By Keven Drews The District of Tofino won’t support a Vancouver-based mining company’s plans to explore or develop a copper mine on a Clayoquot Sound mountain. Council voted Tuesday morning to inform the provincial government it does not ...

By Karen Boden Motocross racing in Port Alberni had a spectacular start to its season this month and organizers are pumped, looking forward now to hosting the 2008 Provincial Championships.

By Anne-Marie Tobin The Canadian Press TORONTO – The risk of being a victim of serious assault rises when alcohol sales are higher, and young urban males appear to be particularly vulnerable, a new study suggests.

By The Canadian Press OTTAWA – The federal government is considering declaring a substance used to make chewing gum as toxic after tests linked it to cancer in lab rats.

(Editor’s note: The following statement about the 2009 Under-17 Hockey Challenge was made by NDP MLA Scott Fraser in the BC legislature Monday.) S. Fraser: Port Alberni loves the game of hockey. Loyal fans turn out in large numbers to cheer on ...

(In the following exchange in the BC Legislature Monday, Scott Fraser, NDP MLA for Alberni-Qualicum, questions George Abbott, minister of health, about the closure of the psychiatric ward at West Coast General Hospital. Source: http://www.leg.bc.ca/h ...

By Karen Boden Port Alberni took the first step toward dealing with nuisance properties Monday night.

By Keven Drews The owner of one of Ucluelet’s largest resorts is warning the provincial government about the accumulative impact rising gas prices, ferry fares and taxes will have on the tourism industry.

Derrick Van Viegen, second from left, a Grade 8 student at E.J. Dunn middle school, took first place in the Grade 7-9 category of the Discover Your Community: History in Art Poster Contest. Presenting him with an award in Victoria Monday were legisl ...

By Westcoaster.ca staff The names of two winners for Sunday’s Mother’s Day draw have been picked.