We go through all the processes involved in landing a helicopter or having one take off. It s a trial run and they watch carefully to make sure that we re abiding by all Transport Canada rules and regulations as they pertain to helivac landings.
At Tuesday s (July 3) council meeting Mayor Nancy Wilhelm-Morden noted the helipad is up-and-running meaning those with urgent medical needs can be transferred. This has been a frustrating and trying time so it s good to see this is open, she said. Now patients can be transported.
The TC inspection involved a mock scenario of a helivac landing, reviewing all the procedures such as the control of pedestrian and motor traffic at the adjacent intersection of Blackcomb Way and Lorimer Road.
GFL Donation Boosts Local Community Trauma Care
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WHISTLER, BC, March 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - A $300,000 donation from GFL Environmental Inc. ( GFL or GFL Environmental ) is helping to make essential improvements to a local trauma centre s critical care facilities.
GFL was awarded Visionary Donor status as one of the highest contributors to the Whistler Health Care Foundation (WHCF) trauma room upgrade campaign, which will fund urgently-needed renovation and expansion of the existing trauma rooms at Whistler Health Care Centre (WHCC). GFL has an ongoing commitment to give back to the communities we serve, the communities we all live and work in, and at the heart of that commitment lies charitable giving which supports local organizations like Whistler Health Care Foundation that are changing lives for the better, said Patrick Dovigi, GFL founder and CEO. Whistler Health Care Centre is a pivotal resource in the Whistler c
On Friday (Jan. 27) at about 2 a.m. a woman was walking on Gondola Way in Creekside when she was pushed from behind by an unknown male. Her jacket came over her face and the man tried to remove her pants, LeClair said.
When an unknown vehicle approached and shone its headlights in the direction of the struggle, the man stopped his assault and fled. The victim, who was walking to a friend s residence at the time, didn t report the incident to police until about 1:45 p.m. that day -almost 12 hours later. She was uninjured.
The victim said she believes the suspect is French Canadian and she recalls him saying the word quiet, LeClair said.
Worrying number of tourists from outside B.C. prompts Whistler doctor to call for travel ban
An emergency room doctor in Whistler is calling on the B.C. government to restrict travel from other provinces after seeing a worrying number of patients from Ontario and Quebec over the holidays.
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Whistler Blackcomb s operators have asked guests to take personal responsibility for following a COVID-19 advisory against non-essential travel between provinces and health regions.(Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press)