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Next-gen hydrofoil ferry makes waves in B.C. waters

‘Game changer’: All-electric, wave-skimming vessel could revolutionize coastal travel in B.C.

Jun 16, 2025 2:24 PM Read more >

'This whole event was a miracle': Alberni woman saves husband with CPR

Kimberly Daradics earns Vital Links award following family-focused medical event

Jun 16, 2025 5:30 AM Read more >

Nahmint wildfire southwest of Sproat Lake shrinks, still 'held'

Labour Day Lake fire under control, says B.C. Wildfire Service

Jun 16, 2025 5:00 AM Read more >

Injured hiker rescued by helicopter from Della Falls

Alberni Valley Rescue Squad takes hoist team to remote hiking spot to airlift hiker

Jun 15, 2025 3:06 PM Read more >

Fire razes mobile home on outskirts of Port Alberni

Family, friends rally around couple with fundraiser after they lost their home

Jun 14, 2025 8:40 PM Read more >

A quiet crisis: The unspoken struggles of men’s mental health in B.C.

Men make up nearly 75% of suicide deaths in Canada; a new Victoria grassroots initiative aims to be a tool to address the problem

Jun 13, 2025 10:32 AM Read more >

Alberni Valley's visitor centre reopens

Centre was closed for three months due to lack of operating funds

Jun 13, 2025 4:17 AM Read more >

Port Alberni high school students suggest solutions to Cathedral Grove congestion

Survey, solutions are part of ADSS Social Justice class project

Jun 10, 2025 4:36 PM Read more >

Fire southwest of Sproat Lake now considered 'held'

BC Wildfire Service says progress made on fire as efforts continue to contain it between natural drainages

Jun 9, 2025 5:14 PM Read more >

Wildfire burning out of control west of Sproat Lake

BC Wildfire Service estimates fire is 10 hectares, was called in Sunday, June 8

Jun 9, 2025 1:11 AM Read more >