Economic Development Office

57th Annual Totem Basketball Tournament - January 6 & 7, 2012

Submitted by eco.dept on January 4, 2012 - 12:10pm.

The Totem Tournament is the longest running boys basketball tournament in BC, although now the tournament hosts both boy and girl teams.

Six teams will bring approximately 90 players plus coaches and family members into the community for the weekend.  The economic spin off from the tournament is a great boost to local businesses, in particular hotels, restaurants and some retail shops.  The tournament is also an opportunity for the community to demonstrate its renowned 'Excellence in Hosting.'

Two Alberni Valley businesses honoured at 2011 Mid Island Science Technology and Innovation Council (MISTIC) Awards

Submitted by eco.dept on November 8, 2011 - 10:26am.

First Nations Wildcrafters beat out a strong field of competitors to receive the top Agri Foods Award at the 2011 MISTIC Innovation Awards held last week.  This outstanding company is a family owned business, the first wild food business in British Columbia to implement Good Agricultural and Collection Practices (GACP).  First Nations Wildcrafters was chosen by the Ministry of Agriculture to design and implement an alternate crops forest food agroforestry pilot project.  They were al

Economic Development Strategic Plan in progress

Submitted by eco.dept on October 6, 2011 - 4:43pm.

For the past four years, the Economic Development Manager (EDM) has been focused primarily on implementation of priorities and recommendations identified in the City of Port Alberni’s Strategic Plan (2005), the Review of the Port Alberni Forest Industry (inspired by SOVA in 2007), the Uptown and Waterfront Redevelopment Study (jointly sponsored by the Port Alberni Port Authority and the City in 2007), the BC pilot Memorandum of Agreement on Community Economic Development with the Province of BC (2009), the Integrated Resourc

Pot Luck Ceramics – First Profit for Non-Profit business in Canada

Submitted by eco.dept on October 3, 2011 - 9:12am.

Owned and operated by the Port Alberni Fundraising Co-op, Pot Luck Ceramics is the first Profit for Non-Profit business in Canada.  Pot Luck Ceramics is located in Cherry Creek on 4011 Cowley Road in a beautiful converted barn.

Alberni Inlet Trail opens

Submitted by eco.dept on September 21, 2011 - 10:32am.

A focus on the creation of new trails and the linking of existing trails is one of the strategic initiatives of the City of Port Alberni's Economic Development office.  This initiative received a boost when Phase 1 of the Historic CNPR Alberni Inlet Trail opened Sunday September 17, 2011. 

Raven Underground Coal Mine Project - Public Comments Invited and Public Meetings

Submitted by it.staff on May 11, 2011 - 11:40am.

The BC Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) and the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEA Agency) have released the Raven Project's draft Application Information Requirements/Environmental Impact Statement (AIR/EIS) document and announced the dates for the 40-day public comment period.

The public will have from May 18 to June 27, 2011 to review and comment on the AIR/EIS document. An electronic version of the document is available at www.ceaa-acee.gc.ca or www.eao.gov.bc.ca. Copies are also available at libraries throughout the Comox Valley and Port Alberni area.

Pacific Coast University A Go For Port Alberni: Federal Funding

Submitted by it.staff on August 6, 2009 - 1:14pm.

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Pacific Coast University for Workplace Health Sciences Proposed for Port Alberni

Submitted by it.staff on March 31, 2009 - 1:39pm.