Author Archives: David Wiwchar

Port Alberni once again has the dubious distinction of being among Canada's most dangerous cities. The annual MacLeans Magazine survey of crime statistics puts Port Alberni as the 17th most dangerous ...

Both sides in the 4 1/2 month Western Forest Products strike are claiming the high ground after negotiations ended on the weekend. In dueling press releases, Western Forest Products CEO Don Demens sai...

A controversial case against School District 70 begins in Nanaimo today. The Calgary-based Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms is representing Candice Servatius, a parent who objected to her ch...

Traffic improvements in Cathedral Grove continue to inch forward. Janelle Staite, regional Deputy Director for the Ministry of Transportation says they've narrowed down recommendations from the public...

Mosaic Forest Management has begun installing bush cameras to catch back country thiefs and vandals. According to Mosaic's Vice-President Domenico Iannidinardo, a small number of people are forcing th...

The local chapter of the Canadian Mental Health Association will spearhead community clean-up efforts in the Uptown and Lower Third Avenue areas, after the city agreed to provide $50,000 in start-up f...

City staff are waiting for inspectors from Technical Safety BC to sign off on repairs to the Multiplex ice-chiller before starting to restore the ice-skating surfaces. City CAO Tim Pley said there wer...

Western Forest Products and United Steelworkers Local 1-1937 are heading back to the bargaining table today, after a busy weekend spent picketing. On Saturday, striking millworkers took to the water a...

A 28-year old Port Alberni man remains in jail after being caught with items stolen from cars and Echo Centre lockers. Roger Stonehouse will appear in court tomorrow after being arrested on November 7...

City staff have begun the slow process of removing the ice from the multiplex after an ammonia leak was discovered last weekend. Specialized technicians worked around the clock to repair the weeping l...