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The City of Port Alberni is pleased to welcome Gaylene Thorogood as the new Manager of Police Support Services.

Gaylene has been the Detachment Services Supervisor for the Tofino RCMP for the past 5 years, and is currently managing the Ucluelet, Tofino and Ahousaht detachment offices.  Prior to this Gaylene was in the role of Detachment Services Assistant for the Ucluelet RCMP detachment.  This background has provided Gaylene with extensive experience working with and supervising RCMP civilian support staff.

The Port Alberni Fire Department is holding an open house on Saturday, June 10th between 11:00am and 1:00pm.

The firefighters will be at the hall to show off the trucks and equipment they use on a daily basis and talk about the services they provide to the community.

The City encourages everyone to stop by and meet the firefighters who protect the city.

For more information, please call 250-724-1351.

Earlier this month, the Alberni Valley News published an article regarding the status of the Cantimber Biotech operation and their progress with respect to recommendations from a third-party evaluation of their operations and emissions.

As noted in the article, the wood-based activated carbon manufacturer has been progressing on the 21 recommendations since the release of the report in December of 2016.

Starting today, May 29, 2017, City of Port Alberni construction crews will begin replacing the water main on Margaret Street between Richardson and Glenside.  Local traffic will have access throughout construction, anticipated to last 5 days. 

With the City’s recent sale of approximately 3.5 acres at the south end of Cherry Creek Road for a new commercial development, the owner, LPV Land Development, has advised the City of their intent to begin initial work on Monday, May 29, 2017. This work will involve the falling and clearing of trees to make way for a mix of new light industrial units and a mini-storage facility.

With a portion of the Roger Creek trail network traversing the property, LPV Land Development will be relocating the trail, at their cost, within the property for continued public access and use. 

Motorists, cyclists and pedestrians are advised that Gertrude Street between Arrowsmith and Glenside Roads will be closed from Monday, May 15 to Friday, May 19, 2017. The City of Port Alberni Public Works crews will be replacing a major storm drain pipe on Lathom Road.

Lathom Road between Margaret and Elizabeth Streets will be closed as well.

During construction, access will be limited to local residential traffic and emergency services.  All other traffic will be detoured via side streets of Elizabeth and Margaret Streets.  Please obey all posted traffic detours.

Communities across Vancouver Island are having conversations about how to address inappropriately discarded needles. The challenge is a shared one, and the City would like to provide you with some resources to help you respond to these concerns.

Everyone who uses a needle to inject should dispose of their needles safely.  However, that’s not always the case, and sometimes they are discarded in back alleys, ditches, parks, and other public spaces.

The Parks, Recreation and Heritage Department has been experiencing technical issues with their phone system. We are working to fix the problem, however this will require a temporary disconnection of the phone and computer systems on Friday, April 28, 2017 from 8:00am until 5:00pm. This means the phone and email systems at Echo Centre will not be in service and City staff at that facility will not be able to process program registrations, bookings and other specific recreation services.

With the support of Island Health, the City of Port Alberni is launching a new series of indoor fitness programs this fall to help residents stay active during the cold and wet winter months.

The City is receiving a total of $11,578 through the Community Wellness Grant Program to deliver registered and drop-in fitness programs, including a new indoor walking program, at the Alberni Valley Multiplex. The new programs will also include activities such as chair yoga, gentle cardio and aerobics, all taught by certified instructors.  

The City of Port Alberni today is announcing changes to its preschool program offerings to better align these services with the City’s core recreation programs.

For over two decades, the City has been providing licensed preschool programming through Discovery Preschool at Hilton Centre.  The fee-for-service program provides children, ages 3 to 5, with 2.5 hour sessions up to five days a week.

Effective June 30, 2017 the City will no longer be running Discovery Preschool, opting instead to provide regular children’s recreation programs out of the same facility.