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Alberni resident Kevin Hunter was presented a special Rotary award on Sunday.

Teachers in School District 70 are busy as bees getting their classes ready for the first day of school on Sept. 6.

Tour de Rock preparation are winding down for a local rider and the event gets closer.

In a move that’s part housekeeping and part public outreach, the Port Alberni Toy Run Society wants to reboot its connection the public.

The jury is out in the Alberni Valley on how the HST vote is going to impact local business.

Premier Christy Clark has ended months of speculation and will stick to the scheduled date of May 2013 for the next B.C. election.

The former post office on Argyle Street in Port Alberni has been declared federal surplus property and a local homeless advocacy group is maneuvering to get it.

A work-to-rule campaign by public school teachers, set to begin on the first day of school, is only one dispute expected in education in the coming year.

An 18-month-old boy is in serious condition at BC Children’s Hospital following a cougar attack Monday evening. The child likely resembled prey because of its small size and high-pitched voice, a biologist said.

An 18-month-old child is in hospital after being attacked by a cougar in Pacific Rim National Park on Monday night.