Alberni News Staff

Alberni Valley Bulldogs forward Josh Van Unen gets tangled up with Powell River Kings defenceman Casey Aman shortly before scoring a goal on Feb. 16, 2022. (ELENA RARDON / ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS)

BCHL: Alberni Valley Bulldogs earn playoff spot

BCHL playoffs are scheduled to start in April

Alberni Valley Bulldogs forward Josh Van Unen gets tangled up with Powell River Kings defenceman Casey Aman shortly before scoring a goal on Feb. 16, 2022. (ELENA RARDON / ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS)
Kelcie Sam (in blue) won silver at the Island Championship. (SUBMITTED PHOTO)

Alberni wrestling team wins Island Championship

ADSS Boys win their 22nd consecutive Island title

Kelcie Sam (in blue) won silver at the Island Championship. (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
The opening reception of My Place in 2018. (Photo courtesy AV Museum).

Vancouver Island juried art show re-emerges as Emergence

Free workshops, talks planned for summer of 2022 in Port Alberni

The opening reception of My Place in 2018. (Photo courtesy AV Museum).
Fir Park Village is a seniors’ facility in Port Alberni, B.C. and is located behind Echo Village. (SUSAN QUINN/ Alberni Valley News)

COVID-19 outbreaks over at Port Alberni seniors homes

Fir Park Village and Echo Village outbreaks over

Fir Park Village is a seniors’ facility in Port Alberni, B.C. and is located behind Echo Village. (SUSAN QUINN/ Alberni Valley News)
Bulldogs forwards Finn Brown and Matthew Maltias steal the puck from Cowichan defenceman Zach Brault in the second period of a game on Feb. 12. (PHOTO COURTESY KAICEE TROTT)

BCHL: Alberni Valley Bulldogs win big on parents weekend

Bulldogs pick up two wins against Coquitlam and Cowichan

Bulldogs forwards Finn Brown and Matthew Maltias steal the puck from Cowichan defenceman Zach Brault in the second period of a game on Feb. 12. (PHOTO COURTESY KAICEE TROTT)
42-year-old Robert Moynes has been reported missing. (PHOTO COURTESY PORT ALBERNI RCMP)

UPDATE: Missing Port Alberni man found safe

Robert Moynes was reported missing on Feb. 6, 2022

42-year-old Robert Moynes has been reported missing. (PHOTO COURTESY PORT ALBERNI RCMP)
‘Strength from Within’ is a sculpture by artist Connie Watts that stands next to the Tseshaht Longhouse, on the site of the former Alberni Indian Residential School (AIRS). It commemorates survivors and those who did not make it home. (NEWS FILE PHOTO)

Tseshaht First Nation announces plans to scan site of Alberni Indian Residential School

First Nation plans to provide wellness-focused support to residential school survivors

‘Strength from Within’ is a sculpture by artist Connie Watts that stands next to the Tseshaht Longhouse, on the site of the former Alberni Indian Residential School (AIRS). It commemorates survivors and those who did not make it home. (NEWS FILE PHOTO)
Alberni Valley Bulldogs forward Cole Melady skates the puck into the Powell River zone during a Feb. 5 game at the Alberni Valley Multiplex. (ELENA RARDON / ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS)

BCHL: Alberni Valley Bulldogs edge Powell River Kings in close game

Bulldogs now sit in second place in the BCHL’s Coastal Conference

Alberni Valley Bulldogs forward Cole Melady skates the puck into the Powell River zone during a Feb. 5 game at the Alberni Valley Multiplex. (ELENA RARDON / ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS)
Alberni Valley Bulldogs goaltender Hobie Hedquist makes a pad save during a Chilliwack powerplay opportunity on Jan. 25, 2022. (ELENA RARDON / ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS)

BCHL: Alberni Valley Bulldogs topple Chilliwack Chiefs with 7-3 win

Port Alberni team sits in second place in the BCHL’s Coastal Conference

Alberni Valley Bulldogs goaltender Hobie Hedquist makes a pad save during a Chilliwack powerplay opportunity on Jan. 25, 2022. (ELENA RARDON / ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS)
A photo of Clifton Johnston is placed against a rock in front of the Port Alberni Friendship Center during a candlelight vigil for the young man. (SUSAN QUINN/Alberni Valley News)

Teenager charged in 2021 Port Alberni murder

Clifton Johnston was found stabbed to death in front of the Port Alberni Friendship Centre

