Alberni Valley News

ALBERNI GOLF: Hamilton has game of the day in men’s golf

Alberni Golf Club Championship postponed

  • Aug 11, 2021

ARTS AROUND: Rollin Art Centre hosts one last summer art camp for kids

Community Arts Council looking for artists for invitational

  • Aug 11, 2021

BC Ferries expects another busy weekend of summer holiday travel

Ferry corporation warns of sailing waits between Vancouver Island and Metro Vancouver

  • Aug 11, 2021

EDITORIAL: COVID-19 still a threat

While many people are tired of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it remains a threat…

  • Aug 11, 2021

LETTER: Alberni Valley residents need to be invested in watershed issues

Interference needed to keep forestry companies on straight and narrow, says writer

  • Aug 11, 2021

LETTER: Canadians dealing with hidden charges from cellphone companies

I ran into a bit of a conundrum recently when making a phone call…

  • Aug 11, 2021

LETTER: Port Alberni council hasn’t done enough to warrant pay increase next term

Resident expresses concern over upcoming pay increase

  • Aug 11, 2021

Port Alberni’s vet shortage means clinics going unstaffed by veterinarians some days

Port Alberni is just one of many communities across Canada struggling with this vet shortage

QUINN’S QUIPS: Port Alberni missionary’s heart remains in Uganda

Pat Kokura still advocates for Ugandan boys' home from halfway around the world

  • Aug 11, 2021

Volunteer searchers from Port Alberni rescue injured hiker on Island mountain

Helicopter called to evacuate hiker from 5040 Peak, southwest of city

  • Aug 11, 2021

PHOTOS: Riding the waves at Sproat Lake

Sproat Lake Watersports Association hosts wakeboarding provincials

End of an era for Vancouver Island as Lady Rose Marine Services announces closing

Final voyage between Port Alberni and Bamfield scheduled for Aug. 31

  • Aug 9, 2021

Ferry provides windbreak as rescuers assist sailboat in choppy seas near Nanaimo

Queen of Oak Bay altered course to help as RCM-SAR helped inexperienced sailors on windy night

Port Alberni forges ahead with public engagement on $7.2M quay-to-quay project

City seeks input on preferred routes, design, construction and public amenities

North Island College connects with new students through orientation

Orientation will be both digital and in-person in 2021

  • Aug 7, 2021

Blueberry farm flourishes in the Alberni Valley

Original owners return to Cox Lake farm for retirement

  • Aug 5, 2021

Nanaimo man sentenced for dealing fentanyl while on bail after previous drug trafficking

Robert John Harper has another three and a half years tacked on to jail time

  • Aug 5, 2021

ALBERNI GOLF: Caldarulo wins Championship in sudden death playoff

Mixed couples tournament to take place Aug. 7–8

  • Aug 4, 2021

ARTS AROUND: Rollin Art Centre seeks artists for October exhibition

Local artists are invited to submit up to three pieces

  • Aug 4, 2021

EDITORIAL: Chickens dumped in bush mean fowl play for BC SPCA

Port Alberni branch forced to house unwanted roosters

  • Aug 4, 2021