On northern Vancouver Island, families who lost siblings and parents in floatplane flights to logging camps say more needs to be done to make flying safer.
Larry Langford, co-owner of Vancouver Island Air, says he's seen a lot of improvements to aircraft over the years, which he believes makes flying safer.
His company has been transporting tourists as well as industrial workers to remote locations for 38 years."Weather does change considerably in a small area, maybe just 100 miles north," Langford said.To combat those weather challenges, he and other companies are accessing a series of webcams installed by Nav Canada, private firms and logging companies to see their destinations before they ever think of lifting off.
Thursday was her first time on a floatplane. She says the safety precautions used made her feel more secure.Wearing flotation devices wasn't always mandatory. The practice was something Kirsten Stevens strongly advocated for after her husband and four others died in a floatplane crash off Quadra Island, B.C., 18 years ago.
Stevens believers her husband did get out because he was wearing a floater coat, but drowned after experiencing hypothermia.
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