What does lunch on a glacier, tree top logging, medivacs and fire-fighting all have in common? Guess no further — the answer inquisitive readers is West Coast Helicopters Maintenance & Contracting Ltd.
Headquartered in Port McNeill with bases in Nanaimo, Bella Coola and Campbell River they’ve come a long way since two pilots, 1 engineer and 2 helicopters started off without a hangar or office back in 1993.
The original vision began as a lifestyle choice. One of company’s owners Terry Eissfeldt laughs when he admits, “we all needed a job.” But more than that he says, “we saw the potential in building a business with the idea that although it was work, we all valued people and atmosphere.” With that in mind their company motto has always been “safety, service & reliability.” Continue reading “The Sky’s The Limit”