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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. 

Today, the City is announcing that Rob Gaudreault will serve as Port Alberni’s new parks operations supervisor, effective May 8, 2017.  

Gaudreault has served as the building and plumbing inspector with the City for the past two years and with the Alberni-Clayoquot-Regional District for the previous five years, prior to which he was a carpenter with the City’s Parks, Recreation and Heritage Department. This varied background includes extensive project management experience involving construction and service administration.   

City of Port Alberni offices will be closed on Friday, April 14, 2017 and Monday, April 17, 2017 for the Good Friday and Easter Monday holidays. The next City Council meeting will be held at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 24, 2017 in Council Chambers at City Hall.

Garbage and Recycling Collections

The City of Port Alberni is inviting businesses and individuals to help clean up litter, both big and small, by participating in the annual Community Cleanup.     

Scheduled for the week of April 30^th through May 6^th, the event is an opportunity for individuals, groups, associations and organizations to join forces and clean up a park, lane way or other public space in their neighbourhood.

For a second year, the City of Port Alberni and Community Futures Alberni-Clayoquot (CFAC) is providing a façade improvement program to assist property and business owners with revitalizing their storefronts.

Matching grants – up to a maximum of $5,000 – are available for eligible project costs for commercial buildings across the city. Corner buildings with two street-facing facades are eligible for up to $7,500 in matching grants with an additional $1,000 for buildings located in three priority areas: upper 3^rd Avenue, lower Argyle Street and lower Johnston Road.