November 9, 2021
Port Alberni, BC – The City of Port Alberni’s Chief Administrative Officer Tim Pley has announced his retirement effective December 31, 2021.
Pley was hired by the City of Port Alberni as a Firefighter in 1990, progressed through the ranks of the Port Alberni Fire Department, and served for eight years as Fire Chief prior to assuming the role of CAO in 2016.
Friday, October 1, 2021
Port Alberni, BC – Council for the City of Port Alberni has endorsed the extension of the City’s Guidelines for Temporary Sidewalk Patios including the use of the City’s Licence to Occupy Agreement until June 1, 2022.
September 29, 2021
Port Alberni, BC – On September 30, the City of Port Alberni will observe the first annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The City’s flags continue to fly at half-mast, and our offices and recreation facilities will be closed to commemorate the history and ongoing trauma caused by residential schools and to honour those who were lost and the survivors, families and communities who continue to grieve.
Port Alberni, BC – The City of Port Alberni has completed the purchase of five parcels of former industrial lands, the most significant of which is the 43 acre site of the former Somass Division Sawmill.
Thursday, August 12, 2021
Port Alberni, BC – The City of Port Alberni and Western Forest Products have reached a negotiated agreement for the purchase of five properties including the lands upon which the Somass Division Sawmill is situated. As a result of this sale, the City will formally withdraw the expropriation process on the Somass Lands.
The land purchase includes:
The property on which Somass Division Sawmill is situated.
A property currently used as a parking lot for Somass Division Sawmill.
Friday, June 25, 2021
Port Alberni, BC – To ensure a steady supply of safe drinking water during our hot summer, Stage 1 Water Restrictions start July 1, 2021.
Starting Thursday, from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., even-numbered addresses can water their lawns, trees, shrubs and flowers on even-numbered calendar days; odd-numbered addresses can water on odd-numbered calendar days.
Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Port Alberni, BC – Today the City of Port Alberni served formal Notice of Expropriation to Western Forest Products for the lands upon which the Somass Division Sawmill is situated [see map below].
Port Alberni, BC – Discs will soon be flying at Dry Creek Park disc golf course!
The City of Port Alberni is partnering with the Alberni Valley Disc Golf Club to revitalize a portion of green space along Dry Creek to develop an 18-hole disc golf course, historically used as a combination of an off-leash dog area and a walking trail. With the development of the green space and creating a disc golf course, the City and Alberni Valley Disc Golf are looking to breathe new life into the area.
PARK CLOSURE & PREP WORK
Tuesday, June 8, 2021
Port Alberni, BC – The City is pleased to announce a partnership with Ahousaht First Nation on a development project that will provide affordable housing for Indigenous citizens.
Thursday, June 3, 2021
Port Alberni, BC – With the help of BC Hydro's street light replacement program, the City of Port Alberni will see the replacement of approximately 830 High-Pressure Sodium (HPS) street light bulbs with new LEDs. Starting this June, the old street light bulbs will be updated with more energy-efficient LEDs that will provide better visibility and last significantly longer.
