A made in BC pilot project will get new funding and be expanded as of april first after it showed dramatic results in the fight against HIV - AIDS. Health Minister Margaret MacDiarmid says bc is the only province to see infection rates decline. "HIV AIDS related deaths have decreasedBC by 90% since 1996." Director of the BC Centre for Excellence in … [Read more...]
Full Pilot For “Last Resort” Online
September 11, 2012 by
It's not scheduled to premiere until September 27th, but ABC is trying to get the buzz going early on its upcoming big-budget action drama "Last Resort". As a result, Yahoo! has posted the full pilot episode online for U.S. viewers and you can watch it below. The show is set in the near future about a US military submarine that goes against … [Read more...]
Pilot error blamed in deadly Mission plane crash
September 11, 2012 by
The Transportation Safety Board has released its report into a fatal crash last year. The crash happened midair on February 9, 2011 in the Mission area. Four planes had taken off from Langley for a formation flight to Chilliwack, but two of the planes, both Cessnas, collided during a turn.One of the planes fell into a slough, two people … [Read more...]
Pilot error blamed for womans’ death while hang gliding
August 22, 2012 by
It appears a young woman fell from a hang glider to her death last April because of pilot error. So says the Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association of Canada, as it investigates the death of 27-year-old Lenami Godinez near Agassiz. Vice-President Bruce Busby says the group looked at the gear and found no problems. It looks like … [Read more...]
Hang glider pilot involved in deadly crash issues statement
May 14, 2012 by
The 50 year old who was piloting the hang glider flight from which 27 Lenami Godinez-Avila fell and died near Harrison Mills last month has now issued a statement. William Orders spoke at his lawyer's office this afternoon. "I want to offer my condolences and sympathy for what lenami's family and friends must be going through. Lenami was … [Read more...]
Bail hearing delayed for hang glider pilot
May 2, 2012 by
The bail hearing has been delayed for a hang gliding pilot charged with obstruction of justice after the weekend death of his client in the Fraser Valley. William Johnathan Orders is accused of swallowing a memory card containing video of Saturday's fall by 27 year old Lenami Godinez. Orders will now make the appearance Friday afternoon at … [Read more...]
Pilot of fatal hang glider flight is accused of swallowing evidence.
May 1, 2012 by
The hang gliding pilot charged with obstructing justice after the weekend death of his client is accused of swallowing evidence. Court documents filed by Crown Counsel in Chilliwack suggest William Orders tried to hide video from the tragic fall, by swallowing a memory card, recording the fatal flight. The 50 year old is slated to apply … [Read more...]
Charges against hang glide pilot surprise peers
May 1, 2012 by
The Safety Director of the Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association of Canada is reacting to a charge of obstructing justice having been laid against the pilot of a tandem hang-gliding flight from which a 27 year old Vancouver woman fell to her death on Saturday. Jason Warner: "I didn't see that coming. So, it's just … [Read more...]
Pilot of plane that crashed on busy road dies
October 28, 2011 by
VANCOUVER - A veteran pilot with thousands of hours in the cockpit died with loved ones by his side after his small plane smashed onto its belly and burst into flames just short of Vancouver's airport.Luc Fortin, a 44-year-old father and husband from North Vancouver, believed the aircraft was facing minor troubles when he first turned the flight … [Read more...]
Pilot in fatal plane crash leaves behind wife, young daughter
October 28, 2011 by
While officials investigate why a small plane crashed near YVR yesterday, coworkers at a northern airline are mourning the loss of one of their pilots. Luc Rortin died in hospital last night. Bill Hesse, general manager at Northern Thunderbird Air remembers Fortin as an experienced pilot who had flown around the world. The … [Read more...]
