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Crews have begun work rebuild the Robertson Creek Dam. The $2 million project is being undertaken by Catalyst Paper Corp. and the Hupacasath First Nation and is expected to take 8-10 weeks to complete.

The first case of active tuberculosis in a year has been diagnosed in Port Alberni.

Doubts linger over province's pledge to restore cut hours

It's late in the fishing season and fishers have been on the Somass River since May but the Tseshaht and Hupacasath First Nations are set to sign a sales agreement with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans.

North Island College and the Justice Institute of B.C. are offering a paramedic course in Port Alberni this fall, and further courses may be coming, city councillor John Douglas said.

The City of Port Alberni has received another $19,000 to help remediate the former Alberni Plywood mill site.

A family of four is looking for a place to live after their Lugrin Road trailer burned down, Monday morning in Port Alberni.

Charges are recommended against three Port Alberni residents after RCMP seized $70,000 worth of marijuana in a grow–op bust.

Two-week extension in response to postal service delays

On Saturday, 21 canoes will launch from Mackenzie Beach near Pacific Rim National Park on an eight-day journey to Port Alberni that is much more important than simple transportation. The canoes are part of the 2011 Pulling Together Canoe Journey, representing police and other public service agencies, First Nations and youth from across the province.