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PORT ALBERNI – July 14, 2025 - The City of Port Alberni is pleased to announce that ice installation at the Alberni Valley Multiplex is complete, following the successful rental and commissioning of a temporary chiller unit.

Earlier this year, the facility’s permanent chiller system failed, resulting in the loss of ice and disruption to user groups. Since then, staff have worked diligently to secure a rental chiller from the Lower Mainland and completed a safe and timely restoration of ice-making capabilities.

Port Alberni, B.C. – June 12, 2025 - Get ready for a day packed with fun, music, heritage, and community spirit as Celebrate PA! takes over Harbour Quay on Canada Day – Tuesday, July 1, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Celebrate PA! is a free, family-friendly event created by the community, for the community. Powered by local organizations, artists, performers, and volunteers, this unique celebration reflects the heart of Port Alberni—diverse, welcoming, and full of pride.

Port Alberni, BC – May 2, 2025 – Upon learning of the most recent pedestrian strikes at the intersection of 10th Avenue and Dunbar Street the city is taking immediate action to further enhance safety in the area. In the coming weeks, as materials arrive, city crews will remove the northbound and southbound left-turn lanes on 10th Avenue, installing temporary barriers to prevent motorists from turning onto Dunbar Street.

Port Alberni, BC – The city’s chiller, a component of the ice plant in the Alberni Valley Multiplex, has been taken out of operation due to a leak detected within the system. 

Port Alberni - April 16, 2025 - On Sunday, April 13, 2025, the City of Port Alberni was alerted to a technical issue with the Alberni Valley Multiplex ice plant, the refrigeration system responsible for creating and maintaining the ice surfaces in the facility. Out of an abundance of caution, the city followed protocol and immediately shut down the ice plant, closed the facility and called Fraser Valley Refrigeration, its certified contracted technician, to assess the system’s operations.

PORT ALBERNI, BC, April 8, 2025 – Port Alberni is set to reclaim its waterfront with the signing of the Somass Lands master development agreement between the City of Port Alberni and Matthews West Developments Ltd. (Matthews West), a private Canadian development company based in Squamish, BC.

In 2023 the City of Port Alberni selected Matthews West as the development partner for the transformation of the 43-acre waterfront property and adjacent parking lot (the Lands), previously known as the Somass Division sawmill.

Port Alberni, BC –The City of Port Alberni and their unionized workers, represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 118, have reached a three-year collective agreement.

The agreement was ratified by Local 118 members on Monday, March 31, 2025, and by City of Port Alberni Council on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. The new contract covers the period beginning January 1, 2024, and will expire on December 31, 2026.

Port Alberni, BC – The City of Port Alberni has now adopted the 2025-2029 Five Year Financial Plan (the Plan), with the rate for the average single-family residential home set at 13.98 per cent.

Port Alberni, BC – On March 5, 2025, City of Port Alberni staff with the help of local contractors will erect the long-awaited ‘Welcome to Port Alberni’ sign on city-owned land at the corner of Highway 4 and John Street, adjacent to the Walmart parking lot.

“This welcome sign has been on the city’s agenda for years and with the help of local First Nations, contractors and artists it has finally become a reality,” said Sharie Minions, mayor of Port Alberni.

Port Alberni, BC – Since 2022 c̓išaaʔath ̣ (Tseshaht First Nation), Hupačasath First Nation, and City of Port Alberni have participated in the First Nations – Municipal Community Economic Development Initiative (CEDI) through the creation of a CEDI Working Group.