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Helen Poon, 2020 BC Liberal candidate, Mid Island Pacific Rim. (FILE PHOTO)

Former Port Alberni city councillor dies after car crash overseas

World renowned car enthusiast Helen Poon was touring New Zealand’s North Island

Helen Poon, 2020 BC Liberal candidate, Mid Island Pacific Rim. (FILE PHOTO)
For three decades, Larry Horvath has managed to (mostly) keep his identity as the Cameron Lake Santa a secret. He used to spend Christmas Day with his furry companion. (FACEBOOK PHOTO)

Driver narrowly misses injury during Christmas Day rock slide on Highway 4

Tree damages pickup truck as it came down the slope around Cameron Lake, says Port Alberni man

For three decades, Larry Horvath has managed to (mostly) keep his identity as the Cameron Lake Santa a secret. He used to spend Christmas Day with his furry companion. (FACEBOOK PHOTO)
A tree and two boulders were dislodged from Cameron Bluffs, forcing closure of Highway 4 east of Port Alberni on Christmas Day. (MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE PHOTO)

Transportation ministry reopens Highway 4 east of Port Alberni after rock slide

Slide at Cameron Bluffs forced closure on Christmas Day with no detour available

A tree and two boulders were dislodged from Cameron Bluffs, forcing closure of Highway 4 east of Port Alberni on Christmas Day. (MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE PHOTO)
Two workers install Christmas lights in a tree in the 4700-block of Johnston Road on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. (SUSAN QUINN/ Alberni Valley News)

Lights approval means a merry Port Alberni Christmas after all

Ministry of Transportation expedites temporary approval for ‘limited’ return of main road lights

Two workers install Christmas lights in a tree in the 4700-block of Johnston Road on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. (SUSAN QUINN/ Alberni Valley News)
RCMP  (File photo)

Pedestrian struck in Port Alberni crosswalk airlifted to hospital

Collision happened in deadly area of Redford Street where another pedestrian died last spring

RCMP  (File photo)
Ellen Frood, third from right, and Chris Alemany, second from right, of Sage Haven Society, are joined by community leaders to officially open Wiiksahiqu?il, Sage Haven’s new second stage housing complex. (SUSAN QUINN/ Alberni Valley News)

Second-stage housing opens in Port Alberni

Housing provides a place for women and children leaving domestic violence

Ellen Frood, third from right, and Chris Alemany, second from right, of Sage Haven Society, are joined by community leaders to officially open Wiiksahiqu?il, Sage Haven’s new second stage housing complex. (SUSAN QUINN/ Alberni Valley News)
All but one camper has been removed from an illegal trailer park in the 3600-block of Fourth Avenue in Port Alberni. Randy Brown and others were busy Monday, Nov. 20, 2023 cleaning up garbage on the site. (SUSAN QUINN/ Alberni Valley News)

Owner removes trailers from illegal Vancouver Island trailer park

Property has been subject of bylaw infractions, court orders since 2020

All but one camper has been removed from an illegal trailer park in the 3600-block of Fourth Avenue in Port Alberni. Randy Brown and others were busy Monday, Nov. 20, 2023 cleaning up garbage on the site. (SUSAN QUINN/ Alberni Valley News)
West Coast General Hospital Foundation president Robbie O’Dwyer cuts a piece of ceremonial cedar ribbon at the official opening of the new emergency department, Nov. 10, 2023. Mid Island-Pacific Rim MLA Josie Osborne, right, waits her turn. (SUSAN QUINN/ Alberni Valley News)

West Coast General Hospital officially opens new emergency department

Community contributed $2.4M of total $6.95M cost for expanded ER

West Coast General Hospital Foundation president Robbie O’Dwyer cuts a piece of ceremonial cedar ribbon at the official opening of the new emergency department, Nov. 10, 2023. Mid Island-Pacific Rim MLA Josie Osborne, right, waits her turn. (SUSAN QUINN/ Alberni Valley News)
The renovated Port Pub as of Monday, Nov. 2, 2020. (ELENA RARDON / ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS)

Man charged after fatal October stabbing in Port Alberni apartment

Suspect arrested Nov. 13 after being at large for nearly a month

The renovated Port Pub as of Monday, Nov. 2, 2020. (ELENA RARDON / ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS)
Annabelle Price from Port Alberni Gymnastics Academy has been named B.C. Female Gymnast of the Year by Gymnastics B.C. (SUSAN QUINN/ Alberni Valley News)

Port Alberni trampoline athlete named B.C.’s female gymnast of the year

Annabelle Price from Port Alberni Gymnastics Academy earns top points

Annabelle Price from Port Alberni Gymnastics Academy has been named B.C. Female Gymnast of the Year by Gymnastics B.C. (SUSAN QUINN/ Alberni Valley News)
Flames shoot from two storage sheds behind Westcoast Home Hardware around 3 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. (JERRY FEVENS PHOTO)

