Author Archives: David Wiwchar

Port Alberni firefighters were called to Bishop Crecent on Sunday morning for a reported chimney fire. When they arrived the fire had been upgraded to a structure fire as crews arrived to heavy smoke ...

Three people are facing dozens of serious charges after a Boxing Day melee last year. David Bird, Shae Doiron and Meghan Ingram are charged with Robbery, forcible confinement, assault with a weapon an...

A 44-year old Port Alberni man has been charged with second degree murder. Jason Womacks was arrested after a 33-year old man was attacked with a weapon on lower 4th Avenue on August 7th. He was arres...

Chinook fishing has slowed down as all the commercial groups have had their fishery since the derby. Chinook are still being caught though, mostly between China Creek and Coulsons The coho are coming ...

Port Alberni's Dan Sexton has won the Labour Day Salmon Derby for the second time His 23 lb. 14 oz chinook brought in Sunday from Pill Point held on to take the $10,000 top prize He said he's been fis...

Port Alberni RCMP are blocking an alley near lower 4th Avenue as they investigate a targetted shooting. Neighbours report hearing at least two shots around 5:30 this morning. Frontline officers arrive...

For the first time in months, Highway 4 is fully opened to traffic. The road was first closed on June 6th as firefighters battled the Cameron Bluffs blaze and later opened to single-lane alternating t...

Today is Overdose Awareness Day, which is being recognized with a series of events at Echo Centre. A locally produced documentary will premiere at noon, followed by a first-person account of drug addi...

Chinook fishing is about to hit it's peak - just in time for the Labour Day Salmon Derby. According to Fisheries and Oceans researchers, 20% of the entire Robertson Creek run will come through the inl...

Sunday night lightning storms sparked a long path of small fires up the spine of the island and into the central coast. Closest to Port Alberni is a small fire in the Nahmint River area that was disco...