It's Been Heli-Noisy Lately...
- kc dyer
- 3 hours ago
- 2 min read
Air traffic not all attributable to SAR teams
Last week, Lions Bay Search and Rescue (LBSAR) participated in five separate rescues, bringing injured hikers back to safety from the trails around and above the Village. This involved calling on the assistance of North Shore Rescue (NSR) and helicopter support.
LBSAR Manager Ed Langford acknowledges the early start to the hiking — and rescue — season.
"This past week and based on hiker volumes evident throughout the Village it looks like we may be in for a busy season," Langford said. "With the low snow pack, I am predicting a higher than normal call volume related to heat exhaustion and lack of fluids, but this could also be associated with the ever-increasing volume of people."
However, the SAR choppers are not alone in the air space above the North Shore and Sea to Sky.
As reported in the North Shore News, FortisBC has currently engaged Helijet to run up to 18 round-trips per day, ferrying workers to and from the Eagle Mountain - Woodfibre gas pipeline project.
According to FortisBC, the project involves adding 50 kilometres of new gas pipeline between Coquitlam and Squamish. Much of the area where the pipeline runs is not serviced by roads, so the company uses helicopters to move workers in and out of the job site.
The company reportedly expects to fly remote workers in and out of the site until October, 2026.
FortisBC Communications Advisor Brooke Rollinson points to the company website for information regarding remote worksite transportation.
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