Cancer charity questions why it was left out of B.C. government funding [Video]

After a stressful morning, Rob Bonar was at the Victoria Flying Club waiting for his flight home to the Comox Valley.

The 75-year-old has been battling throat cancer, and on Monday, during an appointment with his oncologist in Victoria, he got the news he was hoping for.

“It’s all clear,” said Bonar.

Bonar estimates over the past two years, he has travelled to Victoria for 40 appointments. This trip, he flew to the capital region on an Angel Flight.

“We fly cancer patients to and from their treatment centres,” said Jeff Morris, president and CEO of Angel Flight of British Columbia.

The service assists patients living up and down Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast.

In its 22-years of existence, Angel Flight has made more than 2,000 return flights, all free of charge to those patients.

“For our pilots, they donate their time and expertise and we reimburse them for their fuel costs only,” said …