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Hole in the Wall is a popular outdoor destination with tourists in Port Alberni, but parking to access the area is causing concern. (KATYA SLEPIAN/ AV News file photo)

Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District ponders the future of Hole in the Wall

Popular tourist attraction also causing safety issues

Hole in the Wall is a popular outdoor destination with tourists in Port Alberni, but parking to access the area is causing concern. (KATYA SLEPIAN/ AV News file photo)
Dan Sexton and his fishing partners pose for a photo with the winning catch. (ELENA RARDON / Alberni Valley News)

Man wins Port Alberni’s Labour Day Salmon Derby for the second time

Annual salmon derby was organized by the Alberni Valley Tyee Club

Dan Sexton and his fishing partners pose for a photo with the winning catch. (ELENA RARDON / Alberni Valley News)
Heavy equipment has been removed from around Cameron Bluffs and Highway 4 has reopened to two-way traffic. (BC TRANSPORTATION PHOTO)

Highway 4 near Port Alberni reopens to two-way traffic in time for Labour Day

Josie Osborne says more info is coming on impact of stormy weather on Cameron Bluffs

Heavy equipment has been removed from around Cameron Bluffs and Highway 4 has reopened to two-way traffic. (BC TRANSPORTATION PHOTO)
Sam Gentleman kiteboards at China Creek Marina just outside of Port Alberni. (SUBMITTED PHOTO)

Port Alberni teen kiteboarder chasing the wind around the world

Sam Gentleman attending the World Class Kiteboard Academy for his Grade 12 year

Sam Gentleman kiteboards at China Creek Marina just outside of Port Alberni. (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
Linden Zoet, 7, and Dallas Fraser, 9, have fun at the Sproat Lake Water Sports Association on July 19, 2023. Sproat Lake has been named B.C.’s best lake in a CBC competition. (SONJA DRINKWATER / Special to the AV News)

Sproat Lake voted best lake in B.C.

Sproat Lake is located west of Port Alberni on Vancouver Island

Linden Zoet, 7, and Dallas Fraser, 9, have fun at the Sproat Lake Water Sports Association on July 19, 2023. Sproat Lake has been named B.C.’s best lake in a CBC competition. (SONJA DRINKWATER / Special to the AV News)
A rockfall netting crane is removed from Cameron Lake Bluffs on BC Highway 4. (PHOTO COURTESY MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE)

Highway 4 east of Port Alberni closed due to rainfall

Province does not anticipate road opening before midnight

A rockfall netting crane is removed from Cameron Lake Bluffs on BC Highway 4. (PHOTO COURTESY MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE)
Work continues to stabilize the slope along Highway 4 east of Port Alberni. (PHOTO COURTESY BC MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE)

West Coast officials gearing up to pursue second road out of Port Alberni

Highway 4 closures have accelerated the need for several Vancouver Island West Coast residents

Work continues to stabilize the slope along Highway 4 east of Port Alberni. (PHOTO COURTESY BC MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE)
Port Alberni Fire Department puts out a fire at a mill site on Hector Road. (FACEBOOK PHOTO COURTESY PAFD)

Alberni Valley fire crews put out cedar mill fire on Hector Road

Fire took place on Tseshaht First Nation territory

Port Alberni Fire Department puts out a fire at a mill site on Hector Road. (FACEBOOK PHOTO COURTESY PAFD)
Gaiga Square is a garden and greenspace at Third Avenue and Angus Street in Port Alberni. (SUSAN QUINN/ Alberni Valley News)

Port Alberni tackles illicit drug use in public places

Bylaw banning use in some areas defeated at council table; staff to seek options

Gaiga Square is a garden and greenspace at Third Avenue and Angus Street in Port Alberni. (SUSAN QUINN/ Alberni Valley News)
Dr. Marc Lambiotte speaks at a June 19 committee of the whole meeting about recruitment and retention of medical staff. (SCREENSHOT)

Doctor says Port Alberni must step up during health-care crisis

Council agrees recruitment of new doctors, nurses must be group effort

Dr. Marc Lambiotte speaks at a June 19 committee of the whole meeting about recruitment and retention of medical staff. (SCREENSHOT)
Crews with Coastal Restoration Society work to remove “ghost gear” from the Alberni Inlet in February 2023. (PHOTO COURTESY HEATHER MILLIGAN)

