Author Archives: David Wiwchar

The Alberni Valley Regional Airport received a boost from the BC Government yesterday. More than $64,000 will go towards an automatic weather observation system. ACRD's Manager of Environmental Servic...

Tofino Mayor Josie Osborne issued an apology on Monday to Japanese-Canadians forced from the west coast during the second World War. Osborne said local families were given just 24-hours to pack-up and...

Port Alberni's first cruise ship visit in six years is being hailed as a success. The Maasdam was the third Holland America ship to include Port Alberni in its Alaskan run after the Amsterdam and Stat...

Some Nuu-chah-nulth leaders are blaming federal mismanagement of seals and sea lions for the chinook salmon crisis affecting much of BC's coast. Larry Johnson, chair of the Maa-nulth Treaty Society's ...

Members of the Alberni Valley Drag Racing Association say they were mislead and blindsided after the regional district denied their return to the airport for Thunder in the Valley. Association preside...

Members of the Alberni Valley Drag Race Association made one last try to secure the use of the airport for their Thunder in the Valley event, but it wasn't enough. Late yesterday afternoon Alberni - C...

The BC NDP Government says they're cleaning up the forestry debris left by the former Liberal government as they make adjustments to the forestry act. But Liberal Forests critic John Rustad says a pro...

A new resource company is calling Port Alberni home. Thunderbird Spirit Water takes water from Uchucklesaht's sacred springs near Henderson Lake and bottles it for high end water connoisseurs. The wat...

The regional district has launched a new campaign to get people to recycle better. Called "Recycle Right at Home", coordinator Jenny Brunn says some people are still confused about what can be recycle...

The leader of a group pushing for a drag racing facility in Campbell River is voicing his disappointment with the Campbell River city council, calling their their refusal to partner on a project a "mi...