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100 YEARS - Alberni's centennial committee

100 YEARS - Alberni's centennial committee

Port Alberni's centennial committee has its work cut out for them but they're organized and they're busy.
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100 YEARS - Munsil's tracking down 1912 family descendants

100 YEARS - Munsil's tracking down 1912 family descendants

Alberni resident Maxine Munsilan has embarked on an ambitious project to track the descendants of Port Alberni’s pioneer families.
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Alberni's first policeman grew up at Cape Beal

Alberni's first policeman grew up at Cape Beal

Gus Cox was appointed a regular constable in Alberni in 1892 after spending some time doing special police work.
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100 YEARS: Alberni celebrates century of babies

100 YEARS: Alberni celebrates century of babies

Alberni civic officials handed out a commemorative birth certificate to River Poirier, who was the Valley's first baby of the year.
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100 YEARS: Burde's influence in Alberni felt beyond 1912 incorporation

100 YEARS: Burde's influence in Alberni felt beyond 1912 incorporation

Muckraking in Port Alberni in the early 1900s? It was a newspaper man, alright.
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100 YEARS: First Port Alberni election was a horse race

100 YEARS: First Port Alberni election was a horse race

A 1907 newspaper editorial posed how the towns of Alberni and new Alberni would be better off together.
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100 YEARS: A commitment to Alberni history

AV News editor Susan Quinn immersing herself in Alberni history for 12 months and she wants to hear your thoughts as part of her research.
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100 YEARS: Businesses of 2012 get in on Port Alberni's centennial action

100 YEARS: Businesses of 2012 get in on Port Alberni's centennial action

Port Alberni Centennial Committee unveiled a poster featuring a historical photo of Valley businesses and regions from 100 years ago.
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100 YEARS: Rail service to Port Alberni kickstarted an eventful era

100 YEARS: Rail service to Port Alberni kickstarted an eventful era

When the E&N Railway decided to bring rail service to the Alberni Valley in 1911, it prompted the region's economic growth.
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Earthquake means 'drop, cover, hold on'

Earthquake means 'drop, cover, hold on'

The best way to protect yourself from falling objects in an earthquake is ducking under a desk or sturdy table until one minute after the shaking stops.
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