Yellowhead Helicopters - Pr George Ops Centre

06/10/2026

Did you miss this week's "Emergency Skills Before SAR Arrives" expert webinar with BCAdventureSmart? Here's a link to the replay https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HFptczh9kg with Dave Merritt from Prince George SAR and Sean Rickards from Yellowhead Helicopters.

Dave Merritt from Prince George SAR and Sean Rickards from Yellowhe...

06/08/2026

Catch Sean, our Director of Operations, on BCAdventureSmart's webinar tonight, Monday June 8th at 7 pm Pacific. He'll be discussing SAR skills with the team.

🚁 Meet Sean Rickards, one of our guest experts for the next BC AdventureSmart Expert Webinar!

Sean Rickards is the Director of Operations for Yellowhead Helicopters - Pr George Ops Centre and a professional pilot with more than 30 years of experience flying throughout British Columbia, Alberta, and the Northwest Territories.

With over 10,000 flight hours and decades supporting communities, emergency response agencies, and Search and Rescue organizations, Sean brings a wealth of real-world experience from some of Canada's most challenging environments.

On June 8, Sean will share insights from a career spent responding to emergencies and supporting SAR operations across Northern BC. Together, we'll explore why the actions taken by your group in the critical moments before SAR arrives can make a significant difference in an emergency.

Join us for Your Group Matters: Emergency Skills Before SAR Arrives and learn practical skills to help your group stay calm, manage the scene, make effective decisions, and improve outcomes when things don't go as planned.

📅 Monday, June 8, 2026
🕖 7:00–8:00 PM PT

Because when an emergency happens, your group matters.

06/03/2026

Quesnel Search & Rescue has completed a task assisting BCEHS bringing a subject off the Bowron Lake Chain. Two QSAR Medical Emergency Responders retrieved the person from the excellent care of the Park Operators who attended to the subject until an air asset could be arranged. As of writing this post the subject and two QSAR members are transporting the subject to further care by BCEHS.

We plan for this. We train for this. Bowron Lake Park Staff/Park Operators and BCEHS have mastered their processes to get us on the ground (...or in the air) faster. Kudos to all who worked this task before us.

BH, Photo Credit QSAR (EJ)

06/03/2026

06/01/2026

Just posted!

Are you a helicopter pilot looking for a change of pace?

We have an immediate opening for a base manager at our hangar in Mackenzie, BC.

Interested applicants must have a minimum of 600 hrs PIC and be willing to reside, in there own residence, in Mackenzie.

More details in the job board on our website. https://www.yhl.ca/employment/
And the job can also be found on LinkedIn.

05/29/2026

A non-flying day for this AS350B2, aka C-FLTI, so Joseph & Clayton are busy replacing the old scratched up windshield with a new one. Takes a bit of work, removing the old bolts & cleaning off old adhesives, then reinstalling with new supplies.

05/07/2026

Taking advantage of a lull in the flying schedule for a "quick" engine change in one of the B3s. Then she'll be ready for a summer of drill moves in the BC Golden Triangle.

04/22/2026

https://youtube.com/shorts/wYiNnks8G88?si=cATfe_RxjSFC2DV1

3 likes. "What a ride! 😮‍💨🚁"

04/09/2026

03/30/2026

Our booth this past weekend at the Chetwynd Chamber of Commerce trade show. Thanks to all who stopped by!