At the February 14, 2017 regular meeting, Mayor Ruttan announced that City Planner Scott Smith had been promoted to the newly developed position of Director of Development Services, effective February 1, 2017.
Due to the heavy snow, garbage and recycling service will be delayed by one day. If today (Thursday) is your normal garbage and recycling day, it will now be picked up tomorrow, February 10th.
As Monday, February 13, 2017 is Family Day, next week's pickup will also be pushed forward by one day. For example, if your collection day is normally Monday, it moves to Tuesday, Tuesday will be collected on Wednesday, Wednesday collected on Thursday, and Thursday collected on Friday. For more information, please call Public Works at 250-720-2840.
The City of Port Alberni invites residents to participate in an eTown Hall Budget Meeting on Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at 6:30pm in Council Chambers.
While the event takes place in Council Chambers at City Hall (4850 Argyle Street), a new format means that comments and questions will be received from those in attendance at the meeting, as well as those viewing from the comfort of their home.
The City of Port Alberni is pleased to welcome Kamruz Zaman as the new City Engineer.
Together with communities across the country, the City of Port Alberni is mourning the victims of the Quebec City mosque shooting. The flags at City Hall have been lowered to half- mast in a gesture of solemn respect.
Mayor Mike Ruttan will be joining local faith leaders and other members of the community at a vigil planned for 5:30pm tonight in front of Port Alberni City Hall to demonstrate compassion and support for the families of those killed in Quebec City. The public is welcome to attend.
The BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure has announced an upgrade to the Highway 4 crosswalk at Helen Street to a fully signalized intersection.
The project, estimated at $225,000, will begin in late January and is expected to finish by the end of March 2017.
Attention all young Canadians! The Canada Day Challenge is now accepting submissions of art, photography and creative writing to mark the 30th anniversary of the contest and the 150th anniversary of Confederation. Participants could win an all-expenses paid grand prize trip for two to Ottawa to celebrate Canada Day and take part in the activities. Entries are being accepted from January 3 to March 31, 2017.
For more information please visit the Canada Day Challenge Contest webpage.
An air quality advisory has been issued by the Ministry of Environment for Port Alberni and the Alberni Valley due to high concentrations of fine particulates that are expected to persist until weather conditions change. Open burning restrictions are now in effect for the Alberni Valley for a period of 3 days.
BC Transit and the City of Port Alberni want to ensure you get home safe this New Year’s Eve by offering free transit service on December 31, 2016 from 10:30 p.m. until 1:30 a.m.
BC Transit customers in Port Alberni should also be aware of the following holiday schedule:
December 24 – Regular service
December 25 – No service
December 26 – Sunday service
Earlier this week, the Port Alberni Port Authority publicly released the evaluation of operations and emissions at the Cantimber Biotech facility. The evaluation was conducted by Golder Associates, an independent consulting firm with expertise in emission measurement and controls and air quality permitting.
The report provides a thorough review of Cantimber’s operation with key findings and recommendations regarding the facility operation, emissions testing, air quality, and other regulatory considerations.
