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Image Credit: SUBMITTED May 15, 2021 - 10:25 AM A May long weekend air show is ready to take off in Kelowna, thanks to efforts from one local pilot. The organizer, Trevor Jones, is a car salesman by day, but he loves to fly in his spare time. He and a community of local flyers are taking to the skies from the Kelowna airport at noon, May 23. "I like getting people excited, it's not for me," Jones said. "I like organizing things like this and the anticipation leading up to it." The total number of aircraft participating in the flyover has not yet been confirmed, but he says...

Felix Chiota GROWING up in the dusty streets of Highfield in Harare more than 40 years ago, Felix Chiota would gaze in awe at the sky each time an airplane flew over his neighbourhood. At a young age, Chiota always got fascinated by the mere sight of a plane hovering in the sky. Coming from a very humble background, Chiota’s dream was to become a pilot. When his step father, the sole breadwinner, passed on in the early 1990s, Chiota thought his world had crumbled down like a deck of cards and his dream was shattered. However, in that bad situation, there was a silver lining as his mother ma...

8 years later, no end in sight for airport expansion dispute December 29 2020 The city of Wilsonville will appeal the Land Use Board of Appeals' decision to dismiss a case attempting to block the expansion. A recent Land Use Board of Appeals ruling to dismiss an appeal of an Oregon Aviation Board decision that essentially validated the Aurora Airport Master Plan did not deter Wilsonville City Council from pursuing further legal action. The City Council voted 4-1 to appeal LUBA's decision to the Oregon Court of Appeals during a meeting Monday, Dec. 21. Wilsonville City Councilor ...