City of Port Alberni Elections – By the Numbers since 1993

An Exciting Night If you needed any proof that every vote is critical, you only need to look at the result from last night’s municipal election in the City of Port Alberni. Thanks to archives of the Alberni Valley Times and on the City of Port Alberni website, I was able to to find numbers …

Destroy (again) or Renew?

Dear Editor, (Sent to the AV News on May 20, 2022) I read with great interest your report from the Burde Street Ponds townhall. I regret I was unable to attend as I share the deep concern of the community. I am left with a question. In 2022, why are we still valuing and pursuing …

A War Effort is Needed – To Transition from Fossil Fuels

Sent to the Alberni Valley news March 10, 2022 Published in the March 15, 2022 Alberni Valley News Dear Editor, Nearly every war of the past century can be directly or indirectly tied to the securing of fossil fuel resources. That applies to Ukraine today. My mother’s family (Neufeld and Heubner) were refugees from southern …