Author Archives: David Wiwchar

Anglers and fishing guides from throughout Vancouver Island converged on the Barclay Hotel last night, to face off against Federal Fisheries and Oceans managers who are looking to close a large fishin...

The provincial government has introduced what it says is historic legislation that set targets and timelines to reduce poverty in B-C. The BC NDP Government is promising to put together an independent...

The latest Vital Signs report was released by the Alberni Valley Community Foundation yesterday, and it paints a serious picture of poverty in Port Alberni. Our child poverty rate remains the highest ...

The island real estate market is beginning to level-out according to members of the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board. A 30% drop in the number of homes sold last month is believed to be a decrease i...

City Councillor Shari Minions says the city needs to create more opportunity for industry. She says the modern sawmill and other heavy industries don't need large tracts of land like they did in the p...

As house prices rise in Port Alberni and throughout BC, rental rates are also rising. City Councillor and local real estate agent Shari Minions says there is a rental crisis in Port Alberni, and the c...

It's been a good news / bad news week for the Alberni Pacific Railway. A provincial inspector brought rail service to a halt last week after worn brake shoes were discovered on the Alco diesel locomot...

Island Health says they opened the Alberni Overdose Prevention Site in the midst of the opioid emergency, and acted quickly in order meet community needs. Mid-Island Medical Health Officer Dr. Paul Ha...

Businesses on lower 3rd Avenue complaining about the effect of an overdose prevention site in their midst, have the support of Mayor Mike Ruttan. He said the city was not consulted, and Island Health ...

After 11 years in business, Deja-Vu Books on lower 3rd Avenue is closing, but it's not from the effect of the Internet on book sales. Owner Gary Knutson says the neighbouring Overdose Prevention Site ...