“Great Slave Helicopters and our subsidiary Superior Helicopters are proven industry leaders in the field of forest fire support and suppression,” said Jeff Denomme, Great Slave Helicopters President. “With staff and aircraft permanently based in Northern Ontario, we provide an outstanding response to the forest fire management needs of the OMNR. This new contract builds on our long standing relationship with the OMNR for the provision of high quality fire response and aviation services delivery.” 

“This contract win proves the benefit of our strategy to deliver a full range of specialty aviation solutions to our customers,” commented Dave Jennings, President and CEO of Discovery Air Inc. “Our Hicks & Lawrence subsidiary has been a prime supplier of fixed wing airborne fire management services to the OMNR for many years, and being able to expand that relationship to include a rotary wing contract illustrates the value of a diversified capability base to meet the needs of our business and corporate customers.” 

In addition to Ontario, Great Slave Helicopters, its subsidiaries and aboriginal partners currently service forest fire contracts in Alberta, Manitoba and the Northwest Territories, and provide back-up support in B.C. and Yukon. 

Founded in 2004, Discovery Air Inc. is a specialty aviation services company operating across Canada and in select locations internationally. With over 130 aircraft, it is one of the largest air operators in Canada, employing 450 flight crew, maintainers and support staff to deliver a variety of air transport, maintenance and logistics solutions to a wide range of government, airline and business customers.