▁it ▁expanded ▁operations ▁to ▁destin ations ▁in ▁northern ▁Man it oba . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁it ▁sold ▁its ▁routes ▁and ▁assets ▁serv icing ▁northern ▁First ▁Nations ▁communities ▁to ▁Was aya ▁Air ways . ▁This ▁marked ▁as ▁a ▁break ▁with ▁its ▁bush ▁flying ▁background ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁becoming ▁a ▁regional ▁car rier . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁owned ▁by ▁Har vey ▁F ries en ▁( Pres ident ), ▁Cl iff ▁F ries en ▁( Exec utive ▁Vice - Pres ident ), ▁Karl ▁F ries en ▁( V ice ▁President ▁of ▁Oper ations ), ▁Rick ▁Bar atta ▁( V ice ▁President ▁of ▁Fin ance ) ▁and ▁Brad ▁Martin ▁( Direct or ▁of ▁Oper ations ), ▁but ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁it ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁Exchange ▁In come ▁Corporation ▁( E IC ) ▁for ▁$ 3 2 ▁million . ▁E IC ▁also ▁own s ▁Cal m ▁Air , ▁Per imeter ▁A viation , ▁and ▁Ke ew atin ▁Air . ▁Bear sk in ▁has ▁ 2 4 0 ▁employees . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁April ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁all ▁service ▁at ▁Region ▁of ▁Water lo o ▁Airport ▁( Y K F ) ▁and ▁Ott awa ▁Airport ▁( Y OW ) ▁was ▁cancel led , ▁affect ing ▁seven ▁routes ▁and ▁significantly ▁decre ased ▁the ▁flight ▁operations . ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁indicated ▁that ▁a ▁soft ening ▁min ing ▁sector ▁and ▁high ▁te ch ▁se ctors ▁( such ▁as ▁Black Ber ry ) ▁were ▁to ▁bl ame ▁for ▁cutting ▁the