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Port Alberni celebrates Canada Day with festival at waterfront quay
4+ hour, 24+ min ago (593+ words) Published 5: 30 am Thursday, July 2, 2026 The Davis family, from left, Spencer, Violet, Rosetta and Tetley, enjoy Canada Day cupcakes at Celebrate PA! , a July 1, 2026 event held at Harbour Quay in Port Alberni. (Susie Quinn/ Alberni Valley News) Jack Bouma, left, and…...
Port Alberni's "Flag Lady' is back waving her giant flags to the tourist train
9+ hour, 12+ min ago (445+ words) Published 12: 39 am Wednesday, July 1, 2026 Alberni Pacific Railway volunteers have lots of smiles for Sally Anderson, Port Alberni's "Flag Lady,' in between runs of the tourist train on Saturday, June 13, 2026. (Susie Quinn/ Alberni Valley News) Sally "Flag Lady' Anderson waves her…...
VIDEO: Victoria's cycling craze pedals into uncharted waters in Inner Harbour
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (571+ words) Published 7: 45 am Wednesday, July 1, 2026 Ocean River Sports assistant manager Bernard Rechico Moisan cruises through Victoria's Inner Harbour on a new waterbike. (Ben Fenlon/Victoria News) Often hailed as the "cycling capital of Canada', Victoria's love for the two-wheeled vehicle knows…...
PROGRESS: Port Alberni Fire Department researches next wild land unit
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (751+ words) Published 5: 00 am Wednesday, July 1, 2026 The BC Wildfire trucks made for wildfires are like mobile warehouses with wildfire gear, water and overnight gear. (Austin Kelly/Alberni Valley News) A BCWS member shows Port Alberni Firefighter Travis Cross some of the things…...
PROGRESS 2026: Businesses must plan, pivot in new world of climate change, wildfires
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (654+ words) Published 5: 00 am Tuesday, June 30, 2026 Chamber of Commerce CEO Jolleen Dick says small businesses are vital to communities and Port Alberni's have been resilient in facing challenges over the past few years. (Austin Kelly/Alberni Valley News) When the Cameron Bluffs…...
Escaped inmate from B. C. prison found dead
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (293+ words) Published 4: 15 pm Monday, June 29, 2026 The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) has confirmed that escaped inmate Ernest Egon Jensen, 69, has been found dead. In a statement released just after 2 p. m. today (June 29), CSC said Jensen was found "in the ocean off the…...
PROGRESS 2026: Port Alberni campground resilient in wake of wildfire
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (881+ words) Published 2: 30 pm Monday, June 29, 2026 A sign outside China Creek Campground & Marina warns that no fires are allowed on site. (Elena Rardon/ Alberni Valley News) When smoke from the wildfire on Mount Underwood first appeared on the horizon, staff at China…...
Port Alberni soccer fans celebrate Team Canada's win over South Africa
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (714+ words) Published 5: 30 am Monday, June 29, 2026 World Cup soccer fans in Port Alberni celebrate after Team Canada's Steven Eustaquio scored at the 92-minute mark, giving Canada a 1-0 win over South Africa in the Round of 32 FIFA match. (Susie Quinn/ Alberni Valley News)…...
Multiple fire departments knock down structure fire in Cherry Creek
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (105+ words) Port Alberni Valley News Published 11: 22 pm Sunday, June 28, 2026 Fire departments throughout the Alberni Valley helped knock down a structure fire in Cherry Creek that created "highly visible" smoke on Sunday night. The fire in the 6800-block of Cherry Creek Road…...
Judge denies jury trial bid for Kelowna man accused of sexual assault
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (441+ words) Published 3: 30 pm Friday, June 26, 2026 A Kelowna man has lost his right to be tried by a jury of his peers after he failed to show up to court. Brandon Hildebrand Acosta appeared in person in the B. C. Supreme Court in Kelowna…...