Port Alberni, BC – On the afternoon of Thursday, November 21, 2019, the City received a new Certificate of Inspection from Technical Safety BC (see attached.) The certificate provides the City a clear path forward to achieving compliance, enabling the Alberni Valley Multiplex the ability to resume ice-making activities as quickly as possible, once certain conditions are met.
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Nov 15 2019 - 7:31pm
Port Alberni, BC – On November 15th, 2019, City officials met with a number of agencies including Technical Safety BC and representatives of the manufacturer of the ice plant to discuss a Certificate of Inspection issued the previous evening by Technical Safety BC.
Nov 7 2019 - 1:23pm
Technical Safety BC has ordered that the Alberni Valley Multiplex remain closed until further notice.
City staff, contractors and Technical Safety BC inspectors worked through the evening of November 6th and into the early morning of November 7th to repair what is now classified as a cracked weld on a manufactured flange. After the crack was repaired, while conducting a pre-service pressure test of the system, a second crack was discovered.
Nov 5 2019 - 6:37pm
Port Alberni, BC – Due to a low-level ammonia leak detected in the Multiplex’s ice plant refrigeration system, all programs and services at the Multiplex have been cancelled and the facility will remain closed until further notice.
Sep 27 2019 - 3:32pm
Port Alberni, BC – Mayor Sharie Minions has issued the following statement in response to the report released by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) regarding their investigation of three murders which occurred in northern British Columbia in July 2019:
“I want to thank the RCMP for releasing their report summarizing the investigation of the tragic circumstances surrounding the loss of three innocent lives this past summer.
I hope the additional information answers some of the questions that so many people have had about this very sad case. While I recognize there will never be an adequate explanation for the families and loved ones of the victims, we hope the findings will at the very least bring some closure.
On behalf of the community and residents of Port Alberni, I wish to express our deepest condolences to the families of Chynna Deese, Lucas Fowler and Leonard Dyck.
This has been a challenging time for our community, but nothing compared to what the families of the three victims have been through. In Port Alberni, we continue to support each other and those affected by this case and demonstrate our strength and resilience as Vancouver Island’s community with a heart.
Once again, on behalf of the City of Port Alberni, I would like to express my thanks to everyone who has worked on this difficult case.
Sep 26 2019 - 2:21pm
PORT ALBERNI, BC – Discovery Channel’s hit TV series, Hellfire Heroes, returns for a second season featuring Port Alberni’s very own fire department.
Premiering October 22, 2019, at 7 p.m. PST, Hellfire Heroes follows four fire departments in their pursuit to serve and protect the communities in which they live. The eight-episode series takes viewers to Lesser Slave Lake, Alberta, Yellowhead County, Alberta, Swift Current, Saskatchewan and here to Port Alberni, British Columbia.
For the past year, film crews have been in Port Alberni periodically following the City’s department as they responded to a battery of emergency calls from structure fires to motor vehicle accidents and more.
“We are fortunate to have been selected by the Discovery Channel as one of the locations to film season two of Hellfire Heroes. This gives our residents and the broader viewing population an opportunity to get a glimpse of the great work our crews do every day,” said Port Alberni Fire Department Chief, Mike Owens.
To get a sneak peek of season two, click here.
Tune in to the Discovery Channel every Tuesday at 7 p.m. PST starting October 22, 2019, to see the Port Alberni Fire Department crew in action.
Sep 20 2019 - 9:46am
Port Alberni, BC – Council for the City of Port Alberni has plans to open a public safety building in the Uptown district. The building will house the City’s Bylaw Services Department and Community Policing and be dedicated to addressing current and emerging public safety challenges by providing a more direct link between the community and Port Alberni’s protective services.
Sep 14 2019 - 10:21am
Port Alberni, BC - Mayor Sharie Minions on behalf of Council and the City of Port Alberni has issued a statement following news of a bus crash on the Bamfield Road which resulted in two fatalities and multiple injuries:
“We are heartbroken to learn of the tragic events that unfolded for a busload of university students on route to the Bamfield Marine Station as part of an educational class trip. This sudden loss of young lives is being felt far and wide. Our hearts go out to those impacted by this event, and our deepest condolences to the families who lost their loved ones.
Aug 28 2019 - 4:54pm
GUEST NEWS RELEASE
The process of finding a successor to outgoing Superintendent, Ted De Jager, has been completed with the appointment of Inspector Brian Hunter to the position of Detachment Commander for the Penticton South Okanagan Similkameen Regional RCMP Detachment. The appointment was announced today by the RCMP National Headquarters.
Aug 12 2019 - 4:48pm
Port Alberni, BC - Mayor Sharie Minions has issued a statement following confirmation earlier today that an autopsy has confirmed the bodies found near Gillam, Manitoba are those of Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky:
“I hope the additional information provided by the RCMP today will answer some of the questions facing the families who have been struck by the tragedy which unfolded last month in northern British Columbia.