North Island MP Calling For Federal Government To Repair Weather Stations In The Region

Another call has been put out for the federal government to repair weather stations in the North Vancouver Island region.

North Island - Powell River MP Rachel Blaney is encouraging residents to show their support for local businesses who are fighting to have weather stations fixed and maintained.

Blaney held a roundtable discussion with local business owners following the plane crash near Port Hardy that occurred on a day when six weather stations were down.

Now those businesses have started a petition to push the Minister of Transport and the Minister of Environment and Climate Change to fix all weather stations in the region.

Therisa Lowe of Sealand Aviation in Campbell River says “the current station malfunctions and lengthy repair times have left the North Island plagued with deadly travel situations as the weather reporting is grossly unreliable at the best of times, especially for an area with such unpredictable weather patterns. 

She says an investment in a solid maintenance and repair plan would save lives in the future and bring the North Island up to date with the technology.

Download the petition at Rachel Blaney Weather Stations.