Elena Rardon

The Maritime Discovery Centre is one of the Alberni Valley’s landmarks. (SUSAN QUINN / Alberni Valley News)

Port Alberni’s lighthouse getting an upgrade

Funding comes from Alberni Valley Community Forest

The Maritime Discovery Centre is one of the Alberni Valley’s landmarks. (SUSAN QUINN / Alberni Valley News)
The Port Alberni Fire Department rescued a cat that was wedged between two buildings on Third Avenue. (FACEBOOK PHOTO)

Fire department rescues cat trapped between two buildings in Port Alberni

Cat fell and was wedged between two buildings on Third Avenue

The Port Alberni Fire Department rescued a cat that was wedged between two buildings on Third Avenue. (FACEBOOK PHOTO)
(NEWS FILE PHOTO)

City of Port Alberni shuts down commenting on social media pages

Negative comments target one staff member in particular, city too shortstaffed to moderate pages

(NEWS FILE PHOTO)
An aerial photo of the former Somass Sawmill lands in Port Alberni. (COURTESY CITY OF PORT ALBERNI)

City of Port Alberni partners with Matthews West Developments on Somass Lands

City purchased the former Somass Sawmill site back in 2021

An aerial photo of the former Somass Sawmill lands in Port Alberni. (COURTESY CITY OF PORT ALBERNI)
A photo of the crosswalk at Redford Street and 15th Avenue on a foggy day. (ELENA RARDON / Alberni Valley News)

City of Port Alberni looks to improve pedestrian safety

Multiple pedestrians hit on Redford Street this year

A photo of the crosswalk at Redford Street and 15th Avenue on a foggy day. (ELENA RARDON / Alberni Valley News)
Wade Addy from Addy Power Ltd. in Errington hangs Christmas lights across the bottom of Johnston Road in Port Alberni on a stormy Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020. (SUSAN QUINN/ Alberni Valley News)

Province turns off the Christmas lights on main road through Port Alberni

Transportation ministry says lights across Highway 4 on Johnston Rd. don’t meet regulations

Wade Addy from Addy Power Ltd. in Errington hangs Christmas lights across the bottom of Johnston Road in Port Alberni on a stormy Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020. (SUSAN QUINN/ Alberni Valley News)
Participants take part in a Walk With Me event in Courtenay. Photo by Terry Farrell

‘Walk With Me’ project brings light to drug crisis in Port Alberni

Comox Valley-based project comes to Port Alberni with community walk on Nov. 28

Participants take part in a Walk With Me event in Courtenay. Photo by Terry Farrell
Brent Fedirchuk, right, receives the 2016 Wayne Demoskoff Volunteer of the Year award from sponsor Peter Mugleston of the Best Western Barclay Plus Hotel at the Funtastic Alberni/ Okee Dokee Slopitch tournament. (PHOTO COURTESY FUNTASTIC ALBERNI)

Manufacturing defect led to fatal helicopter crash near Port McNeill, says TSB

Pilot from Port Alberni was fatally injured in the crash

Brent Fedirchuk, right, receives the 2016 Wayne Demoskoff Volunteer of the Year award from sponsor Peter Mugleston of the Best Western Barclay Plus Hotel at the Funtastic Alberni/ Okee Dokee Slopitch tournament. (PHOTO COURTESY FUNTASTIC ALBERNI)
A closure gate has been erected on the west side of Chalet Road where it intersects with Highway 4 at one end of Cameron Lake. There is another at the Alberni Summit (the ‘Hump’). (Oct. 21, 2023) (SUSAN QUINN/ Alberni Valley News)

Transportation committee wants more than just ‘emergency’ route out of Alberni Valley

Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District hosts inaugural Transportation Advisory Committee

A closure gate has been erected on the west side of Chalet Road where it intersects with Highway 4 at one end of Cameron Lake. There is another at the Alberni Summit (the ‘Hump’). (Oct. 21, 2023) (SUSAN QUINN/ Alberni Valley News)
The Twin City Brewing team celebrates their BC Beer Awards wins, including Brewery of the Year. (PHOTO COURTESY BC BEER AWARDS)

