Alberni Valley News

Nuu-chah-nulth students explore the deeps with expedition

Scientists take students underwater for virtual lesson off Island's west coast

  • Aug 23, 2021

Rising Surrey country singer to headline VIEX main stage

Tyler Joe Miller makes first Island appearance since releasing his own music

  • Aug 22, 2021

UPDATE: Mt. Hayes wildfire near Ladysmith now ‘being held’

B.C. Wildfire Service says fire that has burned 73 hectares not expected to spread any farther

  • Aug 22, 2021

Island Health downsizing COVID-19 immunization clinics

Nearly three-quarters of Island residents 12 and older have received two doses of vaccine

  • Aug 20, 2021

Properties close to Ladysmith’s Mt. Hayes wildfire put on evacuation alert

Cowichan Valley Regional District issued a state of local emergency Thursday night

  • Aug 20, 2021

QUINN’S QUIPS: Searching for the right words to express grief

When personal losses pile up, how do you mourn loved ones?

  • Aug 20, 2021

Coastal Log Scaling program returns to North Island College

Program is delivered in a blended format, with online and in-person classes

  • Aug 19, 2021

Crews fighting wildfire near Ladysmith

Fire close to Mount Hayes has grown to four hectares

  • Aug 19, 2021

Port Alberni Fire Dept. continues to battle illegal fires in parks, backyards

Fire crews put out another fire in trail system behind Alberni Athletic Hall

Port Alberni, west coast are COVID-19 hotspots on Vancouver Island

West coast communities lagging when it comes to vaccinations

  • Aug 19, 2021

UPDATE: Body of missing diver found north of Nanaimo

Nanaimo RCMP report diver who went missing near Winchelsea Islands found during search Wednesday

  • Aug 19, 2021

ALBERNI GOLF: Golfers scramble at Men’s Club

Next Sunday will be a two-man best ball event

  • Aug 18, 2021

ARTS AROUND: Port Alberni artist offers watercolour workshop

There are only a few days left to buy a ticket for the Rollin Art Centre's summer raffle basket

  • Aug 18, 2021

BIZ BEAT: Trio of new businesses opening in Port Alberni

Coffee, campers and country chic in the Alberni Valley

  • Aug 18, 2021

EDITORIAL: Consider candidates carefully in federal election

Campaign signs, advertisements, candidates speeches and other messaging will soon be common…

  • Aug 18, 2021

LETTER: Kitchen waste isn’t the CO2 culprit everyone thinks it is

Writer objects to Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District's plan for compost bins

  • Aug 18, 2021

LETTER: Linking high property values to higher taxes is ‘a fallacy’

That is a fallacy that has been used for decades…

  • Aug 18, 2021

Multi-modal path coming for Beaver Creek Road

City of Port Alberni working with Hupacasath First Nation on first phase

Port Alberni RCMP look for truck that may have damaged city’s rainbow crosswalk

Crosswalk was painted in 2017 after fundraising campaign

  • Aug 18, 2021

Search continues for Nanaimo diver who didn’t resurface last week

RCMP and other search and rescue resources continue to comb waters and shoreline near Nanoose Bay

  • Aug 18, 2021