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New digs, new cars and new services for customers and staff at the new Alberni Toyota.

Elections BC is keeping its call centre open until midnight Friday, the deadline for B.C. residents to register and request a voting package for the harmonized sales tax referendum.

The new medical health officer for central Vancouver Island is looking forward to an exciting opportunity and hopes he can fill the shoes of past officers.

Government communications have traditionally been built around a stream of propaganda, with the emphasis on pictures and text arranged to show the ruling politicians of the day in a flattering light.

The B.C. government finished the fiscal year this spring with a deficit of $309 million, nearly $1 billion less than what was forecast last fall.

Port Alberni resident Norman Ted Walton, 45, has been sentenced to 18 months in jail, a five year driving ban and two years probation for impaired driving.

Chinese buyers purchased $122 million worth of B.C. lumber in May, surpassing the value of lumber shipments to the United States for the first time ever.

The Alberni Valley Tyee Club has nearly $700 in prizes collected for the junior portion of the annual sockeye derby on Sunday, July 17, but a dearth of juniors to compete. So they have extended the registration time to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 16.

Princeton resident, Wanda Foss missing for approximately three weeks.

Put some grannies together with chairs and crafts and you've got a funky fundraiser for a good cause.