The City of Port Alberni has announced that it will not be renewing leases with the Port Alberni Port Authority after the two parties failed to come to an agreement on the cost.
In a statement issued October 28, 2025, the City of Port Alberni said it has issued formal notice of termination for the land lease agreements with the Port Alberni Port Authority (PAPA).
With time running out for salmon farming as we know it on the B.C. coast, a potlatch in Port Alberni delivered another blow of opposition to the industry.
As B.C.’s Indigenous leaders come together for the 10th annual First Nations Leadership Council Gathering, Premier David Eby and his cabinet were there to take part in two days of political discussions at the Vancouver Convention Centre.
Held Nov. 4 and 5 in downtown Vancouver, the gathering brings together more than 1,200 people with representation from the 204 First Nations from all corners of the province. First Nations leaders said it is a chance for them to bring forward issues that can be worked on with the province.
Elders are now playing a role in employment training programs being offered by the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council.
Senior members of each of the NTC’s 14 nations have now undergone workshops to prepare them to assist with essential skills training and certificate courses being offered by the Nuu-chah-nulth Employment and Training Program. This gives NETP a long roster of elders to draw from to support its employment training sessions – an involvement that brings additional income to senior Nuu-chah-nulth-aht as well.
A new report highlights both the strengths and ongoing challenges of Tofino's economy, showing signs of improvement in recent years while drawing attention to persistent barriers facing local businesses.
The Tofino Chamber of Commerce released this year's Business Retention and Expansion (BRE) Summary Report on October 23, providing a detailed analysis of the resort town’s current economic climate based on the testimony of 50 business owners across all major sectors.
The Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council (NTC) is seeking a term (to April 30, 2026), full time Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to provide a full continuum of Community Home care Nursing services to individuals in a variety of community-based settings in the Central Region.
The Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council (NTC) is seeking a permanent, full time Registered Nurse to provide a full continuum of Community Health and Home Care Nursing services to individuals in a variety of community-based settings in NTC’s Northern Region territory. Our Nursing services follow the Nuu-chah-nulth Nursing framework that ensures culturally safe, relational, reflective and trauma informed Nursing Practice. This position is based out of Campbell River (NTC Northern Region Office).
Harbour Air is running a new 19 passenger flight service from Vancouver to Tofino all winter.
The new route between Vancouver International Airport’s South Terminal (YVR) and Tofino-Long Beach Airport (YAZ) offers four weekly departures on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays, with one-way fares starting at $139. (People living in the west coast region are eligible to receive a 20 per cent discount with a valid ID; use promo code TOFINOLOCAL20.)
Increased ACCESS, an Indigenous-led nonprofit that helps with animal management solutions, has created a new day to raise awareness about public health and safety inequities in Indigenous communities across Canada.
Nov. 1, 2025, marks the first Red Collar Day, a national day for truth, healing and shared responsibility — to ensure every community has the care, infrastructure, and respect needed to make dog culls, and the grief they cause, a thing of the past, says Increased ACCESS.
Is restorative justice a solution to B.C.’s backlogged court system? Can it reduce the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in jail?
Duncan Booth, executive director of the Alberni Valley Restorative Justice Society (AVRJS), believes the process has the potential to reduce recidivism, plus save time and money for criminal justice partners including the RCMP, Crown counsel, the courts and BC Corrections.