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100 Years - Arts have their own place in Alberni's centennial history

Alberni Valley News - Thursday April 26, 2012

The arts movement in Port Alberni started modestly and grew out thanks to the late Tseshaht artist George Clutesi and others.

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100 YEARS - Centennial celebration kicks off in Alberni

Alberni Valley News - Thursday March 29, 2012

Alberni residents are invited to come to ADSS and help the city commemorate the first city council meeting 100 years ago.

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100 YEARS - Fashion plates from back in the day

Alberni Valley News - Thursday March 22, 2012

Alberni is in for a treat as Merlyn Patten of Qualicum Beach is coming in April with a special fundraising show, 100 years of fashion.

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100 YEARS - Port Alberni is still going strong

Alberni Valley News - Thursday March 15, 2012

Port Alberni is 100 years old and for a centenarian its still going pretty strong.

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100 YEARS: Children's tales around centennial 'hidden' in memoirs

Alberni Valley News - Thursday March 8, 2012

Alberni's Meg Scoffield delves into the place of children in the Valley's distant history.

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Alberni Centennial pins unveiled

Alberni Valley News - Thursday March 1, 2012

Pins marking Alberni's Centennial celebration were unveiled at council's Feb.27 meeting.

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100 YEARS - Women counted in Port Alberni

Alberni Valley News - Thursday March 1, 2012

Alberni city councillor Cindy Solda asked about early female settlers in the Valley and editor Susan Quinn responds.

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100 YEARS - Alberni's centennial committee

Alberni Valley News - Thursday February 16, 2012

Port Alberni's centennial committee has its work cut out for them but they're organized and they're busy.

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100 YEARS - Munsil's tracking down 1912 family descendants

Alberni Valley News - Thursday February 16, 2012

Alberni resident Maxine Munsilan has embarked on an ambitious project to track the descendants of Port Alberni’s pioneer families.

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Alberni's first policeman grew up at Cape Beal

Alberni Valley News - Thursday February 9, 2012

Gus Cox was appointed a regular constable in Alberni in 1892 after spending some time doing special police work.

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100 YEARS: Burde's influence in Alberni felt beyond 1912 incorporation

Alberni Valley News - Thursday February 2, 2012

Muckraking in Port Alberni in the early 1900s? It was a newspaper man, alright.

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100 YEARS: Alberni celebrates century of babies

Alberni Valley News - Friday February 3, 2012

Alberni civic officials handed out a commemorative birth certificate to River Poirier, who was the Valley's first baby of the year.

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100 YEARS: Businesses of 2012 get in on Port Alberni's centennial action

Alberni Valley News - Friday January 27, 2012

Port Alberni Centennial Committee unveiled a poster featuring a historical photo of Valley businesses and regions from 100 years ago.

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100 YEARS: Rail service to Port Alberni kickstarted an eventful era

Alberni Valley News - Friday January 27, 2012

When the E&N Railway decided to bring rail service to the Alberni Valley in 1911, it prompted the region's economic growth.

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100 YEARS: Do you know these women in Alberni Valley United Church photo?

Alberni Valley News - Friday January 27, 2012

The Alberni Valley United Church is asking the public to help identify women displaying wedding dresses in this historical photo.

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100 YEARS: First Port Alberni election was a horse race

Alberni Valley News - Friday January 27, 2012

A 1907 newspaper editorial posed how the towns of Alberni and new Alberni would be better off together.

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100 YEARS: A commitment to Alberni history

Alberni Valley News - Friday January 27, 2012

AV News editor Susan Quinn immersing herself in Alberni history for 12 months and she wants to hear your thoughts as part of her research.

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