Valley Heartbeat! by Kristi Dobson
December 22, 2015
Lyndon Cassell was born and raised in Newfoundland and over the years made his way to British Columbia. The experience he gained along the way is as varied as the two coasts, but when he landed in Port Alberni five years ago, he put all of his skills together to launch a new business with his...
December 18, 2015
Although he went from small town boy to a journalist on the world renown Inside Edition in New York City, Paul Boyd has always remained true to his roots. Currently living in North Carolina, Paul dug deep into the trenches of his digital scrapbook to present a holiday countdown for Port Alberni,...
December 15, 2015
For three yoga instructors, random acts of kindness and giving happens year-round.
In January 2014, Livi De Rooy, Christina Brack and Alysia Miller launched the Be CommUNITY Workshops in order to raise funds and donations of food and clothing for several local non-profit organizations and...
December 11, 2015
A small group of relatively new residents have a passion to help Port Alberni thrive. Not only that, they want to start dialogue, spark interest and create change. That is why a month ago, Alicia La Rue, Eric Plummer, Sandra Gentleman and Malcolm Menninga launched albernithrive.com, a website...
December 9, 2015
If you have even taken the No. 7 steam train to McLean Mill, you may have been greeted by Gordon Blake. As a member of the Western Vancouver Island Industrial Heritage Society for nearly 30 years, Blake has been a conductor on the historic locomotive for almost as long.
Although he is committed to...
December 4, 2015
Students at ADSS have started a project to help address the most common question that comes through the Visitor Centre - Where can I eat in Port Alberni?
With the help of Bill Collette, executive director of the Chamber of Commerce, the Civics Studies 11 class is developing a guide of local...
December 2, 2015
Port Alberni could soon be the new home of two international refugee families. A small group of volunteers have formed two different, yet parallel sponsorship groups to help bring in the families and ensure a smooth resettlement process.
The two groups are the Blended Visa Office Referral (BVOR),...
November 27, 2015
If you have admired or purchased any of the evolving pieces of pottery from the McLean Mill Christmas Market over the past two decades, it may have been made from the hands of Yolande Fournier. She has been a vendor there since day one.
Yolande was born in Vancouver and raised for the first eight...
November 25, 2015
Local horse enthusiasts brought the country into town on Sunday. The West Brooke Pony Club held its first annual Toy Ride and spectators witnessed several horses and riders parade through the streets.
Organizers were happy with the turnout and the overall goal of collecting goods for the less...
November 20, 2015
Born and raised in Port Alberni, Chris Washington has recently filled big shoes at Flandangles. After the passing of owner, Anne Fleming earlier this month, she and her husband, Dan, purchased the well-known kitchen store and hope to pay tribute to Fleming by keeping the doors of the local business...
November 18, 2015
Desja Walker wants to empower other women and girls to create change in the community. With the help of like-minded peers and their children, Walker, Dallas Dalziel Productions and Andrea Anderson Photography produced a video and images that provide a message of hope and support. After receiving a...
November 12, 2015
Alan Bunt recently returned from Ottawa, where he toured the Canadian War Museum. Bunt, along with 39 other military veterans, is featured in a new exhibit on the Cold War as well as a video documentary.
When he joined the military at the age of 17, Bunt completed his basic training in Winnipeg. He...
