Michael Dixon

Michael Dixon

Aye, cap’n

Michael Dixon, four, tries out the captains chair on a search and rescue zodiac.

Michael Dixon, four, tries out the captain’s chair on the Alberni Valley Rescue Squad’s Zodiac during service vessel day at Centennial Pier.

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