Iceman Posted June 13, 2020 Report Share Posted June 13, 2020 14 hours ago, Iceman said: I agree, he always returned my calls and told it like it is. Seems a fine man to me. I think he tried to turn $hit into Honey that’s all. Apologies, the last sentence came out wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slimbo Posted June 18, 2020 Report Share Posted June 18, 2020 Well this didn’t age well 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakadapter Posted June 18, 2020 Report Share Posted June 18, 2020 On 6/11/2020 at 10:48 PM, drkrider said: Rene closed Ultra over a decade ago. I helped load the last two Jet Rangers C-GBPB, and C-FALE on trailers. BPB went to a Christian Flight school in Three Hills and ALE went out east to spray. We had a really good crew there it was sad to see it shut down. Did Ultra have their hangar just East of Grimshaw? There was another small operator in Manning or thereabouts. The name Atech rings a bell. Also, was there a company called Nationwide around there? It’s strange how things come back to you years later. There was also Venture in Calgary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diaper_Pin Posted June 20, 2020 Report Share Posted June 20, 2020 Nationwide was based in Okotoks and were absorbed/bought out by Campbell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray Posted June 20, 2020 Report Share Posted June 20, 2020 On 6/18/2020 at 4:36 PM, freakadapter said: Did Ultra have their hangar just East of Grimshaw? There was another small operator in Manning or thereabouts. The name Atech rings a bell. Also, was there a company called Nationwide around there? It’s strange how things come back to you years later. There was also Venture in Calgary. Yes, Ultra was just outside Grimshaw. Black Swan is also just south of Grimshaw and had a base in Manning. There was another operator in Manning too, but I've forgotten the name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PIC Posted June 21, 2020 Report Share Posted June 21, 2020 No time to read all these pages, sorry for any repeats. Edgeworth Helicopters in Salmon Arm Michael Air in Vernon, Conair Helicopters,from Frontier, Abbotsford BC Heli-Forex, my first employer in Val d'Or QC Caribou Chilcotin Lillooet BC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drkrider Posted June 23, 2020 Report Share Posted June 23, 2020 On 6/18/2020 at 5:36 PM, freakadapter said: Did Ultra have their hangar just East of Grimshaw? There was another small operator in Manning or thereabouts. The name Atech rings a bell. Also, was there a company called Nationwide around there? It’s strange how things come back to you years later. There was also Venture in Calgary. Yes Ultra's hangar was just east of Grimshaw, there's a trucking company running out of there now.. Valley B is still operating out of Manning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bif Posted June 30, 2020 Report Share Posted June 30, 2020 Rene was such a knowledgable and experienced fella, with a kind heart. They had a good thing going there and a great relationship with forestry. Too bad kookoo bird and their lawyer convinced him to shut the doors with zero notice to the dedicated team of staff who'd been working their butts off all winter to save the company... I still remember being followed around like a shoplifter as we packed up our personal gear. They even hid the remote for the TV! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johbros Posted August 1, 2020 Report Share Posted August 1, 2020 On 4/15/2020 at 6:26 PM, Three_Per said: You can probably find a few in this photo I see you have found my collection. I was handed down these patches from a family member who got me into this industry. He was also an AME and taught at Canadore for something like 30 years and is now retired. (This is not all of them, just what fit in that shadowbox and was helicopter related) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGP Posted August 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2020 Well ...I went thru Canadore in 1972-74...can only remember Rod Crowsley...Gerry English...and Charlie Callie...spell may be off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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