March 29, 2024

Float home owners see future sinking

Float home owners and marina operators packed a public meeting in Delta Thursday evening voicing their anger over fee increases by Port Metro Vancouver. The Port is demanding rate increases for water lot leaseholders along the Fraser River, some as high as 80-percent. But that's not the only cost about to go up. Marine insurance is also set to … [Read more...]

Float plane crash kills 1 in Williams Lake

RCMP say a Cessna float plane crashed in Williams Lake yesterday, killing its pilot. The lone passenger survived, however. Officials say they got a call around 10 p.m. of an overdue privately owned aircraft. No names have been released yet and the Transportation Safety Board is investigating.     CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]

Float plane crashes near Highway 97, west of Peachland

A small float plane has crash landed near Highway 97 in the Okanagan. Officials with the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre say the aircraft went down about 30 kilometres west of Peachland around 6:45 p.m. They were unsure how many people were on board, or where exactly the plane was coming from or heading to. Emergency responders were en … [Read more...]

Future of Vancouver Island float homes uncertain

Beginning of Story Content Residents living on about 50 unauthorized floating homes on one of Vancouver Island's most iconic lakes could find themselves evicted as the provincial government and ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]