Forest Helicopters Inc.

Forest Helicopters is a helicopter operator based in Kenora, Ontario, serving Northwestern Ontario. It has offered helicopter service since 1997. Its first base opened in Kenora and the company now operates from four locations across Northwestern Ontario and Nunavut. The company says its pilots average 10,000 flight hours.

Services

• Power line and utility work: scheduled and unscheduled power line services in Northwestern Ontario
• Wildfire suppression, with aircraft equipped for each aspect of the work and pilot knowledge of fire behaviour, logistics and tactics such as aerial ignition
• Mining and exploration, including precision drill moving, which the company has done for over 20 years
• Environmental work for government and indigenous agencies, including fish and wildlife studies, water quality and soil remediation
• Search and rescue and medical evacuation across Northwestern Ontario and Eastern Manitoba, working alongside the Ontario Provincial Police, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, EMS and local health officials
• Aerial construction, with precision long lining for placing beams, setting trusses and moving materials to remote sites
• Aerial filming, from single photographs to feature films
• Sightseeing tours of cottage country on Lake of the Woods

Fleet

Forest Helicopters operates twelve fully equipped AS350B2 and H125 series helicopters. The fleet is supported by a large inventory of spare parts for scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, and the company says it stresses quality maintenance and customer service.

Markets served

Customers include utilities, mining and exploration companies, government and indigenous agencies, emergency responders, construction projects in remote areas, film crews and tourists. Emergency support extends to camps and work sites in remote locations.

Company facts

• Operating since 1997
• First base in Kenora, Ontario
• Four operating locations in Northwestern Ontario and Nunavut
• Fleet of twelve AS350B2 and H125 helicopters
• Pilot average of 10,000 flight hours