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Two daytime closures planned for Highway 4 east of Port Alberni

Two daytime closures planned for Highway 4 east of Port Alberni

Closures will allow for removal of ‘refrigerator-sized boulders’ from the highway
Port Alberni RCMP shoot dog after attack

Port Alberni RCMP shoot dog after attack

Sproat Lake campers hear commotion, gunshot
Minister apologizes to grandmother of boy who died in foster care

Minister apologizes to grandmother of boy who died in foster care

An 11-year-old endured horrible abuse in an eastern Fraser Valley community before dying in 2021
City of Port Alberni partners with North Island College to deconstruct Somass Lands

City of Port Alberni partners with North Island College to deconstruct Somass Lands

North Island College students will learn about waste reduction in construction through new program
Former bear cub-saving Vancouver Island CO loses appeal to be re-instated

Former bear cub-saving Vancouver Island CO loses appeal to be re-instated

‘I would direct that the parties bear their own costs,’ the judge noted in his decision
Highway 4 east of Port Alberni closed due to rainfall

Highway 4 east of Port Alberni closed due to rainfall

Province does not anticipate road opening before midnight
Longshore workers get 5, 5, 4 and 4% wage hikes in new 4-year port deal

Longshore workers get 5, 5, 4 and 4% wage hikes in new 4-year port deal

Terms of new contract that resolved British Columbia port dispute released
City of Port Alberni negotiating with ‘preferred’ developer for future of Somass lands

City of Port Alberni negotiating with ‘preferred’ developer for future of Somass lands

Demolition continues, remediation will be next step
Bamfield Main Road chip sealing progresses, with new closures

Bamfield Main Road chip sealing progresses, with new closures

Most traffic will detour around kilometres 49 to 63 as of Tuesday, Aug. 8
ACRD forms committee to look at second road out of Port Alberni

ACRD forms committee to look at second road out of Port Alberni

Highway 4 has been closed off and on due to a wildfire