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Waymark Architecture Breathing New Life Into Classic Building Renovation Project At Lim Dat Building Part Of The Living Building Challenge BY DAVID HOLMES
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ICTORIA – An office renovation project currently nearing its completion in the city isn’t just being done right, it’s being done because it’s the right thing to do. As part of the worldwide Living Building Challenge, Waymark Architecture Inc. has almost finished the renovation of its offices at the historic Lim Dat building, an updating that has transformed parts of the 19th Century mixed used building into a celebration of 21st Century social responsibility. “The Living Building Challenge takes a very holistic approach to design and construction. It’s all about designing not only a building SEE WAYMARK ARCHITECTURE | PAGE 17
Three Provincial Air Ambulances Being Equipped With Night Vision Gear The Helijet Operated Aircraft To Be Upgraded By Victoria’s VIH Aerospace Inc. BY DAVID HOLMES
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AANICH – By next spring remote locations or the dark of night won’t prevent British Columbia’s Air Ambulance Service from reaching those in desperate need. The planned upgrading of three Sikorsky S-76 air ambulances with a full suite of night vision equipment will dramatically enhance the service’s capabilities,
allowing for 24-hour emergency response in the geographic areas of the province served by Helijet, the helicopter air medical contract service provider for the BC Ambulance Service. “We are under contract to the British Columbia Emergency Health Services, we work very closely with them and we’re always exploring ways to increase the safety of these operations.
Night flying is more complex, so the addition of this technology will give us an extra margin of safety and potentially allow us to complete more missions than we could without it,” explained Rick Hill the Vice President, Commercial & Business Programs for Helijet International Inc. Work on the $1.6 million installation project will be carried out by Saanich based VIH Aerospace
Inc., a long-established helicopter maintenance, repair, manufacturing and overhaul firm located at the Victoria International Airport. VIH has been in business for more than 60 years, and is considered a world leader in both helicopter maintenance and in after-market modifications. Successfully proven through long SEE VIH AEROSPACE | PAGE 14