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Ucluelet First Nation President Chuck McCarthy and Legislative Member Alan McCarthy speak to the ACRD board on April 13, 2022. (ELENA RARDON / ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS)

Groundbreaking Vancouver Island First Nations celebrate 10 years of having a voice

Alberni-Clayoquot was B.C.’s first regional district to welcome Indigenous members

Ucluelet First Nation President Chuck McCarthy and Legislative Member Alan McCarthy speak to the ACRD board on April 13, 2022. (ELENA RARDON / ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS)
The Sproat Lake Regatta is returning in 2022 after a two-year absence. (AV NEWS FILE PHOTO)

Sproat Lake Regatta returns to Vancouver Island lake after two-year COVID-19 break

Formula 1 racers return to Island waters for first time since 2015

The Sproat Lake Regatta is returning in 2022 after a two-year absence. (AV NEWS FILE PHOTO)
Nilo Du Plessis of Antidote Distilling Co. is looking forward to the opening of a new space on the corner of Adelaide and Johnston. (ELENA RARDON / ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS)

Port Alberni’s Antidote Distilling wins international awards for gin

The distillery plans for a summer 2022 opening

Nilo Du Plessis of Antidote Distilling Co. is looking forward to the opening of a new space on the corner of Adelaide and Johnston. (ELENA RARDON / ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS)
Fire crews respond to a fire at Phoenix House on Fifth Avenue on Thursday, April 7. (PHOTO COURTESY JERRY FEVENS)

Fire damages multiple suites in Port Alberni low-barrier housing unit

Residents at Phoenix House displaced, given rooms at shelter

Fire crews respond to a fire at Phoenix House on Fifth Avenue on Thursday, April 7. (PHOTO COURTESY JERRY FEVENS)
An air ambulance takes off from Highway 4 on Wednesday, April 6. (PHOTO COURTESY PA FIRE DEPARTMENT)

Two sent to hospital after Highway 4 crash near Cathedral Grove

Highway was closed for several hours on April 6, 2022

An air ambulance takes off from Highway 4 on Wednesday, April 6. (PHOTO COURTESY PA FIRE DEPARTMENT)
Big Daddy performs outside of the Alberni Valley Multiplex as part of the pre-game tailgate party on Saturday, April 2 presented by Five Acre Co. (ELENA RARDON / ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS)

BCHL: Alberni Valley Bulldogs take 2-0 series lead against Cowichan Valley Capitals

Teams will travel to Duncan this week for Games 3 and 4

Big Daddy performs outside of the Alberni Valley Multiplex as part of the pre-game tailgate party on Saturday, April 2 presented by Five Acre Co. (ELENA RARDON / ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS)
A group of concerned trail users wraps a tree on the Holy Cow trail with a blanket. (ELENA RARDON / ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS)

Logging on Sproat Lake trail raises concerns about access, fire prevention

Trail users, concerned citizens ask for more government oversight on private lands

A group of concerned trail users wraps a tree on the Holy Cow trail with a blanket. (ELENA RARDON / ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS)
A photo from the Alberni Valley Bulldogs training camp in August 2021. (ELENA RARDON / ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS)

Port Alberni to host junior hockey showcase

Inaugural event will take place at Alberni Valley Multiplex in April 2022

A photo from the Alberni Valley Bulldogs training camp in August 2021. (ELENA RARDON / ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS)
Chris Francey of the West Coast General Hospital Foundation, Teresa Ludvigson of the Alberni Valley Hospice Society and Sam Sattar of the Alberni-Clayoquot SPCA branch received a donation from the estate of Marilyn Horton. (ELENA RARDON / ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS)

Vancouver Islander makes $1.3-million posthumous donation to trio of charities

The late Marilyn Horton was a well-known volunteer, supporter of Alberni Valley non-profits

