Author Archives: David Wiwchar

Port Alberni's new mayor and council were sworn in last night, and started to plot out their first months in office. Mayor Sharie Minions gave her first annual address, and said while everyone on coun...

One of the most powerful bureaucrats in Victoria is railing against Proportional Representation, saying it takes power away from smaller communities, and puts it in political back rooms in Victoria an...

The accidental release of rust-coloured water from the McLean Mill log pond six weeks ago has been resolved. Downstream neighbours on well-water were outraged by the release, but tests found the water...

Parents are being urged to sift through Halloween candies if their kids were trick-or-treating after police received a pair of reports of pills in plastic containers being handed out. They traced them...

A head-on collision on Highway 4 earlier this week has renewed calls for emergency phone services in the area. Port Alberni mayor-elect Sharie Minions said her mother was one of the people injured in ...

Port Alberni's Pacific Coast University for Workplace Health Sciences has been awarded a grant from Veteran Affairs Canada to train 25 disabled Veterans through their return to work disability managem...

Cannabis will be one of the first major issues Port Alberni's new City Council will face this month. City CAO Tim Pley says there is already at least one referral from the Province seeking input from ...

Special needs children in the Alberni Valley will have improved access to programs and services after a funding increase from the BC government. Mid-Island / Pacific Rim MLA Scott Fraser said he's bee...

In the wake of a review of the Larry Darling murder case, government lawyers are recommending increased resources for Crown Counsel offices. The BC Prosecution Service ordered a review after charges w...

This year's Chinook salmon run was significantly larger than forecast according to Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Local Resource Manager Michael Spence said the actual run size was almost 20% higher tha...