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The four candidates for the Cherry Creek byelection. Clockwise from top left: Darren DeLuca, Jen Smith, Mike Sparrow and Tom Verbrugge. (SUBMITTED PHOTOS)

Four candidates declared for Cherry Creek byelection

Election set for Saturday, March 11, 2023

The four candidates for the Cherry Creek byelection. Clockwise from top left: Darren DeLuca, Jen Smith, Mike Sparrow and Tom Verbrugge. (SUBMITTED PHOTOS)
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City of Port Alberni releases public engagement plan for 2023 budget discussions

Discussions will take place in council meetings and committee of the whole meetings

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P.A. Squash & Fitness, located on Third Avenue in Port Alberni. (ELENA RARDON / ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS)

Port Alberni bar slapped with $19,000 in liquor branch fines

Bar was over capacity, owners took too long opening door for inspectors, report says

P.A. Squash & Fitness, located on Third Avenue in Port Alberni. (ELENA RARDON / ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS)
Water flowing through the Clore River work area where Coastal GasLink contractors are digging a trench for a pipeline crossing. (Photo courtesy the Suzuki Foundation)

New fish habitat damage allegations levelled at northwest B.C. pipeline project

Coastal GasLink opponents say water overflowed a dam on Clore River due to inadequate safeguards

Water flowing through the Clore River work area where Coastal GasLink contractors are digging a trench for a pipeline crossing. (Photo courtesy the Suzuki Foundation)
Penticton resident Doreen Abbott ‘Nana’ failed to arrive at a friend’s house on the evening of Jan. 27 and has not been seen since. Her vehicle was found stuck in snow up Greyback Mountain Rd. on Jan. 28. (Facebook)

Penticton senior missing for 5 days; police call for dash-cam footage

Police are also asking to leave the search to the experts due to difficult terrain, cold weather

Penticton resident Doreen Abbott ‘Nana’ failed to arrive at a friend’s house on the evening of Jan. 27 and has not been seen since. Her vehicle was found stuck in snow up Greyback Mountain Rd. on Jan. 28. (Facebook)
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RCMP, service groups ask City of Port Alberni for funding to tackle youth violence

Community partners asking for half a million dollars in this year’s budget

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Emergency crews respond to a fire on Josephine Street in Port Alberni. (ELENA RARDON / Alberni Valley News)

Emergency crews respond to structure fire on Josephine Street

Occupants of the structure reportedly made it out safely

Emergency crews respond to a fire on Josephine Street in Port Alberni. (ELENA RARDON / Alberni Valley News)
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Port Alberni’s crime rate dips in last quarter of 2022, but violent crimes increase

String of robberies drives increase in violent crime; one person faces multiple charges

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A second engineer has lost their licence to practise over structural faults in a Langford apartment building formerly known as Danbrook One. (Black Press Media file photo)

Second engineer loses licence over troubled Vancouver Island apartment building

Theodore Sorensen had his registration with Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia cancelled

A second engineer has lost their licence to practise over structural faults in a Langford apartment building formerly known as Danbrook One. (Black Press Media file photo)
A black bear mother and cub fish for salmon in a creek near Ucluelet. (Westerly file photo)

Vancouver Island chasing better strategies for living with bears and cougars

Human behaviour needs to shift for coexistence with wildlife, say specialists

A black bear mother and cub fish for salmon in a creek near Ucluelet. (Westerly file photo)
Jagmeet Singh takes a tour of the CME shipyard in Port Alberni on Tuesday, Jan. 24. (PHOTO COURTESY RIEL MCGUIRE)

Industrial waterfront development, Indigenous issues on table as NDP leader visits Alberni Valley

Port authority pitches floating dry dock, Indigenous leaders discuss housing, residential schools

Jagmeet Singh takes a tour of the CME shipyard in Port Alberni on Tuesday, Jan. 24. (PHOTO COURTESY RIEL MCGUIRE)
Alberni Pacific Division (APD) Sawmill, owned by Western Forest Products, is located on Port Alberni’s waterfront. (AV NEWS FILE PHOTO)

Western Forest Products announces indefinite curtailment of Port Alberni sawmill

Western and partners start hunt for industrial manufacturing solutions to revamp APD Sawmill

Alberni Pacific Division (APD) Sawmill, owned by Western Forest Products, is located on Port Alberni’s waterfront. (AV NEWS FILE PHOTO)
The Eagles Hall is located on Lower Third Avenue in Port Alberni. (ELENA RARDON / ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS)

Cold weather shelter to open at Eagles Hall in Port Alberni

The Bread of Life is beginning construction of a new low barrier shelter

The Eagles Hall is located on Lower Third Avenue in Port Alberni. (ELENA RARDON / ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS)
Work continues along Coastal GasLink’s natural gas pipeline stretching from northeastern B.C. to the LNG Canada liquefied natural gas plant being built at Kitimat. (File photo)

$213K fine issued to Coastal GasLink pipeline for environmental breach in northwest B.C.

Fine is the third for the pipeline project that will move natural gas from Dawson Creek to Kitimat

Work continues along Coastal GasLink’s natural gas pipeline stretching from northeastern B.C. to the LNG Canada liquefied natural gas plant being built at Kitimat. (File photo)
Canfor is closing its Houston sawmill in April, calling the move temporary pending a decision to build a new one. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Canfor closing its Houston mill in April amid weak market; new facility under consideration

Closure being called ‘temporary’ pending decision by Canfor board

Canfor is closing its Houston sawmill in April, calling the move temporary pending a decision to build a new one. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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Port Alberni RCMP investigating after man found dead inside vehicle on Highway 4

A ‘minor’ collision took place near the Taylor River rest area

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The Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue Stn. 39 vessel Alberni Responder leaves Alberni Harbour on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023 enroute to assisting the Canadian Coast Guard tow a broken down fishing vessel into port. (SUSAN QUINN/ Alberni Valley News)

Royal Canadian Marine SAR vessel aids Coast Guard, BC Ambulance with pair of calls

Alberni Responder receiving more calls to assist other agencies down Alberni Inlet

The Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue Stn. 39 vessel Alberni Responder leaves Alberni Harbour on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023 enroute to assisting the Canadian Coast Guard tow a broken down fishing vessel into port. (SUSAN QUINN/ Alberni Valley News)
A patch of sand can be seen on Woodland Crescent in Port Alberni where a playground was once located. (ELENA RARDON / ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS)

Westporte residents in Port Alberni concerned by park closures

City doesn’t seem to be keeping up with asset management of its playgrounds, says resident

A patch of sand can be seen on Woodland Crescent in Port Alberni where a playground was once located. (ELENA RARDON / ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS)
Muddy debris could be harbouring the larvae of the invasive Zebra Mussel or invasive plant seeds. (East Kootenay Invasive Species Council photo)
Muddy debris could be harbouring the larvae of the invasive Zebra Mussel or invasive plant seeds. (East Kootenay Invasive Species Council photo)
Port Alberni Fire Department crews attend to a fire at the Beaufort Hotel on Angus Street, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. (ELENA RARDON/ Alberni Valley News)

Fire crews called to Beaufort Hotel in Port Alberni’s uptown

Residents from 20 suites displaced due to water damage from sprinkler system

Port Alberni Fire Department crews attend to a fire at the Beaufort Hotel on Angus Street, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. (ELENA RARDON/ Alberni Valley News)
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