A life of giving: 90-year-old digs into own pockets to help Port Alberni’s less fortunate | Ha-Shilth-Sa Newspaper

A life of giving: 90-year-old digs into own pockets to help Port Alberni’s less fortunate | Ha-Shilth-Sa Newspaper

A life of giving: 90-year-old digs into own pockets to help Port Alberni’s less fortunate Eric Plummer Thu, 02/05/2026 - 07:37 Port Alberni, BC From the warmth of Quality Foods’ cafeteria, an elderly man peers out at the school playing field across the street where hundreds of sea gulls scratch the srubby grass searching for worms.  “They know me, they get excited when they see me leaving the store,” says Mr. Em. Because he’s a senior citizen kn…