Transport Canada announced that the Government of Canada is making investments at airports in Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Manitoba.
For 2021-2022, Transport Canada has allocated Airports Capital Assistance Program (ACAP) funding to 63 airports for 86 safety-related projects, including runway and taxiway repairs/rehabilitation, lighting enhancements, purchasing snow clearing equipment and firefighting vehicles and installing wildlife fencing.
Since ACAP started in 1995, the Government of Canada has invested over $1.1 billion for 1,088 projects at 199 airports across the country.
“We know how vital airports are to urban centres and remote communities,” said Jim Carr, Minister and Special Representative for the Prairies. “The investment our government is making will help ensure continued safe and reliable airport operations for residents, many of whom depend on their local airports not only for personal travel and business, but also for community resupply of essential goods and access to routine and emergency medical care in larger centres.”
Saskatchewan
Through Transport Canada’s Airports Capital Assistance Program (ACAP), the Government of Canada will provide over $3.3 million to the following Saskatchewan airports for safety-related projects:
La Ronge
- Purchase of a wet/dry material spreader – $110,700
Prince Albert
- Rehabilitation of the airfield electrical system – $3,211,884
- Improvements to airfield drainage – $58,812
Alberta
Through Transport Canada’s Airports Capital Assistance Program (ACAP), the Government of Canada will provide over $20 million to the following Alberta airports for safety-related projects:
Fort Chipewyan
- Rehabilitation of airside pavement – $11,021,416
Grande Prairie
- Replacement of generator and airport signage – $612,871
- Replacement of sand storage shed – $134,680
Lethbridge
- Rehabilitation of airfield pavement – $7,379,719
Lloydminster
- Purchase of a de-icing trailer – $105,000
Medicine Hat
- Rehabilitation of airfield electrical system – $957,241
Manitoba
Through Transport Canada’s Airports Capital Assistance Program (ACAP), the Government of Canada will provide over $21.9 million to the following Manitoba airports for safety-related projects:
Flin Flon
- Replacement of sand storage shed – $287,071
- Replacement of airport beacon to better identify the airport’s location to pilots at night – $16,088
Gods Lake Narrows
- Rehabilitation of airside surfaces and electrical systems – $12,872,635
Lac Brochet
- Installation of wildlife control fencing – $1,156,265
Red Sucker Lake
- Installation of wildlife control fencing – $1,000,203
Shamattawa
- Rehabilitation of airside surfaces – $6,282,716
Thompson
- Purchase of a sweeper to assist with the essential clearing of ice and snow from airside surfaces – $355,680
Feature image: Lethbridge Airport. (City of Lethbridge)
