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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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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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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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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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Transportation Safety Board scours wreck of downed prawn boat

Alberni Valley News - Tuesday May 15, 2012

Transportation Safety Board officials inspected the prawn boat Jessie G on Tuesday in Port Alberni to find out what made her sink on May 4.

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Victims tally losses after Alberni vandalism spree

Alberni Valley News - Tuesday May 15, 2012

Alberni RCMP are hunting for vandals who damaged property in the Fifth, Sixth, Eighth and 11th Avenues, and on Morton and Montrose Streets.

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Crofton mill owner moves restructuring meeting to May 23

Cowichan News Leader Pictorial - Monday May 14, 2012

Catalyst Paper brass announces the third rebooking of the crucial meeting that could spell the fate of North Cowichan's biggest taxpayer

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Aboriginal fisherman in hospital after attack

Alberni Valley News - Monday May 14, 2012

Port Alberni resident Bert McCarthy, 41, is recovering in Nanaimo Regional General Hospital after being swarmed by four men on Saturday.

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Premier Clark visits Japan tsunami shrine

BC Local News - Monday May 14, 2012

Canada and British Columbia have pledged a total of $4.5 million to Japan's rebuilding and the Tohoku Reconstruction Project.

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Council overhauled in Tseshaht election

Alberni Valley News - Sunday May 13, 2012

Tseshaht First Nation members elected six new faces and three incumbents in the tribe's election, which wrapped up in Alberni on Saturday.

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Freedom granted to former Alberni mayor and councillor

Alberni Valley News - Thursday May 10, 2012

Officials named former Alberni mayor Ken McRae and former councillor Kenn Whiteman as Freemen of the city at a ceremony on Wednesday night.

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More schools picked for seismic upgrades

Surrey North Delta Leader - Friday May 11, 2012

Ninety per cent of 152 on high priority list still await cash

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Low enrolment in Alberni prompted teachers layoffs

Alberni Valley News - Thursday May 10, 2012

Cam Pinkerton summed up the pinch SD 70 is in “We’re broke and we have no money left,” he said of the surplus used to float shortfalls.

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Emergency prep day at Alberni's Harbour Quay

Alberni Valley News - Thursday May 10, 2012

Alberni RCMP and the local emergency preparedness committee are hosting the an Emergency Preparedness Day, Saturday, at Harbour Quay.

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Alberni's first labyrinth built behind hospital

Alberni Valley News - Thursday May 10, 2012

The Port Alberni Labyrinth Society has built the city’s first labyrinth behind West Coast General Hospital.

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Grow a row launches in Alberni

Alberni Valley News - Thursday May 10, 2012

The Salvation Army in Alberni kicked off a new campaign to increase fresh produce for the food bank and foster goodwill in the community.

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RCMP bank on kid smarts for pilot project

Alberni Valley News - Thursday May 10, 2012

The RCMP and Scotiabank are partnering on a project that would see the Home Grown Cash initiative brought to a Port Alberni classroom.

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Alberni Airborne up game at club volleyball provincials

Alberni Valley News - Thursday May 10, 2012

The Alberni Airborne Volleyball Club placed seventh at the B.C. Volleyball Championship Tournament in Abbotsford last weekend.

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Contractor places hefty lien on new Alberni high school

Alberni Valley News - Wednesday May 9, 2012

A contractor at the new ADSS site has pulled his men and machinery off the site and slapped a $300,000 lien against the property.

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