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SENIORS WEEK: Lueckes’ love affair with carpet bowls

It’s all about practice and precision when it comes to perfecting the game of carpet bowling.
MS Walk draws 17 teams in Port Alberni

MS Walk draws 17 teams in Port Alberni

Walkers followed a route around Kitsuksis Dyke and enjoyed a hotdog meal in the Royal Canadian Legion parking lot.
Lifetime achievement award for Alberni SPCA head

Lifetime achievement award for Alberni SPCA head

Irene Towell was honoured with the society’s Lifetime Achievement Award at the BC SPCA’s annual Awards Dinner held May 6 in Abbotsford.

Every plate full

According to the Every Plate Full website, 918,724 Canadians will access a food bank this summer, 37 per cent of which are children.
Trekkies raise funds for SPCA

Trekkies raise funds for SPCA

The Alberni Deep Space Port Star Trek Fan Association hosted another successful Yuri’s Night World Space Party at Char’s Landing.
Students driven to help Haiti

Students driven to help Haiti

John Howitt kids were inspired to help after participating in WE Day.

Sorority honours its founders

The Beta Sigma Phi sorority in Port Alberni will celebrate its roots with a Founders Day celebration on Wednesday, April 27.
Volunteering’s about people reaching out, says Masso

Volunteering’s about people reaching out, says Masso

The one thing that stands out for Deb Masso as a volunteer in Port Alberni is the idea of people reaching out.
Jane Austen inspired windows on Third Avenue

Jane Austen inspired windows on Third Avenue

The Centennial Belles have decorated windows in the Coulson building on Third Avenue in celebration of the upcoming Jane Austen Festival.
Pot of gold for hospice

Pot of gold for hospice

Pot Luck Ceramics donates largest cheque yet to Ty Watson House.