Susie Peterson Quinn

Port Alberni

Editor at Black Press Media

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Articles

Body discovered in Port Alberni park; death considered 'suspicious'

1 week ago | nanaimobulletin.com | Susie Peterson Quinn

Port Alberni RCMP continues to investigate after a body was discovered in a local part on Monday, June 16. Police received a call at 5:41 p.m. about a body discovered in Dry Creek Park, which transects uptown Port Alberni from 10th Avenue down to the Alberni Inlet. Access into the dog park and disc golf course were taped off at the Fourth Avenue entrance to the park, as well as at the top of a path on Dunbar Street at Ninth Avenue.
Island students dedicate orange crosswalk to residential school survivors

1 week ago | pqbnews.com | Susie Peterson Quinn

A new project by Anne Ostwald's Social Justice class at Alberni District Secondary School is taking a visible stand in favour of truth and reconciliation. On June 11, students led a ceremony to officially open a new orange crosswalk on Roger Street in front of the Port Alberni high school. Several guests of honour—all residential school survivors—were the first to symbolically open the crosswalk, which had been painted earlier.
Island wildfire burning southwest of Sproat Lake shrinks, still 'held'

1 week ago | nanaimobulletin.com | Susie Peterson Quinn

A wildfire burning at the base of Nahmint Mountain southwest of Sproat Lake has shrunk to 19 hectares and is still being held by B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) personnel. The fire was initially estimated to be 10 hectares after it was discovered Sunday, June 8, 2025 and reported by a pilot with Vancouver Island Soaring Centre.
'This whole event was a miracle': Alberni woman saves husband with CPR

1 week ago | nanaimobulletin.com | Susie Peterson Quinn

Kimberly Daradics woke up with a start in the early morning hours of March 28, 2025. At the same time she registered that her husband Tony wasn't in bed, she heard a strange noise coming from the living room. She rushed into the room and found Tony unresponsive. She called 911 and with the guidance of B.C. EHS emergency medical call taker Sophie Gill—a rookie who had just finished her training—Kimberly began cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
Nahmint wildfire southwest of Sproat Lake shrinks, still 'held'

1 week ago | westerlynews.ca | Susie Peterson Quinn

A wildfire burning at the base of Nahmint Mountain southwest of Sproat Lake has shrunk to 19 hectares and is still being held by B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) personnel. The fire was initially estimated to be 10 hectares after it was discovered Sunday, June 8, 2025 and reported by a pilot with Vancouver Island Soaring Centre.
Fire razes mobile home on outskirts of Port Alberni

1 week ago | northislandgazette.com | Susie Peterson Quinn

A Beaver Creek couple is reeling after their mobile home went up in flames Saturday morning. Beaver Creek Volunteer Fire Dept. personnel responded to a call about a fire in the 6300-block of Smith Road around 8:30 a.m. Firefighters from Port Alberni, Cherry Creek and Sproat Lake departments as well as BC Emergency Health Services (ambulance crew) all responded to assist. Crews were able to keep the fire away from trees behind the home, according to witnesses.
Fire on central Vancouver Island doubles overnight to 23.5 hectares

2 weeks ago | pqbnews.com | Susie Peterson Quinn

Fire crews with B.C. Wildfire Service have made progress on a fire burning in central Vancouver Island despite the fire doubling in size overnight. The fire at the base of Nahmint Mountain, southwest of Sproat Lake, was initially estimated to be 10 hectares after it was discovered Sunday, June 8, 2025 and reported by a pilot with Vancouver Island Soaring Centre.
Highway 4 to close June 11 for maintenance east of Port Alberni

3 weeks ago | chemainusvalleycourier.ca | Susie Peterson Quinn

The B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Transit will close Highway 4 at Cameron Lake for the day on June 11, 2025 for maintenance. Drivers are advised the highway will be closed from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. "for catchment cleanup and maintenance," a highways spokesperson said. "Debris that was recently intercepted by the rockfall fencing next to the lake will be cleared to restore the catchment's capacity," the spokesperson said.
Pickleballers willing to pay for more courts in Port Alberni

3 weeks ago | vancouverislandfreedaily.com | Susie Peterson Quinn

Port Alberni's largest pickleball association says they are out of space, and they have a plan for expansion. However, they need city council's support to kickstart their grant applications. "...the current recreational infrastructure for pickleball in Port Alberni has not kept pace with the growing demand," grant committee delegate R. Crema wrote in a letter to city council included in the May 12 regular meeting.
Alberni Valley Makerspace builds a future with plastic

3 weeks ago | westerlynews.ca | Susie Peterson Quinn

The Alberni Valley Makerspace has received nearly $700,000 in government grants for education programs in plastic recycling and the equipment it takes to run them.

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