David Wiwchar

1 week ago | nanaimonewsnow.com | David Wiwchar

If you've driven through Cathedral Grove within the past few weeks, you'll probably have noticed that tourist season has returned to the island. Despite a predicted increase in tourist traffic this year, the Alberni Tourist Information Centre remains closed due to a loss of local funding. Alberni Valley Chamber of Commerce CEO Jolleen Dick says a funding agreement with the city had been negotiated earlier this year then cancelled without warning.

1 week ago | nanaimonewsnow.com | David Wiwchar

The City of Port Alberni says it will reconfigure 10th Avenue at Dunbar after two pedestrians were hit there within a month. A pedestrian was hit there Thursday afternoon and taken to hospital for observation. On April 10th a cyclist was hit there and taken by air ambulance to a trauma centre.

3 weeks ago | nanaimonewsnow.com | David Wiwchar

Voters across Vancouver Island are blasting their Conservative candidates for not showing up to public all-candidates events. Courtenay-Alberni Conservative Kris McNichol refused to attend two local all-candidates events in Port Alberni, and multiple events throughout the riding. NDP incumbent Gord Johns says McNichol's absence sends a poor message about him, his party, and politics as a whole. "Kris McNichol has not come out and spoken publicly about his positions," said Johns.

3 weeks ago | nanaimonewsnow.com | David Wiwchar

Plans for a new Alberni aquatic centre are heading back to the drawing board after regional district directors agreed the $100 million price tag was unaffordable. Sproat Lake area director Penny Cote threatened to pull her community out of the project altogether, saying proposed re-payment plans overly target her residents. "Sproat Lake residents can't afford this," she said. "I think that they're being presented as a cash cow.

3 weeks ago | nanaimonewsnow.com | David Wiwchar