Chris Francey of the West Coast General Hospital Foundation, Teresa Ludvigson of the Alberni Valley Hospice Society and Sam Sattar of the Alberni-Clayoquot SPCA branch received a donation from the estate of Marilyn Horton. (ELENA RARDON / ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS)
A TSN camera crew films Alberni Valley Bulldogs defenceman Emanuelson Charbonneau on the ice on Saturday, March 5. (ELENA RARDON / ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS)

BCHL: Alberni Valley Bulldogs ride home win streak to top spot in Coastal Conference

Bulldogs played in front of a crowd of more than 1,500 for the first time since 2018

A TSN camera crew films Alberni Valley Bulldogs defenceman Emanuelson Charbonneau on the ice on Saturday, March 5. (ELENA RARDON / ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS)
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Cherry Creek under boil water advisory after water main break

Water main break has now been repaired

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The McLean Mill National Historic Site is located in the Alberni Valley. (NEWS FILE PHOTO)

ALC rules Alberni’s McLean Mill National Historic Site can continue tourism activities

Agricultural Land Commission exclusion given to historic B.C. sawmill

The McLean Mill National Historic Site is located in the Alberni Valley. (NEWS FILE PHOTO)
A Port Alberni Black Sheep player is taken down by Bayside during snowy BC Rugby action on Feb. 26, 2022. (ELENA RARDON / ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS)
A Port Alberni Black Sheep player is taken down by Bayside during snowy BC Rugby action on Feb. 26, 2022. (ELENA RARDON / ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS)
A house on Ian Avenue in Port Alberni caught fire on Feb. 28, 2022. (ELENA RARDON / ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS)

One dead following overnight house fire in Port Alberni

Fire officials praise second tenant, bystanders for efforts to save victim

A house on Ian Avenue in Port Alberni caught fire on Feb. 28, 2022. (ELENA RARDON / ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS)
An old photo of Troy Wilson and his grandfather, Tom Richmond. (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
An old photo of Troy Wilson and his grandfather, Tom Richmond. (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
A firefighter knocks down the flames at a house fire on Redford Street and 17th Avenue on Feb. 22, 2022. (ELENA RARDON / ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS)

Fire crews knock down house fire on Redford Street in Port Alberni

Redford Street was closed for a few hours

A firefighter knocks down the flames at a house fire on Redford Street and 17th Avenue on Feb. 22, 2022. (ELENA RARDON / ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS)
RCMP could be seen parked outside the scene of the previous day’s fire on Saturday, Feb. 19. (ELENA RARDON / ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS)

Suspicious fire investigated at Port Alberni daycare

No one was in the building at the time of the fire

RCMP could be seen parked outside the scene of the previous day’s fire on Saturday, Feb. 19. (ELENA RARDON / ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS)
ADSS player Jenelle Johnson-Sabbas makes a shot during the final game against Stelly’s on Saturday, Feb. 19. (PHOTO COURTESY TANYA RUST)

Alberni senior girls crowned Vancouver Island basketball champions

Team will be headed to provincials in March

ADSS player Jenelle Johnson-Sabbas makes a shot during the final game against Stelly’s on Saturday, Feb. 19. (PHOTO COURTESY TANYA RUST)
From left, Frances Wilson, Bree Farnum and Ron Merk leave messages in chalk outside of Port Alberni City Hall for International Overdose Awareness Day on Aug. 31, 2021. (ELENA RARDON / ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS)

Overdose deaths still on the rise in Alberni-Clayoquot region

Number of drug toxity deaths nearly doubled in 2021

From left, Frances Wilson, Bree Farnum and Ron Merk leave messages in chalk outside of Port Alberni City Hall for International Overdose Awareness Day on Aug. 31, 2021. (ELENA RARDON / ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS)
Rob Shick of Port Alberni is in Beijing for the 2022 Olympics. (SUBMITTED PHOTO)

Port Alberni NHLer Rob Shick talks life in Beijing’s Olympics ‘bubble’

Former Port Alberni resident helping IIHF with new rules

Rob Shick of Port Alberni is in Beijing for the 2022 Olympics. (SUBMITTED PHOTO)