We sincerely hope you have had a great holiday season and wish you all the very best in the upcoming year. 2011 should be another exciting year for Copper Coast and the village of Port Alice. Because of ongoing construction to the creek bank adjacent to the vacation home we won’t be booking any rentals until the spring, just in time for another stellar year of fishing on the West side of the island!! Stay tuned for more details!

For those folks on the mainland and island wanting more information or an in person visit we are going to have a booth at several home shows in the New Year. This will be a great opportunity to learn more about the project, the village of Port Alice and the north island in general. The dates and locations of shows we (my son Ryan and I) will be attending are listed below, click on the home show name for a link:

January 28th-30th - Chilliwack Home Show

February 25th-27th - Nanaimo Home Show

April 8th-10th - Comox Home Show

April 15th-17th - Victoria Home Show

If you are in the neighborhood please stop by and say hello as we are always excited to chat about what is happening at Copper Coast!!

Again, have a great 2011 and enjoy any festivities you might have planned to bring in the New Year.

After an eventful October here in Port Alice as heavy rain and a few minor mudslides temporarily disrupted life for people on the north end of the island, it was back to business for Copper Coast. As many of you know the rental property was adversely affected by the slides and some damage was done to one of the units. At the end of the day the damage was minimal and quickly repaired which means we are back in business for last minute Christmas ventures!!

For those looking to book well in advance it’s not too early to start thinking about the 2011 salmon run as we expect July, August and September to be great fishing months this upcoming year. This last year was, by all accounts, an excellent year for both Coho & Spring (Chinook) and we look forward to another stellar western shore fishing season. Don’t believe us? Check out the photo below of former Port Alice village mayor and active guide Larry Pepper who caught a 46lbs + Chinook one fine August day this past summer!!!

Weather in Port Alice during the month of November was mild with lows at only around -5 but hovering around the 0 mark and as high as 10. As many folks on the island and greater mainland can attest: you don’t have to shovel snow in stark contrast with our friends from the Prairies who deal with the painstaking daily job for greater parts of November through March!!

Also, attached is a great view of Friggin Island and the awesome natural beauty the property offers.

Here is wishing everyone a Merry Christmas season and we look forward to wishing you an excellent 2011 in the December letter. Where did 2010 go??

The finishing touches on the Coho Streamline house are being brushed on the house as these words are being written!! Exciting times for Copper Coast, indeed. Of course that means we will welcome our first residents of Copper Coast arriving later this week. We welcome them ALL THE WAY from beautiful Beaumont, Alberta!! Congratulations on your retirement.

The push is now on to complete the Tyee model which is slated to be ready August 1 - this unit will be available for nightly rentals upon completion. The electrical and plumbing roughins are complete and the insulation/poly will get under way this week. Drywall is scheduled to begin next week and we will be right on cue.

Features of the Tyee are:

A walkout level (see attached photo’s) with 2 bedrooms in opposite corners for privacy

• each with their own full bathroom
• 32′ covered patio
• laundry
• shared mini kitchen
• large (16′ x 16′) shared lounge/living room

Main floor with 3 bedrooms including the large loft

• full kitchen
• huge living room with gas fireplace and 19′ ceiling
• tub/shower on the main floor bath
• amazingly relaxing soaker tub in the loft bathroom with a window that peers up the inlet
• 32′ deck at the front
• large windows that capture the stunning views: from bald eagles to eager fishermen or maybe a tug towing a barge on it’s way to the mill
• laundry

For more details and photos of the rentals, we will be adding this to the website shortly.

For those of you that have inquired about a one level cabin at a much lower price rather than the full home plans please feel free to call!!

This is the summer to come see what we have been doing, exciting time indeed!

Copper Coast is excited to have listed the remaining available lots with Ed Handja and his BC Oceanfront team at Coastal Realty Group based out of Campbell River, BC. We decided to make this move, as Ed is not only an excellent Realtor but he also has a wealth of experience on North Vancouver Island making him and his team the obvious choice. You can check out his website at: http://www.bcoceanfront.com

This allows me the time to concentrate more on what I do best - building quality homes! As an added bonus, we have temporarily reduced our lot prices to continue to stimulate activity, so if interested please contact Ed and team about our pricing. Now is as good a time as any to pick up a piece of paradise!

Even with the November rains we have had on the island lately, construction is still moving in the right direction. We are close to drywall stage on the first home and will now shift more focus to getting the second house into shape!

Provided the weather cooperates, I might even drop a trap over the holidays so that we can enjoy some fresh prawns with our turkey!

Wishing all our readers a great holiday season and an excellent Olympic year ahead!

This year Copper Coast will be attending two home shows in Alberta. The first one is the “Home Expos” show at the Round Up Centre in Calgary, running from January 16th to the 18th. And the second one is the “Renovations Show” at the Northlands Agricom in Edmonton, running from January 30th to February 1st. We will have an information booth set up at each event with many brochures, site photos and best of all Larry Pepper, who is the retired Mayor of Port Alice, will be there to answer any questions you may have. Wayne will also be there so this would be a great opportunity to bring your questions and ideas with you and meet him in person. For more information please call Wayne at 1-877-762-2628 or email info@coppercoastresort.com.