I just came across an incredible little video thanks to a post on a local web forum. It shows some very very early images (starting late 1800s) of Port Alberni, showing schooners, horse-drawn mail coaches, horse logging, the first steam train in Port Alberni, and many images of buildings and hotels that are still in …
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Port Alberni City Council considers legal action against BC Government
Concerned citizens and grass-roots organizations can make a difference! It’s happening here in Port Alberni. At the City Council meeting this past Monday night (hattip: Westcoaster.ca, Keith Wyton, Chair of the Save-Our-Valley-Alliance (SOVA), presented Council with reasons why legal action should be taken against the BC Government for allowing private timberlands to be taken from …
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Nov 15, Worse than the Tsunami – Boil Water Advisories
Multiple reports from people who were in Port Alberni in 1964 have indicated that the November 15 events were worse and have caused more damage than even the famous Tsunami that hi Port Alberni after the giant earthquake in Alaska in 1964. The Westcoaster.ca has the best coverage of the events. Including a photo gallery. …
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