Fire damages storage sheds behind Home Hardware in Port Alberni

There was no damage inside the store, which opened as usual, says owner

Flames shoot from two storage sheds behind Westcoast Home Hardware around 3 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. (JERRY FEVENS PHOTO)
Mark Braunagel sits on the tailgate of a pickup truck full of clothing donations his sister Lynn Nelson raised in honour of Braunagel’s 50th birthday in 2020. Braunagel and Nelson were able to distribute two truckloads of clothing to Port Alberni’s vulnerable citizens. (SUBMITTED PHOTO)

Vancouver Island man and boat still missing after Oct. 16 mayday call

Disappearance is linked to a body that washed up on Gabriola Island Oct. 22

Mark Braunagel sits on the tailgate of a pickup truck full of clothing donations his sister Lynn Nelson raised in honour of Braunagel’s 50th birthday in 2020. Braunagel and Nelson were able to distribute two truckloads of clothing to Port Alberni’s vulnerable citizens. (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
Cyndi Stevens from Port Alberni Friendship Center stands in front of one of 20 housing pods that open to their first residents on Oct. 27, 2023 at Walyaqil Tiny Home Village in Port Alberni. (SUSAN QUINN/ Alberni Valley News)

Walyaqil Tiny Home Village opens in Port Alberni

Temporary housing ‘pods’ give shelter to first 20 residents

Cyndi Stevens from Port Alberni Friendship Center stands in front of one of 20 housing pods that open to their first residents on Oct. 27, 2023 at Walyaqil Tiny Home Village in Port Alberni. (SUSAN QUINN/ Alberni Valley News)
Smoke billows from a former mill building at Somass Sawmill on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. (PHOTO COURTESY PAFD)

‘Suspicious’ fire erupts in former Somass Sawmill building in Port Alberni

Multiple departments responded to Oct. 14 blaze; RCMP is investigating cause

Smoke billows from a former mill building at Somass Sawmill on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. (PHOTO COURTESY PAFD)
Alberni Valley Bulldogs’ Nicholas Beneteau watches the puck as Nanaimo Clippers’ goaltender Tyler Hodges plays it in the crease during a BCHL game in Port Alberni on Sept. 9, 2023. (CHAISSON CREATIVE PHOTO)

BCHL: Bulldogs, Clippers trade pre-season wins

Teams’ exhibition games set up regular-season rivalry series between Port Alberni, Nanaimo

Alberni Valley Bulldogs’ Nicholas Beneteau watches the puck as Nanaimo Clippers’ goaltender Tyler Hodges plays it in the crease during a BCHL game in Port Alberni on Sept. 9, 2023. (CHAISSON CREATIVE PHOTO)
Police, including a member of the forensics unit, enter a trailer behind the Wintergreen Apartments on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023. (SUSAN QUINN/ Alberni Valley News)

Man shot in suspected targeted shooting in Port Alberni

RCMP are still looking for suspect vehicle seen leaving the area

Police, including a member of the forensics unit, enter a trailer behind the Wintergreen Apartments on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023. (SUSAN QUINN/ 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)
Fishing has been ‘off the charts’ in the Alberni Inlet and Barkley Sound, says Alberni Valley Tyee Club’s Carolyn Jasken. (FACEBOOK PHOTO)

Fish are biting in Alberni Inlet leading up to annual salmon derby

Fishers from all over vying for $10,000 top prize during Labour Day weekend event

Fishing has been ‘off the charts’ in the Alberni Inlet and Barkley Sound, says Alberni Valley Tyee Club’s Carolyn Jasken. (FACEBOOK PHOTO)
Large amounts of debris continue to be removed from the Cameron Bluffs area on Highway 4 between Port Alberni and Whiskey Creek after a wildfire burned right to the highway in June 2023. (B.C. MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION PHOTO)

Another full-day closure Aug. 29 planned for Highway 4 at Cameron Bluffs

Closure is necessary if road will re-open fully by Labour Day: transportation ministry

Large amounts of debris continue to be removed from the Cameron Bluffs area on Highway 4 between Port Alberni and Whiskey Creek after a wildfire burned right to the highway in June 2023. (B.C. MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION PHOTO)
Beaver Creek VFD members ensure the department’s engine is packed for deployment to Kelowna. (BEAVER CREEK VFD PHOTO)

Vancouver Island firefighters deploy to Okanagan to fight wildfires

Alberni Valley crews part of dozens joining task groups in Kelowna, Shuswap

Beaver Creek VFD members ensure the department’s engine is packed for deployment to Kelowna. (BEAVER CREEK VFD PHOTO)