Business View Magazine | November 2019

133 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE NOVEMBER 2019 in the Royal Canadian Air Force. During the Second World War, Barber was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp for volunteering and serving overseas, and the France-Germany Star for seeing action in the European war theatre. His heroic exploits included saving his crew by bringing his damaged airplane safely back to base and flying low under enemy fire to drop his bomb load on strategic sites. After returning to Canada, he spent the rest of his aviation career as a highly regarded and respected bush pilot in northern Saskatchewan. A new terminal building was opened in 1988 to service scheduled and charter flights as well as itinerant traffic. In 1998, the Airport was transferred to the Town of La Ronge, which, today, helps subsidize its operating expenses. “It is almost self-sufficient,” Burr notes. “However, the Airport provides a real strong economic driver that certainly makes that subsidy worthwhile in terms of employment, services, and business for people in the community. Depending on the time of the year, there are upwards of 150 people employed here.” HELICOPTER TRANSPORT SERVICES La Ronge Saskatchewan www.HTSC.ca 306-425-8661 lavoym@htsc.ca Helicopter Transport Services operates one of the largest and most diverse fleets of helicopters in the industry. From the smallest to the largest helicopter, we are capable of flying nearly any mission, anywhere, any time. BARBER F I ELD A I RPORT , LA RONGE