Harbour Air to move to permanent terminal by end of 2012
VANCOUVER, BC (September 10, 2012):
By the end of 2012, Harbour Air will be flying in and out of the new, permanent Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre (VHFC) in Vancouver’s Convention Center, based on an agreement in principle between Harbour Air, Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre and the BC Pavilion Corporation (PavCo).
A resolution has been reached to relocate Harbour Air’s downtown Vancouver operations.
The Province has approved Harbour Air’s plan to construct an extension to the west side of the VHFC’s docks to better satisfy Harbour Air’s operational requirements. Harbour Air will utilize the new, permanent facility for its ticketing and administrative activities. Decommissioning of the temporary facility will begin immediately.
By early November, PavCo will begin construction on the seawall connection and Harbour Green Park improvements to fully connect the seawall adjacent to the temporary Harbour Air facility.
Good news!
However, I think there was ++ intransigence on Harbour Air’s part. I don’t buy their argument that the VCC float plane docks are less safe, as i have yet to see any convincing proof. I
Hooray for this. I still say that Harbour Air was using their two year plus obstruction of the seawall as leverage in this negotiation.
One more burr out from under the saddle.. . .
Wonderful! Thanks Gordon for keeping this issue in the spotlight. If you hadn’t told us when their “temporary” permit renewals were coming up for debate I wouldn’t have known to send e-mails to Council.
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Dean
Thanks – I think it made a difference. Otherwise Council may have been willing to extend the permit again.
Gord