Micah Messent, a Courtney resident, was part of a delegation attending the fourth United Nations Assembly of the Environment.
A B.C. man has been identified as one of the 18 Canadians killed in the Ethiopian Airlines crash on Sunday.
“I’m so grateful for this opportunity and want to thank all of the people in my life who have helped me get this far. Wish me luck!” A quick glance at his Facebook page reveals a young man passionate about B.C.’s parks and the ocean, having had a hand in developing a student ranger program for the provincial government. In early 2018, he was also selected to participate in the inaugural Ocean Bridge program, launched by the Vancouver Aquarium and Ocean Wise Conservation Association.
View this post on Instagram Spent the weekend in Tla’amin Traditional Territory working on some files, needless to say I love my job 🌲 @yourbcparks . .. … …. #BCParks Almost immediately after takeoff Sunday from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, pilots on Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 told air traffic controllers there were technical problems while the plane gained and lost altitude repeatedly. The plane was a Boeing 737 MAX 8 jet.
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