PA Council moves to closing meetings while in progress and it is good.

I would argue Yes, it is good, and here is why. Background First a little background. With today’s January 28, 2019 meeting, the City Council for Port Alberni appears to have quietly changed the way it is handling “in-camera” meetings of Council. In the past, all in-camera meetings were held as completely separate “Special Meetings” …

Storm proves it’s time for the City to take decisive action to protect our watershed.

What do you need to do? If you agree with this proposal and would like to see it made reality, please write to the AV News, Times Colonist, City Council, the ACRD, and the Province of British Columbia. I have contact information at the bottom of this page. To the Editor – I don’t want …

Updated 2021 – My BC Property Assessment in Port Alberni – 20%, 28%, 13% increase. Property Taxes? Not so much.

Updating the post with 2021 Numbers I thought that instead of reinventing the wheel with a new post, I would just update this one. Here is the current picture of my home property value. I’ll add the updated tax amounts in the original post. Original Post We have seen a slight cooling off (2021: It …