Local Business

Nine Alberni Valley businesses nominated for excellence on Vancouver Island

21st annual Business Excellence Awards in-person celebration planned for March 17

Mar 2, 2022 5:30 AM Read more >

BIZ BEAT: Port Alberni child care centre focuses on nature-based learning

See what else is new with the Port Alberni business community

Feb 16, 2022 9:00 AM Read more >

University of Victoria student turns class project idea into full-blown fashion business

Website aims to help art and design students find platform to share, sell their fashion pieces

Feb 11, 2022 7:45 AM Read more >

North Island College connects students with working opportunities

New campaign includes hiring fair, talks with career professionals

Feb 9, 2022 6:00 PM Read more >

Port Alberni paper mill gets provincial funding for green project

Paper Excellence’s Port Alberni division aims to reduce carbon emissions

Feb 6, 2022 5:30 AM Read more >

McLean Mill raises more than $10K for BC Children’s Hospital

Festival of Trees event took place in December 2021

Feb 3, 2022 5:30 AM Read more >

Port Alberni’s Elliot Drew returns to the Alberni Valley News team

Drew first joined the AV News 15 years ago when the paper first hit the streets

Feb 1, 2022 5:30 AM Read more >

Piece of Port Alberni history preserved with the Riverbend Store

Store on the Pacific Rim Highway has a long history in the Alberni Valley

Jan 26, 2022 3:00 PM Read more >

Port Alberni SPCA wins ‘Trees of Hope’ challenge

Display windows in Port Alberni’s Uptown are now in a ‘transition’ phase

Jan 26, 2022 12:00 PM Read more >

BIZ BEAT: New year means new businesses opening in Port Alberni

Creperie and pharmacy two of the newest businesses in town

Jan 19, 2022 5:30 AM Read more >