Author Archives: David Wiwchar

One of the mid-Island's most prolific offenders is back behind bars. 23-year old Craig Hannon had only recently got out of jail after being convicted of stealing a truck in Errington and leading polic...

The BC Government will be spending 734-million dollars over the next decade to build 15-hundred transition housing spaces. In Port Alberni, where the sexual assault rate is twice the provincial averag...

After 40 years representing the rural area of Beaufort, Mike Kokura has retired from the Alberni - Clayoquot Regional District Board of Directors. Kokura was first elected in 1972, and served as chair...

More than 6,200 Port Alberni residents and property owners voted in this month's municipal election. 45.6% of eligible voters cast a ballot, down just slightly from the 2014 election, which is conside...

Port Alberni's Overdose Prevention Site is getting busier as the opioid crisis grows. Executive Director Wes Hewitt says they estimated 250 local opioid users when the site first opened 18 months ago....

Sexual assaults are a major problem in Port Alberni. According to the Vital Signs report released last month, we have a sexual assault rate of 115.5 per 100,000 people, which is more than double the p...

Port Alberni has quickly risen to prominence in the craft brew market after Twin City Brewing stole the show at this past weekend's BC Beer Awards. A group of 54 judges sampled 1,050 entries from 109 ...

For the first time in history, there are more women on city council than men, and Mayor Elect Sharie Minions says she's very excited about that. Joining Mayor-elect Minions will be incumbent councillo...

Voters lined up at Advance Polls in ever increasing numbers over the past 2 weeks. In Port Alberni, 788 people voted in the first advance poll on October 10th, and 987 came to the October 17 vote for ...

Port Alberni made national news yesterday, after being one of the only places in Canada where police raided cannabis stores. As you first heard on The PEAK, police seized thousands of dollars worth of...