September 15th 2009 - Appointment to the Port Authority Board of Directors: Gillian Trumper
July 2009 - Re-Appointments to the Port Authority Board of Directors: Don Ferster and Ken Barlow
March 30th, 2009 - Clutesi Haven Statement

The Port Alberni Port Authority was formed July 1, 1999, as a continuation of the Port Alberni Harbour Commission. Under the Canada Marine Act, the Port Authority is mandated jurisdiction of the Alberni Inlet from the Somass River to Tzartus Island.
The inlet is prone to calm waters, is free from any navigational obstacles, is ice free year round, and offers a direct shipping route to the Pacific Rim. With a length of just over 40 kilometres and an average width of roughly 1.5 kilometres, the Alberni Inlet can easily accommodate Panamax size vessels.