Author Archives: David Wiwchar

The Somass sockeye run is about to be shut down. According to a DFO stock assessment released yesterday, their test boat found only 8,000 sockeye outside 10-mile Point and 5,000 inside, prompting fish...

A major condo development will soon begin on 8th Avenue. Nanaimo architect Raymond de Beeld plans to replace the 40-year old Woodland Village with four new 5-storey buildings, increasing the number of...

B.C.'s Minister of Jobs, Trade and Technology was in Port Alberni on Friday, meeting with government and industry leaders in the Alberni Valley. One of his stops was at the airport where he toured the...

The Minister of Jobs, Trade and Technology was in Port Alberni Friday, meeting with the Port Authority and Canadian Maritime Engineering. Plans to build a drydock facility is moving forward, and Minis...

Members of the United Steelworkers are digging in for what could be a long strike against Western Forest Products. The union says the company is enjoying record profits, and some of that should be sha...

The old Arrowview Hotel could be coming down, and city taxpayers will be facing a mountainous bill. City staff estimates it will cost $600,000 to demolish the decrepit, 3-storey wood building, and cou...

Warren Baader was acquitted of manslaughter charges in BC Supreme Court yesterday. The 23-year old was accused of killing his 2 month old daughter Molly in October 2016. BC Supreme Court Justice Robin...

The Alberni Valley Chamber of Commerce wants everyone to fill out the Cathedral Grove questionairre. The BC Government launched the online form to guage interest and prefernces for improving parking a...

The Port Alberni Port Authority released their financials yesterday, which showed the effects of the loss of lumber shipments. Western Forest Products last shipped lumber from the port in December of ...

Police are warning against vigilantism after a woman was sent to hospital after confronting a thief. Late Sunday afternoon Port Alberni RCMP responded to a report of a fight in progress. According to ...