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100 YEARS - Centennial celebration kicks off in Alberni

100 YEARS - Centennial celebration kicks off in Alberni

Alberni residents are invited to come to ADSS and help the city commemorate the first city council meeting 100 years ago.
100 YEARS - Fashion plates from back in the day

100 YEARS - Fashion plates from back in the day

Alberni is in for a treat as Merlyn Patten of Qualicum Beach is coming in April with a special fundraising show, 100 years of fashion.
100 YEARS - Port Alberni is still going strong

100 YEARS - Port Alberni is still going strong

Port Alberni is 100 years old and for a centenarian its still going pretty strong.
100 YEARS: Children's tales around centennial 'hidden' in memoirs

100 YEARS: Children's tales around centennial 'hidden' in memoirs

Alberni's Meg Scoffield delves into the place of children in the Valley's distant history.
Alberni Centennial pins unveiled

Alberni Centennial pins unveiled

Pins marking Alberni's Centennial celebration were unveiled at council's Feb.27 meeting.
100 YEARS - Women counted in Port Alberni

100 YEARS - Women counted in Port Alberni

Alberni city councillor Cindy Solda asked about early female settlers in the Valley and editor Susan Quinn responds.
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.
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.
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.
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.