b'FLY-IN, FLY-OUTEMBRACING THEFIFO LIFESTYLEBy Kelly Parker F l T h e F IFO. The acronym is short forprominent figure in the drilling industry, he Fly-In,Fly-Outtheworkrecently celebrated 25 years with Hy-Tech y - I n ,schedulewhereemployeesDrilling, most of it in a FIFO rotation, while are flown into a remote location, F l y - O u t such as a mine, to live andraising a family at home in northwestern work intensely for a set period beforeB.C. Mayner, a foreman with Hy-Tech, and w o r k i n gbeing flown back home for a stretch. Ashis wife Annette Morgan, the executive a r r a n g e m e n twith any line of work, this lifestyle hasdirector of Dze L Kant Friendship Centre, both advantages and drawbacks. Morehave two children. Their experience illus-c a n p r o v e t oimportantly, it takes a specific type oftrates how one family has made FIFO b e a p o s i t i v eindividual to make it work. work for them, and the realities of how Wayne Mayner is just such a person.this unique lifestyle can affect personal e x p e r i e n c e A member of the Wetsuweten Nation andand family life in more ways than one.46A CCIB PUBLICATIONSummer 2024'