Port Alberni (pop: 17,700) residents are very friendly, on an official and also casual basis. The WBCCI has made caravan stops in Port Alberni since the mid-l980s, and in this pond we are big.
We had a catered dinner in a community center and were welcomed by the Chamber of Commerce head, the president of the community center, and a representative of the mayor; the mayor sent his apologies but was in Beijing with 64 other locals cheering on a Port Alberni contender in the Olympics. Entertainment for the night included a local clogging couple and a group of six senior singers led by a near-toothless man named Hector, who had a good voice.
After dinner we drove to the river to see if we could see bear, as recommended by the C of C head. Nope. Later we were told they probably wouldn’t appear until September when salmon would be present in greater numbers. Others said simply that the salmon are way down this year, and if we see bear at all, they will be trash bears.
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