Indigenous Services Minister Seamus O’Regan (St. John’s South–Mount Pearl, Nfld.) announced a Government of Canada investment to rehabilitate Runway 10-28, Taxiway A, Apron 1, and the airfield lighting system at the Fond du Lac Airport in Saskatchewan. This funding of $12,148,100 comes from Transport Canada’s Airports Capital Assistance Program. The full release is available online. Call 613-991-0700.
Indigenous Services Minister Seamus O’Regan (St. John’s South–Mount Pearl, Nfld.) visited the La Ronge (Barber Field) Airport to highlight the recent completion of two safety improvement projects: the replacement of the airfield lighting control system and the construction of a sand storage shed. Funding of $392,548 came from Transport Canada’s Airports Capital Assistance Program for these two … Read more
Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.) announced a total of $51,272 to remove five boats in British Columbia and one in Ontario under Transport Canada’s Abandoned Boats Program. He also announced, on behalf Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.), a total of $138,839 will be provided to remove 14 vessels, and to … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Revenue Deb Schulte (King-Vaughan, Ont.) announced a Government of Canada investment of $9,973,717 to rehabilitate airside surfaces and upgrade lighting at the Hall Beach Airport. The full release is available online. Call 613-991-0700. Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.) visited Yukon College where he announced details of two climate change adaptation research projects under … Read more
Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.) issued the following statement: “Our thoughts continue to be with those affected by the derailment near Field, British Columbia. Transport Canada is conducting an investigation for the purpose of determining compliance with both the Canada Labour Code and the Railway Safety Actrelated to the February 4, 2019 railway accident that resulted in … Read more
Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.) announced a Government of Canada investment of $10,931,156 to rehabilitate the airside surfaces at the Rouyn-Noranda Airport. The work includes a partial rehabilitation of pavement on Runway 08-26 and Taxiways A and B, and the rehabilitation of pavement on a section of the apron. The full release is available online. … Read more
Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.) announced that the Government of Canada is making important safety investments at local airports across the country. Transport Canada’s Airports Capital Assistance Program (ACAP) will provide over $48.6 million for new safety-related improvement projects, including $354,851 to install wildlife fencing at the Brandon Municipal Airport and $168,270 to rehabilitate the … Read more
Infrastructure and Communities Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.) visited the Baie-Comeau Airport to tour the recently completed project to rehabilitate the airfield pavement. Funding of $6,378,149 came from Transport Canada’s Airports Capital Assistance Program. The full release is available online. Call 613-991-0700. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Sean Casey … Read more
Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.) announced that Canada has successfully concluded new or expanded air transport agreements with St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Algeria, Qatar, Jordan, Côte-d’Ivoire and Mongolia. The full release is available online. Call 613-991-0700.
Liberal MP Bob Nault (Kenora, Ont.) visited the airport in Webequie First Nation to view the recent upgrades to the airfield electrical system. The $1-million project was funded through Transport Canada’s Airports Capital Assistance Program. The full release is availabel online. Call 613-996-1161.
