New air ambulances to take flight in B.C. | Columbia Valley, Cranbrook, East Kootenay, Elk Valley, Kimberley, Ktunaxa Nation

New air ambulances to take flight in B.C. | Columbia Valley, Cranbrook, East Kootenay, Elk Valley, Kimberley, Ktunaxa Nation

BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) is replacing its existing fleet with 12 new Beechcraft King Air 360CHW air ambulances. Nine of the airplanes will be in regular operation and three will be backups. The first of these new airplanes went into service on May 1. This is possible due to a provincial investment of $673 million over 10 years. “When someone you love is critically ill or injured, they deserve the best and fastest care possible,” said…