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19 Wing assisting victims of Alberta flooding Erin Haluschak

(Thursday) afternoon,” explained Reid. “They’ve been doing Two Cormorant helicop- missions such as hoistters and crew members ing people, throughout the from 442 Transport and flood-affected area, speRescue Squadron at 19 cially the High River area. The second Wing Comox helicopter have been From the pilots arrived later deployed to help those to the flight engineers today (Friday), and in flood-rav- to the search and resthey will be aged Albercue technicians are conducting ta. operations C a p t . all trained and wellas well.” Trevor Reid, equipped to respond He added 19 Wing pubthe Cormolic affairs to a natural disaster rant airofficer, said emergency such as Friday two what we’re seeing now craft, which has a hoist crews are in Alberta. with two assisting the Trevor Reid hooks, can Alberta procarry up to vincial government in rescue efforts 5,000 kilograms, and up to 12 stretchers. in that province. One of the first missions “442 Squadron was anticipating a request for the crews were involved in assistance so they did have was aiding an evacuation a helicopter ready to go. of a seniors’ home of around The first helicopter arrived ... see LOCALS ■ A2

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A SEARCH AND Rescue team from 442 Squadron evacuates people stranded in William Watson Lodge in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park during Operation LENTUS in Calgary on June 22. The crew of Rescue 907 (Cormorant helicopter) helped evacuate 72 people, 14 dogs and a bird. PHOTO: MCPL PATRICK BLANCHARD

Tapics steps down as president of Compliance Scott Stanfield Record Staff

A company that wants to operate a coal mine in the Comox Valley near Baynes Sound announced Thursday that its president has resigned from the position. “John Tapics has resigned as an officer of the company to pursue other opportunities,” Compliance Energy Corporation said in a news release. Tapics will continue with the company in an advisory

role and as a director. Stephen Ellis, who joined Compliance last year and served as vice-president of operations, has been appointed president and chief operations officer. Grant Tanaka has been appointed chief financial officer. “We will be able to draw on their respective underground coal mining, and financial and accounting experience as we advance the Raven Project,” chair Jim O’Rourke said.

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We’ll be busy working with our consultants and also meeting with the EAO (Environmental Assessment Office) and the CEAA (Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency). That’s going to be months, not weeks.

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Stephen Ellis Tapics recruited Ellis, who has an extensive coal mining career spanning more than 30 years. He hails from the United Kingdom where he worked 27 years. He holds a first

class mine manager’s certificate of competency in the UK and New Zealand with mutual recognition of these in Australia. Tanaka has a background in accounting, corporate

finance, and mergers and acquisitions in the resource sector. Previously, he has held senior financial positions with New Gold and Teck Resources. “He was already working with Copper Mountain,” said Ellis, a Comox Valley resident. Ellis said Compliance will “continue with the re-submission of the application” for the Raven Project. “We’ll be busy working with our consultants and

also meeting with the EAO (Environmental Assessment Office) and the CEAA (Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency). That’s going to be months, not weeks.” Last month, the provincial EAO rejected Compliance’s initial application. The company expects the mine would create about 350 full-time jobs and spinoff jobs. Estimates indicate it could operate 16 years.

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