Port Alberni poised to switch economic base from forests to ocean

Ocean-based industry leaders see an opportunity in Port Alberni

Crews with Coastal Restoration Society work to remove “ghost gear” from the Alberni Inlet in February 2023. (PHOTO COURTESY HEATHER MILLIGAN)
Tseshaht First Nation elected Chief Councillor Wahmeesh (Ken Watts) announces a housing project in Port Alberni on Thursday, July 6. (ELENA RARDON / Alberni Valley News)

Vancouver Island First Nation receives $5M for off-reserve housing

Tseshaht get provincial funding for ousing that will be built within the City of Port Alberni

Tseshaht First Nation elected Chief Councillor Wahmeesh (Ken Watts) announces a housing project in Port Alberni on Thursday, July 6. (ELENA RARDON / Alberni Valley News)
A locked gate prevents access to a logging road on Mosaic Forests land in 2017. (ELENA RARDON/ Alberni Valley News)

Alberni Valley officials launch plea for second access road

Nuu-chah-nulth nations, Port Alberni want alternative in wake of Highway 4 closure

A locked gate prevents access to a logging road on Mosaic Forests land in 2017. (ELENA RARDON/ Alberni Valley News)
Workers with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union picket outside of the Port Alberni Port Authority on July 4, 2023. (ELENA RARDON / Alberni Valley News)

Port Alberni’s port behind pickets as talks break down between longshoremen, employers

Port workers across British Columbia formally went on strike on Saturday (July 1)

Workers with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union picket outside of the Port Alberni Port Authority on July 4, 2023. (ELENA RARDON / Alberni Valley News)
A fire is burning visibly near Rogers Creek in Port Alberni. (ELENA RARDON / Alberni Valley News)

Pair of suspicious wildfires burning near Rogers Creek in Port Alberni

BC Wildfire crews working to extinguish ‘very small’ fires

A fire is burning visibly near Rogers Creek in Port Alberni. (ELENA RARDON / Alberni Valley News)
A line of cars travels along the Highway 4 detour between Port Alberni and Lake Cowichan. (PHOTO COURTESY MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE)

Businesses, workers in Port Alberni adjust to Highway 4 closure

Port Alberni cut off from the east side of Vancouver Island, detour causes problems

A line of cars travels along the Highway 4 detour between Port Alberni and Lake Cowichan. (PHOTO COURTESY MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE)
Visitors tour a WCMRC workboat as part of the spill response base’s grand opening on Tuesday, June 15. (ELENA RARDON / Alberni Valley News)

Spill response base open house draws a crowd to Port Alberni’s waterfront

WCMRC has been operating for a year out of Port Alberni

Visitors tour a WCMRC workboat as part of the spill response base’s grand opening on Tuesday, June 15. (ELENA RARDON / Alberni Valley News)
The Cameron Bluffs wildfire along Highway 4 is currently “being held.” (PHOTO COURTESY BC MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE)

Highway 4 east of Port Alberni to remain closed for another week

Cameron Bluffs wildfire is ‘being held’ at 254 hectares

The Cameron Bluffs wildfire along Highway 4 is currently “being held.” (PHOTO COURTESY BC MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE)
This photo shows the aftermath of a wildfire along Highway 4 east of Port Alberni. (PHOTO COURTESY BC MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE)

Highway 4 remains closed east of Port Alberni, no estimate for re-opening

Cameron Bluffs wildfire still out of control at 254 hectares

This photo shows the aftermath of a wildfire along Highway 4 east of Port Alberni. (PHOTO COURTESY BC MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE)
A wildfire is burning on Cameron Bluffs, near Highway 4 east of Port Alberni. (PHOTO COURTESY MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE)

Cameron Bluffs wildfire continues to burn, now 254 hectares

Most of the fire growth has been on the southern flank, away from Highway 4

A wildfire is burning on Cameron Bluffs, near Highway 4 east of Port Alberni. (PHOTO COURTESY MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE)