Happy Thanksgiving or Columbus Day for our American friends,

I’m sure by now most of you have seen the news out of Port Alice about the mud slide which caused some damage to our vacation rental home. We were very fortunate that the guest staying on the main floor had checked out that morning and no one was injured or frightened.

The mud slide from the heavy rains occurred about 1/2 mile to the south of Copper Coast but a portion of the slide found it’s way down the creek beside our property and it appears that one of the timbers in the swollen creek caught a column supporting the deck and spun around breaking 2 windows and the frame of the garden doors (both doors were still fine including the glass). The wall has since been re-framed and the windows and door frame are on order.

The good news is that the Geotechnical Investigation that was completed before purchasing the property (conducted by an engineering firm with offices from Victoria to Toronto) found that “there are no apparent slope stability concerns” and that “the granular soil encountered over the till or bedrock will provide good foundation conditions for low or high rise buildings”. A rock retaining wall will
now be built between the creek and our vacation home. Another upside is that the already fantastic oceanview is even better as a result of a few trees between the road and inlet being washed out.

We will be open for guests on the main floor as soon as the rock retaining wall is completed and will reopen the 2 bedrooms on the walkout floor after the windows and doors are complete along with minor drywall repairs even though neither bedroom was affected.

Now is the time to take advantage of me for good deals on the main floor. We will send out another newsletter when the rock retaining wall is in place.

A special thanks to my sister Fern and her husband Harv Willems for helping in the clean up.

From the photos you can see the minimal amount of damage and how close it was from missing us completely.

As always please feel free to call or email me if you have any questions.

By now I am sure you have all been enjoying the 2010 Winter Olympics from Vancouver. Since we have readers from the USA, Germany, Netherlands, Great Britain, China, India and other parts of the world we wanted to share our congratulations to those countries who helped make these games so special. For many Canadians the games have centered around the hockey and now that the women have completed their mission the entire country is eagerly anticipating the men’s semi-final action tonight AND hopefully a birth in the final Sunday!!!

Building is rapidly progressing on schedule at Copper Coast and we would enjoy sharing reports from the work site with you all:

1. The first home is at the drywall stage with the taping and sanding to be completed early next week followed by the painting/finishing.
2. The power in the second place is up and running which means we can now put the generator away and actually get to the shop and turn the lights on!!!
3. We are framing the roof on the second house and we will shoot for a completion date of July or early August - IT WILL THEN BE AVAILABLE FOR NIGHTLY RENTALS.

We have been very fortunate to not only find trades in the area but to have tradesmen that put their heart and soul into the project which is evident by the quality of work (see pictures for proof!) Also a photo of a group of students (out for a morning row) from Vancouver Island University who shared their ideas with the village to bring more people to this beautiful part of the world.

Watch our newsletters for specials on fishing packages!!

I am back in Port Alice for about 10 days.

For those who visited us in Port Alice over the past summer you will see a big difference upon your next visit!! To date, we have one unit framed which is ready for the roofing. After that we will install a large deck across the front of the home with a walkway along the side. The first home, which is entitled the “Coho Streamline Model” (on lot #8 - please see pictures below), will be ready for occupancy in the new year when the owners finally retire and move in to their personal piece of heaven on the coast! Please take note of the unbelievable view these folks will enjoy each morning and evening as the hours pass by on Frigon Island.

The second home, our “Tyee Model”, has walkout level walls framed and is ready for the first floor. This unit will have 5 bedrooms/4 bathrooms and be ready to rent this spring for those planning to visit
the hidden gem of Port Alice. Rental options vary from just one bedroom to 2 or 3 or all 5 bedrooms if you have a packed house.

Underground services have been installed on the property including: sewer, water, conduit for underground hydro, as well as phone and cable. Gas will be available after the village completes their portion of the sewer and water.

The Marina is still sounding promising and we will surely update readers with any new developments as we find out more!!

As always, please contact us by e-mail or phone for more specific information regarding the progress to date!!

Thanks for your support.

We are happy to announce the newest addition to the Copper Coast Resort community. Robin and Edith Chemago from Beaumont Alberta have purchased Lot #8. They plan on building the Coho Streamline model on their new lot in the Spring of 2009 and retire there in a couple of years.

Congratulations Robin and Edith!