Formerly in WestJet Link colours, this Saab now sports a basic Pacific Coastal paint job following the suspension of WestJet Link operations. Seen here taxiing over for engine runs this afternoon prior to departing off to Port Hardy.

Missing "Link" titles. Arriving as WS3057 from Vancouver.

1968 Islander went to New York for US distributor Jonas Aircraft in December. Registered N583JA for short leases to small airlines until landing with Oak Harbor Airlines in 1971. Registered N67HA in 1972 when the airlines shortened their name to Harbor Air. Pacific Coastal Airlines brought it to Canada as C-GPCF 1976 - 82.. Chilcotin Cariboo Aviation from August 1982, the aircraft crashed on May 23, 1985 landing at Ten Mile Creek, BC. It was written off, but there were no injuries to those on board.

Taken off the Canadian reg in 2015, and I saw it 2 years ago parked out in the back, stripped of its engines and other parts and covered in typical West Coast slime and mildew and looking very sad.

No longer carried on the Canadian registry.

Pictured taxying out from the South Terminal on another service serving the communities of British Columbia. This aircraft, very appropriately for the forthcoming Winter Olympics, has a skier on the tail.