OTTAWA, April 2 - Airports across Canada will receive close to $33 million for 28 new projects to enhance their safety. The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, today announced funding under the Government of Canada's 2007-08 Airports Capital Assistance Program.
"The safety and security of the traveling public is a top priority for Canada's New Government," said Minister Cannon. "These projects will improve airport safety and protect Canadians. They will also boost the economic potential of the airports and surrounding communities."
The Airports Capital Assistance Program finances capital projects related to safety, asset protection and operating cost reduction. Eligible airports must have year-round, regularly scheduled passenger service, they must meet Transport Canada airport certification requirements and they cannot be owned or operated by the Government of Canada.
Since its creation, the program has distributed over $400 million for 509 projects at 159 airports. Over 99 per cent of these were airside safety-related projects such as the rehabilitation of runways, taxiways, visual aids and heavy airside mobile equipment.
The program is an integral part of the National Airports Policy, which clearly defines the Government of Canada's role regarding airports. Federal funding for these projects is provided for in the existing financial framework.
2007-2008 Allocations forAirports Capital Assistance Program Projects
Airport/Project/Total Allocation
British Columbia:
Abbotsford/Procurement of airport fire-fighting vehicles/$2,082,925
Fort St. John/Replacement of regulators and automatic gates/$338,319
Nanaimo/Snowplow truck/$112,036
Prince Rupert/Airfield electrical systems restoration/$1,903,892
Smithers/Dry/liquid spreader/ $91,343
Williams Lake/Airfield lighting control system and cable replacement/$204,731
Alberta:
Fort Chipewyan/Purchase of runway sweeper/$201,859
Manitoba:
Flin Flon/Airside pavement electrical rehabilitation /$3,696,211
Gillam/Airfield electrical system rehabilitation /$1,263,627
Shamattawa/Precision Approach Path Indicator system installation/$331,768
Nunavut:
Rankin Inlet/Rehabilitation of airside urfaces/$7,672,170
Taloyoak/Crushing and rehabilitation of airside surfaces and replacement of field electrical systems/$3,524,111
Yukon:
Old Crow/Purchase of loader with snowblower and attachments/$500,825
Ontario:
Attawapiskat/ Purchase of loader with snowblower and attachments/$279,720
Hamilton/Procurement of fire-fighting vehicle/$1,053,000
North Bay/Airfield electrical rehabilitation/$329,656
North Spirit Lake/Purchase of snowblower/$100,440
Sioux Lookout /Apron and taxi rehabilitation; lighting control pane/$4,445,000
Sioux Lookout/Replacement of snowblower/$382,185
Webequie/Purchase of snowblower/$99,360
Windsor/Rehabilitation of taxiways; replace lighting control panel/$1,927,005
Quebec:
Baie-Comeau/Purchase of snowblower/$482,380
Gaspé/ Construction of sand storage facility/$129,000
Inukjuak/Purchase of compactor/$125,750
Mont-Joli/Purchase of runway sweeper/$183,500
Rimouski/Purchase of loader with snowblower and reversible snowplow/$361,725
Nova Scotia:
Sydney/Replacement of runway sweeper/$180,900
Newfoundland:
Deer Lake/Upgrade taxiway and reconfigure ATB apron/$940,267
Canada Newswire English -- 04/03/07
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