moving cautiously towards an Uptown Revitalization Project and Strategy. The city will apply to the Union of BC Municipalities to fund a Poverty Reduction Action Plan to address underl...

City Council approved an expanded care facility at Tsawaayuus / Rainbow Gardens, despite opposition from Westporte Place neighbours. Architects for the West Coast Native Health Care Society were askin...

Two people are displaced after a house fire in Beaver Creek Saturday night. The fire destroyed 3 cars in a garage and heavily damaged the kitchen and living room area of the house Beaver Creek Fire Ch...

The bridge at Bamfield 45 remains washed out, two weeks after a massive rain storm hit the west coast. A detour around it has been set up, but adds an additional hour to the drive to or from Bamfield....