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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. 

The City of Port Alberni will be conducting work on the waterline near the intersection of Strathcona Street and McBride Street on Thursday, March 30, 2017 starting at 8:30 am. 

The work is being undertaken to provide a new water connection to an adjacent development.  Water supply in the area will be shut down for up to 8 hours and residents in the 5500 – 5700 block of Strathcona, 3900 block of McBride and the 3900 block of Dunsmuir will have no water until the connection is restored.

Theresa Kingston, Director of Community Services announced today that she will retire at the end of June, after 40 years of distinguished service with the City of Port Alberni.

Kingston has held various leadership positions during her tenure, serving as the head of Parks, Recreation and Heritage since 2015, following 13 years as the Manager of Human Resources and Community Development, and later as the Director of Corporate Services.

Mayor Mike Ruttan announced that the City of Port Alberni has entered into a land exchange agreement with an uptown property owner in order to address a longstanding derelict building.

Under the land exchange agreement, the City will transfer four surplus lots on Alexander Road in exchange for the two parcels that make up the former Arrowview Hotel property on Athol Street, following the demolition of the building.  The agreement is contingent upon full environmental abatement and demolition of the building to the City’s satisfaction. 

The City of Port Alberni is pleased to announce an agreement to sell approximately 3.5 acres at the south end of Cherry Creek Road for a new commercial development.

The property, located at 4730 Cherry Creek Road, is being sold for $255,000 to LPV Land Development, a local development company owned by Mr. Leo Van Vliet.  The agreement provides for a mix of new light industrial units and a mini-storage facility, with a minimum investment of $400,000 in building investment within 18 months.

The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure announced today that the City of Port Alberni was the successful recipient of a Bike BC grant to complete a multi-use path along Stamp Avenue from Roger Street to Redford Street.

The project is valued at $200,000 and with the Bike BC Grant, the City will get 50% funding from the province. Port Alberni’s contribution will come from the City’s Carbon Fund, a reserve fund established to support new greenhouse gas reduction initiatives.

One of the largest infrastructure projects in Port Alberni’s recent history has received a further federal-provincial investment with the announcement of a $6.7 million grant from the Clean Water and Waste Water Fund.

The funding will help ensure the protection of public health and waterways by supporting the development of an upgraded wastewater treatment system, currently in the planning stages as part of the City’s Liquid Waste Management Plan (LWMP).