As of the 7 March 2013, the FISE RCO frequency at Yellowknife will be changed from 122.5 MHz to 123.37(5) MHz.  For more info see the full Nav Canada announcement.

NATA's Executive Director, Stephen Nourse, appeared before the Senate Standing Committee on Transport and Communications on Wed October 17.  The session was dedicated to Northern issues and Stephen was the only witness for the session.  A wide range of items were discussed, everything from infrastructure, economics, labour supply right through to climate change. 

The evidence transcript of the session can be veiwed here.

For the first time in anyone's memory all of the national and regional associations in Canada representing the interests of Commercial and Business Aviation, except one, have joined together in opposing the recommendations contained in the Fatigue Risk Management Working Group Report. 

The Air Transport Association of Canada (ATAC), Association québécoise du transport aérien (AQTA), Aviation Alberta (AA), British Columbia Aviation Council (BCAC), Canadian Business Aviation Association (CBAA), Manitoba Aviation Council (MAC), Northern Air Transport Association (NATA), Saskatchewan Aviation Council (SAC), and the Helicopter Association of Canada (HAC) have all joined forces to reject the application of the report beyond the NACC carriers.

The joint associations response and the NATA specific response can be downloaded below;

It is with great sadness that NATA acknowledges the passing of Don Douglas.  Don was a stalwart supporter of Northern Aviation, right back to his days with Transport Canada.  He served as NATA's Executive Director for many years, is a NATA Honorary Life Member and a member of Yukon Transportation's Order of Polaris.  Don will be missed by his many friends and those he has touched in the North.