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16 Tuesday June 23 2015 INDUSTRY AVIATION By MEAGAN WOHLBERG The versatile workhorse of the aviation worldthathelpedshapetheCanadianNorthis celebrating the 50th anniversary of its maiden ightwithatripbackacrosstheYukonNorth- west Territories and Nunavut. The de Havilland Canada Twin Otter air- plane now produced by Viking Air got its start in 1965 and quickly became a staple for transportation and shipping in the North due to its ability to access isolated places on oats or wheels in any season. This summer the Series 400 Twin Otter will be traveling across the three territories to celebrate the legacy of the plane the commu- nities it helped build and the personal stories of Northerners who depended on its service. ParticularlyintheCanadianNorththeTwin Otterreallywasquiteinstrumentalinassisting thedevelopmentoftheNorthandopeningitup saidJeannieFullerprojectmanagerforViking Air.Itwasthataircraftthatmadesuchadiffer- encetonotonlycommunitiesstayingconnected tootherpartsoftheNorthbutalsofromamili- tary standpoint or medevac standpoint or as- sisting in building the mines...When we look at whereitsbeenmostusedinCanadatheNorth is really where its had the most impact. The tour will kick off on Canada Day in Vic- toria B.C. ying the next day to the North and stopping at 13 different communities across the three territories. The tour will start in Nunavut before com- ing over to Yellowknife on July 8 in time for Twin Otter to mark 50th anniversary with Northern tour the annual Midnight Sun Float Plane Fly- In. It will then head to Inuvik Tuktoyaktuk Sachs Harbour Fort Good Hope and Norman Wells also stopping in Whitehorse Yukon. Because of its timing with Canada Day the tour will not only mark the 50th anniver- sary of the Twin Otter but the half century of the Canadian ag - two Canadian icons Fuller said. At each of the stops participants will be encouraged to visit the aircraft share their Twin Otter stories and sign a wing rib that will be added to the 100th Viking produc- tion aircraft scheduled to be built in 2016. Those signatures will be forever a part of that aircraft which is really a nice legacy piece Fuller said. Its got a really nice feel to it...It really provides a way to give people in the communities that were going to an opportunity to participate in the celebration and have it be meaningful to them. Aframedwallhangingwillalsobepresented to the mayor and council in each community to be displayed in the municipal ofce. According to Fuller people from the North have already expressed excitement about the tourandaresharingtheirstorieswhetherthey be former pilots or RCMP ofcers or midwives with personal connections to the aircraft. Fuller said the Twin Otter is unique in that it holds both historical and contemporary signicance for the North. Its a pretty special and incredible to think that there are so many Twin Otters built origi- nally that are still ying she noted. It con- tinues to serve communities in a big way. Tour Dates Locations and Celebration Times Walk-in patients are welcome T 867-872-2887 or Toll Free 1-866-535-2887 195 McDougal Road Fort Smith NT X0E 0P0 HappyAboriginalDay Dr. Kobaisys Dental Clinic COMPLETE CARE FAMILY DENTISTRY HYGIENIST Monday to Friday Clinic Hours Monday - Friday 830 am - 500 pm Phone number 1-867-872-2887 Book for your cleaning Ask about our teeth whitening Denture repair and denture cleaning AboriginalDay Day Day 872-2568 Serv ing Fort Smith since 1990 Mon-Fri Sat Sun 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. 11a.m. - 6 p.m. Happy Aboriginal Day A salute to all aboriginal members of our communities on this special day. Thank you for your role in making Canada a great place to live Walk-in patients are welcome T 867-872-2887 or Toll Free 1-866-535-2887 195 McDougal Road Fort Smith NT X0E 0P0 HappyAboriginalDay Dr. Kobaisys Dental Clinic COMPLETE CARE FAMILY DENTISTRY HYGIENIST Monday to Friday Clinic Hours Monday - Friday 830 am - 500 pm Phone number 1-867-872-2887 Book for your cleaning Ask about our teeth whitening Denture repair and denture cleaning July 3 July 4 July 5 July 7 July 8 July 13 July 14 July 15 July 16 July 17 Cambridge Bay 100 pm Resolute 300 pm Pond Inlet 130 pm Gjoa Haven 12 noon Yellowknife 130 pm Whitehorse 200 pm Inuvik 330 pm Tuktoyaktuk 1030 am Fort Good Hope 100 pm Norman Wells 100 pm PhotoWikipediaCommons A de Havilland Twin Otter DHC6 200 Series rests at the Cambridge Bay Airport in Nunavut.