A photo of Zach McKillop shared on a Gofundme page in his memory. Submitted photo
City of Yellowknife
Less than 1 min.read

Thousands raised for families of Air Tindi pilots

Emelie Peacock
By Emelie Peacock

Fundraising efforts for the two Air Tindi pilots killed in a crash outside Whati on January 30th have gathered over $27,000 in a matter of days.

A Gofundme campaign for Will Hayworth started Monday, February 4th raised $5,090 in six hours. A campaign on the same site for Zach McKillop has raised $22,805 in three days.

“Those who had the pleasure to know Zach will tell you that he loved music, always had a witty comeback and regularly spent time outdoors “splorin,”” the fundraising page dedicated to McKillop states. “Zach loved his job as a pilot for Air Tindi.”

McKillop passed away on the day of his 28th birthday, according to the page dedicated to him. He began as a dispatcher with Air Tindi in 2016, he was later promoted to First Officer on the King Air 200 aircraft.

Both pages state money will go to the loved ones of Hayworth and McKillop, to help with costs associated with funerals and other needs.

A Transportation Safety Board investigation is ongoing at the site of the crash, between Whati and Behchoko.

READ MORE: AIR TINDI ACCIDENT WAS “NOT SURVIVABLE”: TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD

Emelie Peacock
Emelie Peacock
News Reporter

Continue Reading

You may also like



cjcd Now playing play

- Advertisement -

Related Articles

- Advertisement -

Latest News

Tuktoyaktuk RCMP lay charges in bootleg liquor investigation

RCMP
Tuktoyaktuk RCMP are laying charges following an investigation into liquor bootlegging earlier this week.

Youth engage with Tłı̨chǫ language in unconventional immersive spaces

Northwest Territories
While in-person On the Land learning continues to be central to Tłı̨chǫ language revitalization, the Tłı̨chǫ language division is looking at ways to engage with youth through new immersive platforms, like virtual spaces, that honour history and traditions. Danielle Dacanay with the Tłı̨chǫ Government’s Language Division emphasized that virtual resources are supplements to learning the language in the traditional way, they are not a replacement for it.

New microgrant stream wants youth to plant language seeds outside school

Northwest Territories
“100 youth projects wanted in French,” a new microgrant program wants youth to plant language learning seeds outside school. A network of action-research teams in Canada, other parts of North America, Africa and Europe is launching a youth grant stream to support French language engagement outside of conventional spaces. Youth across the country aged 14 to 30 are eligible for 100 microgrants in support of grassroots initiatives as part of this program run by the Dialogue Network.

Water testing at another Yellowknife school confirms elevated lead and copper

Northwest Territories
Testing at another school site in the city of Yellowknife showed elevated levels of lead and copper in water present in some of its drinking taps. Earlier this month, testing showed four other school buildings in Yellowknife and a school in Behchokǫ̀ had elevated levels of both copper and lead in water. Since comprehensive testing of schools across the territory began this fall, 28 school sites out of 34 announced to date have tested positive for elevated levels of lead.

Testing at more NWT buildings confirms lead in water

Northwest Territories
Fort Smith officials said water testing at municipal buildings has confirmed the presence of lead. According to the announcement, water samples at the Town Hall, the Fire Hall, and the Municipal Services Building continue to show elevated levels of lead.