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Passengers board Integra Air’s first flight to Calgary of the Lethbridge-based airline’s first Cranbrook era Monday, January 4, 2016.
Integra Air begins direct Calgary flights T R E VO R C R AW L E Y
It was touchdown at 8:30 a.m. at the Canadian Rockies International Airport on Monday morning as Integra Air arrived as part of its inaugural flight from Calgary. Announced last month,
Integra Air will begin with two daily return flights from CRIA to Calgary on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and single return flights on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. Arriving on the Jetstream 3100 aircraft was Brent Tay-
lor, the business development manager for Integra Air, while six passengers and a toddler were the first to try out the new service. “We’re really excited, sometimes you don’t realize until you get going,” said
Taylor. “Now that we’re here, it’s kind of like Christmas morning, we’re finally here, so we know that it’s going to take a little bit to get it going. “…We’ll probably have our little highs and lows, but
Cranbrook canine unit assists in Creston backcountry rescue TOW N S M A N S TA F F
A Creston area backcountry user, who became lost on Thompson Mountain on Sunday, was the latest of many in the province that needed to be rescued by the RCMP and Search and Rescue volunteers. Creston RCMP received a report that a 23 year old Creston area man was lost on Thompson Mountain while snowboarding on Sunday, Dec. 27. The man had been accom-
panied by a friend on snowmobile. It is common practice for skiers and snowboarders to access the backcountry by snowmobiles, each taking turns on descents. The snowboarder had gotten lost and became separated from his partner, who in turn notified the RCMP. The Creston RCMP immediately activated the Creston Search and Rescue team who were assisted by Nelson Search and Rescue. With the additional resourc-
es of an RCMP Police Service Dog and handler from Cranbrook, SAR volunteers and the RCMP dog team went into the area that evening and located fresh signs of the snowboarder. RCMP Cpl. Sullivan with Police Dog Denim in tow skied into what was described as a dangerous gully area where they eventually caught up to the man who had kept moving slightly ahead of his rescuers.
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we’re excited and looking forward to serving the community and connecting to Calgary and bringing the Calgary folks here.” The 35-minute Integra Air flights are direct to and from Calgary, complement-
ing existing carriers at CRIA in Air Canada—which also provides flights to Calgary— and Pacific Coastal Airlines, which operates strictly in B.C.
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Mainroad says rumours on social media aren’t true TRE VOR CR AWLEY
Mainroad Contracting is once again advising motorists to slow down and drive to conditions following a snowfall of up to four centimetres on Sunday night. The company notes that plowing and sanding is in progress to combat expected slippery sections of highways. Also, response to rumours circulating on social media, Mainroad says it has not changed their service levels. “We have the same amount of resources and material available today as
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we have had since the beginning of this contract. All of our equipment has been deployed and is working as per the contract obligations,” read a statement from the company. “Throughout the province, challenging weather will not always permit us to have bare and black conditions nor is that a requirement of our contract, although we strive to return the highways to bare and black conditions as quickly as possible.
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