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Highlights of the 2010 Olympic Security Regulations
Best Practices, Best Idea – Ken Armstrong, HELICOPTERS Magazine
(Printed with permission of the author and HELICOPTERS Magazine - www.helicoptersmagazine.com.)
February 5, 2010
Agar Stringer Award Nominations Open
link to Application form
November 27, 2009 - SMS for CAR703, 704 Operators Delayed “at least” until early 2011
In a recent announcement by Transport Canada, the department has indicated that they will be delaying the in-force date for CAR 703 and 704 operators until early 2011.
Transport Canada has cited the need to provide operators and their own inspectorate staff with more time to prepare for the phased implementation.
HAC Makes Submission on Canadian Ownership Rules to CTA
Feds Preparing to Raise the Foreign Ownership Cap to 49% from 25%
Parliament recently passed an amendment as part of its January ’09 budget package that will raise the foreign-ownership cap on Canadian carriers to 49% from 25%.
Helicopters in Action
Lost Day Tripper Requires Helicopter Rescue
- Benjamin Alldritt, North Shore News
A young tourist from Toronto got to see more of Grouse Mountain than he bargained for on Saturday after his distress calls prompted a helicopter rescue.
The man, in his early 20s, became lost on a trail system and called Grouse Mountain Resorts for directions.
Rick Mercer Goes Avalanche Bombing with the Jasper Warden Service
HAC Makes Written Submission on 2010 Olympic Security Regulations
The members of the Helicopter Association of Canada collectively account for 80% of the civil helicopters in Canada today. Roughly 90% of British Columbia’s civilian helicopters and 82% of Alberta’s helicopters are operated by HAC members.