North Island College has postponed it's Port Alberni graduation ceremonies while others also grapple with the Highway 4 closure.
Posted: Jun. 12, 2023 6:19PMworkers commuting to and from Port Alberni, tourists and those relying on deliveries to the community.
“We’re very disappointed,” said Kathleen Kuhnert, North Island College’s vice president of Students and Community Engagement. “The third thing we’re doing is trying to bring the food supply back to Port Alberni, working with a couple of the companies together so we can move the food and the chemicals for the Port Alberni mill and the petrochemicals and whatever we require in that area,” said Kamal Sanghera, San Group’s CEO.
“We phoned BC Air and they were super accommodating and we just thought it was the two of us, and then there was a third person as well,” said Oscienny.
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