Oceanview Helicopters

Name: Ocean View Helicopters
Years: 1994 to present; based in Powell River
Activity: Oceanview Helicopters is involved in all facets of the forestry industry, including:
- Cedar shake flying and cedar saw log salvage, heli-logging support, tree planting,
- engineering support, silviculture surveys, drip torch operations, and timber cruising.
- operates the MD500D helicopter.
Activity: Windfirming: Oceanview Helicopters has three different tree pruners/toppers to cover the wide variety of tree stand types from immature second growth, to old growth stands
Flew parts of the Willingdon Beach Trail Steam Donkey from the forest in 2001
People: Owned and operated by James Mode (President) and Bill Chernoff (Director of Maintenance)