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Development permit clears way for Port Alberni's first new hotel in 45 years

  • Port Alberni city council has approved a development permit for the first new hotel since 1980.
  • Three local First Nations, Tseshaht, Hupacasath, and Huu-ay-aht, will build a Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham, which will feature 76 rooms, a pool, and a waterslide.
  • The hotel will be located in front of Walmart on Johnston Road and will be a four-storey building, with one side closest to residential homes being nine metres tall to reduce shadow impact.
  • Councillor Debbie Haggard mentioned that Port Alberni is 'very short' of hotels, indicating a demand for such accommodations.
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Port Alberni Valley News broke the news in on Monday, February 17, 2025.
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