Island Fires

Pippen said:
Funny, on Google Maps now it shows a route through Horne Lake when I checked on my phone. :rolleyes:

For those who have driven the route through Cowichan how are the roads once you leave pavement through to Alberni?

My wife is VERY stubborn and wants to get to Tofino. :rolleyes:

Also to add BC Highways have made it official that Cowichan will be the alternate route.

news.gov.bc.ca

Highway 4 detour in place due to Cameron Lake Bluff wildfire | BC Gov News

Highway 4 remains closed at Cameron Lake Bluff due to wildfire affecting the area.
news.gov.bc.ca
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Good luck if you go
 

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CRGreg said:
What would a float plane cost from Nanaimo/Comox to Port Alberni or Tofino ? There is also an airfield there for wheeled aircraft which are a bit cheaper to charter.
CR Greg
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My kid looked into flying gold river to port tomorrow, 1200$$
Gold river to tofino, 750$$

He went a bought a dirt bike , parking his car at horne lake and riding it to cherry creek, hes nuts, like his ol man lol
 
Fishtank said:
I have friends arriving at the nanaimo airport for a charter in uki tommarow, Google maps is saying they can go through a Horne lake route. Is that possible or should I send them through the lake cowichan way?
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Nope, only emergency vehicles is what I was told today
That’s a pretty narrow rough road, if it gets opened to the general public there will be more fires. Small cars, rough road is a huge mistake
 
salmonkiller01 said:
Nope, only emergency vehicles is what I was told today
That’s a pretty narrow rough road, if it gets opened to the general public there will be more fires. Small cars, rough road is a huge mistake
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As the only realistic secondary escape route from the West Coast, Mosaic should be mandated to maintain it, and keep it open 24 / 7.
Methinks this little fiasco will be the push that starts efforts towards that end.
I know I will most certainly be getting involved in that push.
Enough of their BS!
Lives could be at risk due to their entirely shoddy behavior!!
 
IronNoggin said:
As the only realistic secondary escape route from the West Coast, Mosaic should be mandated to maintain it, and keep it open 24 / 7.
Methinks this little fiasco will be the push that starts efforts towards that end.
I know I will most certainly be getting involved in that push.
Enough of their BS!
Lives could be at risk due to their entirely shoddy behavior!!
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Can they not open the road to courtenay? Pretty flat and wide road at one time
 
Fishtank said:
I have friends arriving at the nanaimo airport for a charter in uki tommarow, Google maps is saying they can go through a Horne lake route. Is that possible or should I send them through the lake cowichan way?
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Fly them in or send them home??
 
Unfortunately humans have a long track record of being stupid. Only takes one cigarette thrown out the window and we have a new fire problem.
 
IronNoggin said:
As the only realistic secondary escape route from the West Coast, Mosaic should be mandated to maintain it, and keep it open 24 / 7.
Methinks this little fiasco will be the push that starts efforts towards that end.
I know I will most certainly be getting involved in that push.
Enough of their BS!
Lives could be at risk due to their entirely shoddy behavior!!
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The government cannot afford to maintain the roads they have let alone spend billions on a duplicate route. Have you ever driven to tofino and smashed your head on the roof of your one ton 4x4 because the road is so bad?

This is no different than in Northern BC, if there is a fire or a landslide or a bridge washed out, sometimes you have to take a 5 hour detour. such is life.
 
Esperanza-time said:
Why isn’t https://www.coulsonaviationusa.com/
Working on this? Think their 737’s would have this under control in a few hours….. does BC have them working at all?
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Yeah I have a little in depth knowledge of how it works there. They are busy trying to get their latest C130H retrofitted with Rads tank system. They lost a plane last year, so imagine it is a race to get that plane replaced. usually those projects are nuts. Its' all hands on deck and it is a complete retrofit.

Coulson have contracts elsewhere in USA, Australia, and Argentina. Pretty sure tanker base with support staff has been disbanded, and to deploy Martin wouldn't be possible anyway without that.

The Martin would require possibly taking key staff out of the tank retrofit, and deploying resources to get Martin in air which would be unlikely. Doubt Britt would bother honestly.

Mars is up for sale I think still.

www.platinumfighters.com

1945 Martin JRM-3 Mars | Platinum Fighter Sales

The Martin JRM Mars was conceived in 1941 as a patrol bomber, intended to scale up the already existing Martin PBM Mariner.
www.platinumfighters.com www.platinumfighters.com
 
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