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Tseshaht First Nation: A new council for a new time

Alberni Valley News - Thursday May 24, 2012

Alberni's Tseshaht council elected lawyer Hugh Braker to be the tribe’s chief councillor at swearing in ceremony on Wednesday night.

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Police bust nets cash and cociane in Alberni

Alberni Valley News - Thursday May 24, 2012

Two Port Alberni men are facing drug charges after a police bust netted cash and cocaine in Alberni’s South Port.

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NORAD exercise sees fighter jets fly over west coast

Alberni Valley News - Thursday May 24, 2012

Fighter jets and a civilian-looking aircraft will be flying over the west coast in a training exercise with NORAD.

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Coast guard cuts in Ucluelet could impact Alberni Inlet

Alberni Valley News - Thursday May 24, 2012

The coast guard cuts to its communication station in Ucluelet may be felt in Alberni, but not the auxiliary unit, chief Ian Arklie said.

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Alberni city councillor calls for more transparency

Alberni Valley News - Thursday May 24, 2012

If city land is being sold or donated then more public discussion needs to take place, Port Alberni City Councillor Jack McLeman said.

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Paul Martin aboriginal program a go in School District 70

Alberni Valley News - Thursday May 24, 2012

An aboriginal high school initiative sponsored by former Canadian prime minister Paul Martin is a go in Port Alberni.

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Catalyst's unsecured shareholders nix restructuring plan

Alberni Valley News - Wednesday May 23, 2012

Catalyst Paper’s restructuring plan has been voted down by the company’s unsecured creditors at a meeting in Richmond.

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Alberni fisherman faces long rehabilitation and uncertain future

Alberni Valley News - Wednesday May 23, 2012

The Alberni fisherman who was beaten up and had his leg broken by three men has a long rehabilitation road ahead of him.

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Car drives into kitchen store in Alberni

Alberni Valley News - Tuesday May 22, 2012

Two employees escaped injury when a car drove through the window of Flandangles Kitchen and Gifts on Third Avenue in Port Alberni.

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North Island College and VIHA announce partnership in rural health

Alberni Valley News - Tuesday May 22, 2012

North Island College (NIC) and VIHA have signed a Health Education Partnership and Program Funding Agreement.

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Video explores Early Childhood Education program at North Island College

Alberni Valley News - Tuesday May 22, 2012

Prospective college students can tour North Island College programs with a new video series launched this week.

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UPDATE - Three men charged with assaulting aboriginal fisherman

Alberni Valley News - Wednesday May 16, 2012

Three Port Alberni men are facing criminal charges in connection with an assault on an aboriginal fisherman last weekend.

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Arrests made after assault on aboriginal fisherman

Alberni Valley News - Wednesday May 16, 2012

Two men have been arrested in connections with the assault on an Alberni aboriginal fisherman that left him with a severely broken leg.

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One injured in Alberni ATV accident

Alberni Valley News - Saturday May 19, 2012

A 23-year-old man has been flown to hospital in Victoria after an All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) accident at Elsie Lake on Friday.

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Alberni artist’s quilts go national

Alberni Valley News - Friday May 18, 2012

Alberni artist Patti Dance’s work hits national stage at the Canadian National Juried Quilt Show in Halifax at the end of the month.

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Alberni mayor among 80 attending BC Mayors' Caucus

Alberni Valley News - Friday May 18, 2012

Port Alberni Mayor John Douglas was in Penticton this week along with 79 other B.C. mayors for a meeting of the municipal minds.

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Drowned kayaker identified

Alberni Valley News - Thursday May 17, 2012

Port Alberni RCMP has confirmed that Mackenzie Schafers, 26, of Nanaimo was the kayaker who was killed on the Cameron River on Tuesday.

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Updated - Nanaimo man dead after Alberni kayaking mishap

Alberni Valley News - Wednesday May 16, 2012

A 26-year-old Nanaimo man is dead after a kayaking mishap on the Cameron River outside of Alberni on Tuesday night.

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Change marks Tseshaht election

Alberni Valley News - Wednesday May 16, 2012

A mood of change permeated the weeks leading up to the election, Tseshaht member Valentine Gomez, whose bid for council fell short, said.

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Alberni smart meter swap-out sparks fire

Alberni Valley News - Tuesday May 15, 2012

Poking a tool in a power meter base may have sparked an electrical fire during a smart meter swap-out at a Port Alberni residence.

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