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operator of the plane had been able to push it mostly off of the road.” The pilot was assisted by members of the public in pulling the plane off to the shoulder. Goncalves said there were some “close calls” that afternoon due to motorists trying to stop and take photos.
The Quw’utsun’ Cultural and Conference Centre will close its doors for the last time at the end of May. Lori Kinnaird, the centre’s conference and event co-ordinator, said she was just recently informed of the decision by Cowichan Tribes, which owns the facility and the six-acre property. She said the facility, which opened in 1990, is in need of some major repairs, but “doesn’t make much money.” “I’m pretty disappointed,” Kinnaird said. “There will be no place around here anymore where First Nations can gather, watch movies and other activities.” The property, located next to the Cowichan River, consists of a number of facilities, including Comeakin Hall, the RiverWalk Cafe Patio and a courtyard. In 1986, Cowichan Tribes outbid 20 other organizations for the property and bought it from Expo ‘86.
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RCMP officers speak with pilot Stewart Hicks on the side of Highway 18 Tuesday afternoon, where Hicks was forced to make an emergency landing after his plane’s engine cut out in midair above Lake Cowichan. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]
Engine failure forces landing JAMES GOLDIE CITIZEN
On Tuesday afternoon, a homebuilt Zenith CH801 airplane made an emergency landing on Highway 18 between Lake Cowichan and Skutz Falls. Pilot Stewart Hicks cited fuel starvation as the issue that forced him to land, the exact cause of which is still unknown. He said the engine cut out just above Lake Cowichan.
“My first thought was getting it down in one piece. And me with it,” he said. “I just came in for a normal landing, with no engine, and on the road. And fortunately there was no truck coming in the other direction.” He was making a local flight at the time. “I was heading up the Valley and then back to Duncan,” he said. Hicks knew he was in trouble when, just as he
reached the south shore of Cowichan Lake, his engine cut off. He brought it down onto the highway about four kilometres outside of Lake Cowichan. The RCMP was alerted by a passerby at approximately 1 p.m. “The complainant basically said there’s an airplane taxiing on the highway,” said RCMP Cpl. Rory Goncalves. “By the time we go out there the owner and
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