Port Alberni’s Twin City Brewing wins BC Brewery of the Year

Brewery picked up four prizes in total at BC Beer Awards

The Twin City Brewing team celebrates their BC Beer Awards wins, including Brewery of the Year. (PHOTO COURTESY BC BEER AWARDS)
Tanya Gaw of the Canadian Coalition for Responsible Government (centre). Black Press photo

Vancouver Island First Nation bans controversial speaker for anti-Indigenous comments

City of Port Alberni says ‘no’ to hosting Action4Canada event

Tanya Gaw of the Canadian Coalition for Responsible Government (centre). Black Press photo
The B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure has installed closure gates such as this one at the Alberni Summit (top of the ‘Hump’) on Highway 4 around Cameron Lake. Another gate in the westbound lane was installed at Chalet Road. (SUSAN QUINN/ Alberni Valley News)

New closure gates installed on Highway 4 near Cameron Lake

Transportation ministry says no increased risk after Cameron Bluffs wildfire

The B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure has installed closure gates such as this one at the Alberni Summit (top of the ‘Hump’) on Highway 4 around Cameron Lake. Another gate in the westbound lane was installed at Chalet Road. (SUSAN QUINN/ Alberni Valley News)
The No. 7 steam train went through some internal rebuilding after the boiler broke, halting operations in 2018. (PHOTO COURTESY WVI INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE SOCIETY))

Port Alberni’s iconic No. 7 steam train could ride again in 2024

Industrial Heritage Society brings business plan, request for $130,000 to city council

The No. 7 steam train went through some internal rebuilding after the boiler broke, halting operations in 2018. (PHOTO COURTESY WVI INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE SOCIETY))
Bruce Hornidge with his memoir, Logger Heads. (SUBMITTED PHOTO)

Ex-logger recalls Vancouver Island’s War in the Woods in new memoir

Author Bruce Hornidge shares behind-the-lines view in ‘Loggerheads’

Bruce Hornidge with his memoir, Logger Heads. (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
The ribbon is cut to officially mark the opening of the new chip-sealed Bamfield Main. (ELENA RARDON / Alberni Valley News)

Bamfield Road resurfacing project complete, four years after tragedy

Speakers acknowledge families of UVic students who died in bus crash on same road

The ribbon is cut to officially mark the opening of the new chip-sealed Bamfield Main. (ELENA RARDON / Alberni Valley News)
Daniel DelBianco gives a thumbs up from his hospital bed after a round of surgery. (SUBMITTED PHOTO)

B.C. man advocates for epileptic seizure treatment not available in Canada

Daniel DelBianco diagnosed with drug-resistant epilepsy

Daniel DelBianco gives a thumbs up from his hospital bed after a round of surgery. (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
Residential school survivors raise the “Every Child Matters” flag outside of Port Alberni City Hall on Monday, Sept. 25. (ELENA RARDON / Alberni Valley News)

West Coast First Nations ready to mark 50 years since residential school closed

Anniversary celebration will take place on Sept. 30 for Orange Shirt Day in Port Alberni

Residential school survivors raise the “Every Child Matters” flag outside of Port Alberni City Hall on Monday, Sept. 25. (ELENA RARDON / Alberni Valley News)
Hole in the Wall is a popular outdoor destination with tourists in Port Alberni, but parking to access the area is causing concern. (KATYA SLEPIAN/ AV News file photo)

Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District ponders the future of Hole in the Wall

Popular tourist attraction also causing safety issues

Hole in the Wall is a popular outdoor destination with tourists in Port Alberni, but parking to access the area is causing concern. (KATYA SLEPIAN/ AV News file photo)
Dan Sexton and his fishing partners pose for a photo with the winning catch. (ELENA RARDON / Alberni Valley News)

Man wins Port Alberni’s Labour Day Salmon Derby for the second time

Annual salmon derby was organized by the Alberni Valley Tyee Club

Dan Sexton and his fishing partners pose for a photo with the winning catch. (ELENA RARDON / Alberni Valley News)
Heavy equipment has been removed from around Cameron Bluffs and Highway 4 has reopened to two-way traffic. (BC TRANSPORTATION PHOTO)

Highway 4 near Port Alberni reopens to two-way traffic in time for Labour Day

Josie Osborne says more info is coming on impact of stormy weather on Cameron Bluffs

Heavy equipment has been removed from around Cameron Bluffs and Highway 4 has reopened to two-way traffic. (BC TRANSPORTATION PHOTO)