PORT ALBERNI

The ADSS Armada Wall of Fame. (AV NEWS FILE PHOTO)

Alberni high school says it’s time to sink the Armada

Alberni District Secondary School’s athletic department begins process to change team nickname

 

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 CT scanner at West Coast General Hospital, seen here in July 2019, is being replaced with a new, state-of-the-art model in 2024. The CT scan room is also undergoing renovation. (SUSAN QUINN/ Alberni Valley News)

West Coast General Hospital getting new ‘cutting-edge’ CT scanner

Machine will offer new cardiac, neurologic scanning for Alberni Valley patients

 

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)
Derek Keller (left), WCGH site director and Melody Richardson, registered nurse, both recently joined the team at West Coast General Hospital. (PHOTO COURTESY ISLAND HEALTH)

Island Health aims to recruit new staff for West Coast General Hospital

Health authority says it is investing more than $4 million in Port Alberni facility

Derek Keller (left), WCGH site director and Melody Richardson, registered nurse, both recently joined the team at West Coast General Hospital. (PHOTO COURTESY ISLAND HEALTH)
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)
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)
What do you do when it’s a balmy 10 degrees outside and all you want is a snow day? Find out from the teachers at École Alberni Elementary in their annual holiday rap, which premiered online last week. (SCREENSHOT COURTESY JEFF BORDAL)

B.C. elementary school teachers ‘hoping for snow’ in holiday music video

Annual holiday rap music video stars school staff members

What do you do when it’s a balmy 10 degrees outside and all you want is a snow day? Find out from the teachers at École Alberni Elementary in their annual holiday rap, which premiered online last week. (SCREENSHOT COURTESY JEFF BORDAL)
First responders were parked outside of a driveway on Lakeshore Road on Friday, Dec. 15. (ELENA RARDON / Alberni Valley News)

Police watchdog investigating after death of Port Alberni senior

Brian Watkins was found dead in his car, which was submerged in Sproat Lake

First responders were parked outside of a driveway on Lakeshore Road on Friday, Dec. 15. (ELENA RARDON / Alberni Valley News)
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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

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Brian Watkins was last seen driving on Lakeshore Road in Port Alberni on Dec. 13, 2023. (RCMP PHOTO)

Missing senior from Port Alberni found dead

Brian Watkins, 83 years old, had been missing from the Sproat Lake area since Dec. 13

Brian Watkins was last seen driving on Lakeshore Road in Port Alberni on Dec. 13, 2023. (RCMP 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)
An excavator works to remove debris from the former Somass sawmill site on Port Alberni’s waterfront. (ELENA RARDON / Alberni Valley News)

City of Port Alberni to announce Somass Lands developer

Staff states announcement on 43-acre property will be coming Dec. 12

An excavator works to remove debris from the former Somass sawmill site on Port Alberni’s waterfront. (ELENA RARDON / Alberni Valley News)
RCMP are requesting the public’s help in locating Brett Bystrom, who has multiple outstanding warrants for his arrest.

Prolific offender with warrants in multiple Island cities wanted by RCMP

RCMP are requesting the public’s help in locating Brett Bystrom, who has…

  • Dec 8, 2023
RCMP are requesting the public’s help in locating Brett Bystrom, who has multiple outstanding warrants for his arrest.
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)
Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure crews will be removing debris from Highway 4 on Thursday, Dec. 7. (SUBMITTED PHOTO)

Temporary closure planned for Highway 4 on Dec. 7

Closure will allow crews to remove debris

Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure crews will be removing debris from Highway 4 on Thursday, Dec. 7. (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
Port Alberni RCMP are looking for Scott Andrew Bezanson of Port Alberni, who hasn’t been seen since Dec. 2, 2022. (RCMP PHOTO)

Port Alberni RCMP appeal to public for information on man missing for a year

Scott Bezanson was last seen on Dec. 2, 2022 but hasn’t been heard from since then

Port Alberni RCMP are looking for Scott Andrew Bezanson of Port Alberni, who hasn’t been seen since Dec. 2, 2022. (RCMP PHOTO)
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)