Author Archives: David Wiwchar

City Council will hold a special meeting on Monday, with failed candidates from the October election. Mayor Sharie Minions said the idea for the unique gathering came from listening to voters during t...

A new emergency notification system will soon be available to everyone in the Alberni Valley. The Connect Rocket Emergency Notification System has undergone testing within Alberni - Clayoquot Regional...

Local leaders are dipping their toes in the water, to see if there's a real desire for a new aquatic center. City leaders will be raising the issue at today's regional district meeting, hoping to brin...

The accidental release of water from the log pond is draining political support for McLean's Mill. Hundreds of thousands of dollars are invested in the National Historic Site each year, and major reno...

Courtenay - Alberni MP Gord Johns received the unanimous support of Parliament twice within a month - a historic feat, especially considering the NDP's third-party status. In early November, Johns mad...

A group of Tseshaht youth learned an unexpected lesson on a recent trip to Edmonton. The group was part of the Young Entrepreneurship Symposium, an annual event considered the top Aboriginal Youth Pro...

Mental health issues combined with an opioid addiction put 29-year old Kyle Baader behind bars. On September 14th he went to the door of a house of Redford Street and began yelling at the homeowners t...

Rail service can still return to the island, and the line from Parksville to Port Alberni is the crown jewel of tourist trains - that according to the Island Corridor Foundation's new CEO Larry Stephe...

The regional district is on schedule, building towards a possible yard and garden waste program by 2020. Rob Williams, the ACRD's environmental services manager says the province has put up a $6 milli...

Drag racers want to return to the Alberni Valley Regional Airport. A dozen race supporters asked the Alberni - Clayoquot Regional District Board of Directors to allow them to return, after the runway ...