Author Archives: David Wiwchar

The paper mill has been mysteriously quiet for the past two days, after a malware attack on the company's computers. The hack was spotted Wednesday morning, locking up company communications and some ...

After sitting in jail for the past 14 months awaiting trial, David Bird pled guilty to unlawful confinement and assault with a weapon in Port Alberni provincial court yesterday. The 40-year old is acc...

BC Finance Minister Carole James says the provincial forest industry is going through tough times, and blamed the mountain pine beetle, wildfires, and the softwood lumber dispute for causing mill curt...

Mid-Island Pacific Rim MLA Scott Fraser says people in Port Alberni and throughout the province have benefitted from his government's tax cuts and improved funding programs. He said by eliminating MSP...

Western Forest Products released their fourth quarter results yesterday, and as predicted, their revenues were down substantially because of the United SteelWorkers strike. According to CFO Stephen Wi...

A.W. Neill School is history. The School District 70 board of education voted unanimously last night to remove the controversial name, and begin the process of finding a new name for the school. Trust...

A debate about parking has caused plans around uptown beautification to change. City Council had planned to spend more that $1.3 million on making upper Third more pedestrian friendly by reducing the ...

After 7 1/2 months on the picket lines, the strike against Western Forest Products could be coming to an end. According to a news release posted on Western's website this morning, the company and Unit...

Fifteen years after a massive community engagement process completed, the city is dusting off an old report to guage progress over the years. Dozens of people were part of Outlook 2020 meetings back i...

A commercial cannabis production facility is about to break ground in Beaver Creek, despite neighbourhood concerns. Premium Cannabis Meds BC has all approvals in place to begin construction directly a...