Kootenay Valley Helicopters

03/17/2024

12/20/2023

The KVH team is very excited to move into our new 8000 square foot maintenance facility in Oliver, but… no one wants to be the first to scratch the floor 🙂

10/23/2023

Great working the hard working and professional volunteers that make up the search and rescue community in the Kootenay’s.
Such an awesome day of training with this fun group.

10/12/2017

10/12/2017

Erecting a new tower and solar for a local internet provider!

08/14/2017

The photo below illustrates a successful hand ignition undertaken on the Tautri fire. The area in the far right of the photo was ignited the day before the photo was taken and is showing very little activity. The area in the middle of the photo was recently lit and the direction of smoke indicates the controlled burn is being successfully pulled into the main body of the fire.

Controlled ignitions done under appropriate conditions eliminate fuel between a containment line and the main body of the fire in a controlled way, decreasing the chance of the fire burning up to the containment line in an uncontrolled way and crossing or spotting over the containment line. Controlled burning is one of the best tools the BCWS has to control the activity of fires.

08/11/2017

This is the "Big Orange Bridge" in Nelson, BC. Looks pretty awesome under the moonlight :) https://robmosesphotography.com/2017/08/09/big-orange-bridge-in-nelson/

08/05/2017

07/20/2017

07/16/2017