Author Archives: David Wiwchar

City Council agreed to remove the Harbourview Apartments from their nuisance property list, but said they would still keep a close watch on future non-emergency calls to the building. Mayor Sharie Min...

With Members of Parliament now on summer break, the race for re-election is the focus for many, including the Courtenay Alberni MP. Gord Johns released a statement yesterday, challenging the notion th...

A multi-million dollar cannabis production facility is being proposed on Airport Road, and plans will be presented to the public tonight. Wild Coast Canna plans to build a 200,000 square-foot facility...

The Alberni - Clayoquot Regional District continues to wrestle with cannabis regulations. At a Committee of the Whole meeting yesterday, the Board of Directors and managers tried to hammer out zoning ...

Expanding the existing parking or making a pedestrian overpass have emerged as the two contenders to fix congestion at Cathedral Grove. The popular tourist spot along Highway 4 sees roughly half a mil...

After a year and a half of legal negotiations, 42-year old Lance Dobosz was given a suspended sentence and put on probation for 18 months. Originally charged with multiple sex crimes between 2015 and ...

Two men were arrested yesterday after allegedly being spotted casing vehicles, and trying door handles searching for unlocked cars. People in the area of Frank and McNaughton streets spotted the pair ...

The Green Party selected their federal candidate for Courtenay Alberni. Sean Wood is a graphic designer and former volunteer firefighter in Parksville, and worked for the last Green Candidate. He says...

Conflicts between dogs and bears are on the rise in the Alberni Valley. Local Conservation Officer Dan Eichstadter says with bears recently coming out of hibernation, they're looking for fawns at this...

School District 70 graduation rates continue to improve. School District superintendent Greg Smyth says while the overall grad rate improved again this year, the Aboriginal grad rate is especially enc...