A new micro-credential program at North Island College (NIC) will help people living in rural and Indigenous communities build relevant skillsets to foster economic growth in their communities.

Seniors and people living with disabilities in Port Alberni now have access to more affordable rental housing with the opening of Huupsitas, a new 48-unit apartment building.

To ensure the safety of drivers, Highway 4 at Cameron Lake Bluff will be closed until later in the afternoon on Tuesday, Dec. 26 while crews clean up a large rockfall that brought several trees down onto Highway 4.

Highway 4 at the Cameron Lake Bluffs section will be temporarily closed on Thursday, Dec. 7, to allow crews to remove debris that fell within the catchment barricades this week.

More than 20 new safe and secure second-stage homes are open in Port Alberni for women and their children leaving violence.

Highway 4 is on track to fully reopen to two-lane travel at Cameron Lake Bluffs before the Labour Day long weekend, after a successful day of rock scaling allowed crews to move toward stabilizing the bluffs.

Work is continuing toward the full reopening of Highway 4 at Cameron Lake Bluffs.