The Philippine Mars water bomber, the celebrated aircraft that spent nearly five decades fighting wildfires across B.C., has ...

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The Philippine Mars will leave Sproat Lake on its final departure south on Sunday, Feb 9, 2025. Coulson Aviation made the ...

Partly cloudy with a high of 42 °F (5.6 °C). Winds ENE. Night - Cloudy. Winds variable. The overnight low will be 34 °F (1.1 °C). Partly cloudy today with a high of 45 °F (7.2 °C) and a low ...

The final flight of the Hawaii Martin Mars water bomber is getting a $250,000 boost from the provincial government as the firefighting aircraft travels from Sproat Lake to the B.C. Aviation Museum ...