A photo of Clifton Johnston is placed against a rock in front of the Port Alberni Friendship Center during a candlelight vigil for the young man. (SUSAN QUINN/Alberni Valley News)
Alberni Valley Bulldogs forward Josh Van Unen fires a shot past Nanaimo Clippers forward Kai Daniells during a powerplay opportunity on Jan. 19, 2022. (ELENA RARDON / ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS)
Alberni Valley Bulldogs forward Josh Van Unen fires a shot past Nanaimo Clippers forward Kai Daniells during a powerplay opportunity on Jan. 19, 2022. (ELENA RARDON / ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS)
Hobie Hedquist, who blocked 34 shots, earned his fourth BCHL shutout on Saturday night over the Cowichan Valley Capitals. (PHOTO COURTESY KAICEE TROTT)

BCHL: Alberni Valley Bulldogs pick up third straight win with shutout against Caps

Goaltender Hobie Hedquist just one shutout behind franchise record

Hobie Hedquist, who blocked 34 shots, earned his fourth BCHL shutout on Saturday night over the Cowichan Valley Capitals. (PHOTO COURTESY KAICEE TROTT)
Lisa George, left, and other volunteers with the Grassroots Homelessness Coalition set up the trailer and awning used in their pop-up warming centres in the spare lot beside the Port Alberni Friendship Center in early December 2021. (PHOTO COURTESY GRASSROOTS H. COALITION)

Vancouver Island charity ransacked right down to the soup bowls

More than $5,000 worth of supplies stolen from Alberni’s Grassroots Homelessness Coalition’s trailer

Lisa George, left, and other volunteers with the Grassroots Homelessness Coalition set up the trailer and awning used in their pop-up warming centres in the spare lot beside the Port Alberni Friendship Center in early December 2021. (PHOTO COURTESY GRASSROOTS H. COALITION)
(NEWS FILE PHOTO)

Traffic stop leads to seizure of meth, crack and other drugs in Port Alberni

Port Alberni RCMP also found cash and a loaded firearm

(NEWS FILE PHOTO)
Alberni Valley Bulldogs forward Mirko Buttazzoni battles with a pair of Coquitlam Express players for the puck during a game on Dec. 11, 2021. (SUSAN QUINN / ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS)

BCHL: Alberni Valley Bulldogs acquire veteran forward in trade with Express

In exchange, the Bulldogs have traded rookie forward Mirko Buttazzoni

Alberni Valley Bulldogs forward Mirko Buttazzoni battles with a pair of Coquitlam Express players for the puck during a game on Dec. 11, 2021. (SUSAN QUINN / ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS)
Highway 4 will be closed near McCoy Lake Road on Jan. 4, 2022. (SCREENSHOT)

UPDATE: Highway 4 west of Port Alberni re-opens after semi-truck rollover

Vehicle will be recovered after early-morning MVI

Highway 4 will be closed near McCoy Lake Road on Jan. 4, 2022. (SCREENSHOT)
Senior girls’ Armada player Natalie Clappis successfully blocks senior boys’ Armada guard Daniel Chin during a scrimmage on Totem Media Day, Dec. 9, 2021, at the Alberni District Secondary School gym. (SUSAN QUINN/ Alberni Valley News)

Totem basketball tournament postponed in Port Alberni

New COVID-19 public health orders put a halt to tournaments

Senior girls’ Armada player Natalie Clappis successfully blocks senior boys’ Armada guard Daniel Chin during a scrimmage on Totem Media Day, Dec. 9, 2021, at the Alberni District Secondary School gym. (SUSAN QUINN/ Alberni Valley News)
Emergency crews responded to this truck crash on Johnston Road on Dec. 19, 2021. (PHOTO COURTESY PA FIRE DEPARTMENT)

Island RCMP issue warning about safe winter driving after multiple crashes

Heavy snowfall, icy roads and driver inattention all factors

Emergency crews responded to this truck crash on Johnston Road on Dec. 19, 2021. (PHOTO COURTESY PA FIRE DEPARTMENT)
Search and rescue crews pick up an injured snowmobiler near Antler Creek on Dec. 19, 2021. (SCREENSHOT)

Injured snowmobiler rescued near Klitsa Mountain

Search and rescue crews from Port Alberni and Comox teamed up

Search and rescue crews pick up an injured snowmobiler near Antler Creek on Dec. 19, 2021. (SCREENSHOT)
Totem Spirit candidate Emma Fines (left) and her manager Jordyn Broeckhuizen are getting ready for Totem 66. (SUBMITTED PHOTO)

Totem basketball tournament returns for 66th year

2021 tournament was cancelled due to COVID-19

Totem Spirit candidate Emma Fines (left) and her manager Jordyn Broeckhuizen are getting ready for Totem 66. (SUBMITTED PHOTO)