MP Darren Fisher inspects new Light-Lift helicopter with Jim Myra, Regional Supervisory Helicopter Pilot from Transport Canada.
As a Maritimer the Canadian Coast Guard is especially important to me.
It was my pleasure to accept delivery and inspect our Coast Guard’s newest helicopter, the Bell Light-Lift 429. This is the helicopter used to support Coast Guard operations in the Maritimes.
Quick Fact: The overwhelming majority of flying hours logged by Coast Guard helicopters (65% of the total) is devoted to ensuring the safety of marine traffic, followed by icebreaking operations (15%) and its other responsibilities to other Coast Guard programs and other government departments (20%).
