Have you had the opportunity to visit the Spit and watch the seaplanes land and take-off? It may interest you to know that during the 1960s it was once regarded as the busiest seaplane base in Canada, and some would even say the world.
The first seaplane to visit Campbell River was in 1920, bringing tourists to the Willows Hotel. The demand steadily grew and soon BC Airlines was established to service this need.
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