Alberni Valley Valley News News--Thursday, Thursday,Apr. Apr.10, 10,2014 2014
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MLA pressures gov’t on Hwy 4
Alberni-Pacific Rim MLA Scott Fraser put pressure on Minister of Transportation Todd Stone during a session the legislature last week for alternate access to Port Alberni than Highway 4. Fraser said with major initiatives in the works for the deep-sea port, a second access to the Alberni Valley has become even more critical. Stone said he “shares the member’s excitement for the potential that exists with that port”, and added that Alberni Valley community groups should “stay tuned” for details relating to the upcoming Vancouver Island transportation strategy. The Island transportation plan will be part of the BC Liberal government’s 10-year transportation vision, Stone added.
Chowder garners more awards
Starboard Grill owner and chef Brad DeClercq continues to collect awards for his candied salmon chowder. DeClercq won both the people’s choice and judges’ choice awards at the Pacific Rim Chowder Chow Down in Ucluelet during the Pacific Rim Whale Fest in March.
Snowbirds head west for spring
The Snowbirds aerial demonstration team and the CF-18 air demonstration squadrons will return to 19 Wing Comox for their annual spring training on Thursday, April 17 and fly until May 7. The CF-18 will arrive in Comox on April 24. Both teams will practice twice a day, varying in times and location depending on location and weather. The CF-18 will not fly on Sundays, according to a 19 Wing press release. The demos will be visible from around 19 Wing Comox. No information was given on a public show, as the teams have provided in the past.
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Aaron Colyn of Twin City Brewing hopes to turn his home-brewing hobby into a small craft brewery in Port Alberni.
City buzzed over craft brewery TWIN CITY: | Alberni man crowdfunds for small-scale brewery. SUSAN QUINN ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS
Port Alberni resident Aaron Colyn is hoping to turn his hobby of making home-brewed beer into a successful small craft brewery. And he has med school to thank for it. Colyn was enrolled in Vancouver Island University, on track to attend medical school when he took a course on the microbiology of fermentation. And what better examples of fermentation but beer and wine? “It was basically a class on how beer is made,” says Colyn. When the class was finished he set up his own home-brewing system, and that set the course for his future.
‘We chose to launch the Facebook page before starting the fundraising campaign to generate some buzz and I think it’s been met with a lot of intrigue.’
project, for now. “I would love to go into (brewing) full time; anything close to brewing to learn more about it,” he said. Colyn frequented the Longwood Brew Pub in Nanaimo, where brewmasters were only too happy to explain the finer points of craft brewing. Colyn has already created several of his own recipes, including Hop Mess IPA featured in his promotional video. Others include a blond, an IPA, Belgian witbier, dunkelweizen and pumpkin spice. He makes his experimental brews five gallons at a time. The all-grain brewing system he would like to purchase with his crowdfunding monies is a 62-litre electric brewing system.
– Aaron Colyn
“Instead of going to med school I ended up buying a whole bunch of home brewing equipment.” Now he’s getting serious about craft beer. Last Friday Colyn put up a Facebook site for Twin City Brewing, and within hours had almost 500 likes. By the end of the first day of his crowdfunding campaign, which started Monday, Colyn had already raised 11 per cent of his total. “I had no idea the response would be so immediate,” he said. “We chose to launch
the Facebook page before starting the fundraising campaign to generate some buzz and I think it’s been met with a lot of intrigue.” He has 60 days in which to raise $6,800 to cover the costs of a small-scale, all-grain brewing system. It is the first step in his business plan of opening a craft brewery in Port Alberni. Colyn graduated from VIU in 2012 and has been working steadily in Nanaimo. He plans to keep his full-time job while starting his brewery
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The municipal election isn’t until November, but a pair of Alberni Valley citizens are already campaigning for spots on Port Alberni city council. Denis Sauve and Seva Dhaliwal have organized their DENIS campaigns, SAUVE established social media sites and continue to attend council meetings to keep apprised of local issues. Sauve retired from the Port Alberni RCMP on Jan. 18, after nearly three decades of serving various comSEVA munities. DHALIWAL He declined his final move with the RCMP, deciding he wants to stay in Port Alberni. Now he wants to serve his community with a seat on city council. “This has been in the works since I arrived in Port Alberni 10 years ago,” Sauve said. “It’s always been a wish. I’ve worked general duty policing, VIP, UN duties; I’ve done everything I wished to do by serving my community or serving my country.” Sauve will focus on financial issues and seniors’ care among other issues for his platform. Continued / A9