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ABOUT US: PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE January/February 2007 
Northern Canada has many
unique challenges. One of
them is when the roads become
inaccessible for weeks,
sometimes months, out of the
year. During freeze up of ice
roads, and again at break up
when these roads are unsafe
to travel, Canadian North's
cargo service accommodates
the affected communities by ensuring our combi aircraft are
configured to handle the increased requirements for cargo
shipments.
Our five 737 Combi aircraft are equipped to handle up to 112 passenger seats or 6 pallets of cargo. The aircraft can be reconfigured daily to meet the ever changing passenger and cargo needs. For example, on one day you may have 76 seats and 2 pallets of cargo, the next day this can change to 34 seats and 4 pallets of cargo. There is great benefit to both our cargo clients and our passengers as a result of this flexibility. Ice bridges provide safe crossings in the winter. In the spring, when the river ice breaks up, and in the fall, at freeze-up, crossing service is interrupted. The three ice bridges that are directly assisted by Canadian North cargo during this time are the Mackenzie River crossing at Ft. Providence and Tsiigehtchic and the Peel River crossing at Ft. McPherson. Canadian North has introduced a new winter schedule that provides the appropriately configured aircraft to accommodate both passengers and cargo to meet the demands of our northern winters. More details on our ever growing cargo services can be found in this issue of Up Here. Thanks for flying with us. Tom Ruth |
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