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Airport Management Council of Ontario MAY 2018 V o l u m e 7, I s s u e 2 The Airport Environment and You WSP Calls Pembroke Airport “A Great Asset” and Cites Military Representing Relationship as a Strength Ontario’s Expansion Work to Begin at Kingston Airport City Lands ‘Canada Meat Group’ Plant Airports Red Lake Airport Receives $10 Million In Funding To Refurbish Runway, Taxiways Airport Eyed For Conestoga Program Toronto City Airport Reducing Taxes and Improving Facilities Scheduled Air Service at Muskoka Airport Indefinitely Delayed by Bill C49 Snowy Owls Posing Challenges For Airport Staff Blue Skies Ahead For Hamilton International Airport Expanded Peterborough Airport Envisioned As Hub For Pilot Training, Commuter Flights, Consultant Tells City Council Last-minute Flight Cancellations Have Nothing to do with Sarnia Service, Officials Say $1.7M Boost for The Sudbury Airport Federal Government Postpones Study of Airport Privatization Register today at www.amco.on.ca Airport Management Council of Ontario MAY 2018 V o l u m e 7, I s s u e 2 The Airport Environment and You WSP Calls Pembroke Airport “A Great Asset” and Cites Military Relationship as a Strength .............2 Expansion Work to Begin at Kingston Airport ............................3 WSP Calls Pembroke Airport “A Great Asset” and Cites City Lands ‘Canada Military Relationship as a Strength Meat Group’ Plant .........................4 Original Article By: Staff, Pembroke Daily Observer, Feb. 7, 2018 Red Lake Airport Receives $10 https://news.amco.on.ca/pembrokehugevaluegreatimpact Million In Funding To Refurbish Runway, Taxiways ..........................4 The Pembroke and Area Airport has received a glowing report from consulting Airport Eyed For firm WSP. Conestoga Program ......................5 The report on the value and potential of the facility was presented on Feb. 1 at Toronto City Airport Reducing the airport. Taxes and Improving Facilities ......6 Joe MacKay, senior project director - aviation for WSP, explained their findings Scheduled Air Service at on a direction from the Pembroke and Area Airport Commission to delve into Muskoka Airport Indefinitely the value of the facility, and whether it was worth further investment by the Delayed by Bill C49 .......................7 owners. The 40 minute presentation pointed out many benefits of the airport and concluded with business development opportunities for the future. Snowy Owls Posing Challenges For Airport Staff ...........................8 “This is a great asset you have here,” said MacKay. “And, it has a regional benefit too.” Blue Skies Ahead For Hamilton International Airport ......................8 MacKay immediately pointed out the relationship with Garrison Petawawa, Canada’s largest military base and a strong supporter of the airport. While Expanded Peterborough Airport Garrison Petawawa is the airport’s largest user, accounting for one-quarter of the Envisioned As Hub For Pilot movements there, MacKay saw that relationship as one that illustrated the overall Training, Commuter Flights, role the airport plays in the community. Consultant Tells City Council .........9 “The Garrison Petawawa contribution is quite significant in Renfrew County,” said Last-minute Flight Cancellations Mackay. “The military presence here is crucial to communities. The airport has a Have Nothing to do with Sarnia nice relationship in that it supports Garrison Petawawa’s activities, and Garrison Service, Officials Say ....................10 Petawawa supports communities.” $1.7M Boost for Garrison Petawawa’s contribution was nearly 25 per cent of the revenues for the The Sudbury Airport ....................11 airport already, and a new agreement that is on the way allows for a user fee Federal Government Postpones increase with a cost of living automatic increase annually. Study of Airport Privatization .....12 From the Desk of the AMCO would like to extend congratulations to Red Lake Airport’s Tiffany Executive Director .......................13 Coffey and her husband Derek on the birth of their son, Lachlan Coffey on January 25, 2018. Both mom and baby are happy and healthy. Board of Directors .......................14 Business Members ......................14 The Airport Environment and You PAGE 2 V o l u m e 7, I s s u e 2 Expansion Work to Begin at KingstonManagement AirportAirport Original Article By: Steve Gerard, KingstonOntario of Herald, Apr. 13, 2018Council https://news.amco.on.ca/expansionworksettobeginatkingston The City of Kingston has announced a $16.1 million upgrade to expand Kingston ‘Norman Rogers’ Airport terminal is set to begin. Work to extend its runway from 5,000 to 6,000 feet – as well as 300 feet being added at its south end and 700 feet on its north end – will start later this spring. The airport will remain open throughout construction, all of which are anticipated to be completed in late 2018. Runway lighting willalso be upgraded with new approach lighting system being installed with a portion of it embedded in the runway. New LED airfield guidance signs will be installed and existing runway-edge lights will be upgraded to energy efficient LED bulbs. “This expansion will help us realize the economic advantages associated with a larger airport and enhanced passenger air services,” said Kingston Airport manager Rick Reed in a City release. “The expanded terminal more than doubles our passenger capacity and the extended runway makes us more capable and flexible. We plan to keep our passengers comfortable during construction and well into the future.” Congratulations to Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport many recent awards including being named one of North America’s best airports at the Skytrax World Airport Awards and ACI! https://news.amco.on.ca/bbtcanamedoneofnabest https://news.amco.on.ca/bbtcanamedoneofbestbyaci wsp.com [email protected] 905-882-1100 The Airport Environment and You V o l u m e 7, I s s u e 2 PAGE 3 Airport ManagementRed Lake Airport Receives $10 Million In City Lands ‘CanadaCouncil Meat of OntarioFunding To Refurbish Runway, Taxiways Group’ Plant Original Article By: Staff, CBC News, April 12, 2018 Original Article By: Ryen Veldhuis, baytoday.ca, https://news.amco.on.ca/redlakerecieves10million Feb. 28, 2018 Red Lake’s airport will overhaul https://news.amco.on.ca/citylandscanadameatpacker its runway and taxiways thanks North Bay’s airport industrial park is going to to funding from the federal get a little busier with the addition of a new government. business soon, Canada Meat Group. The $10 million is from Transport Canada’s Airports Council approved the sale of about three acres Capital Assistance Program, and will also allow the airport of land to the new company for approximately to resurface the apron where planes park at the airport’s $123,000, which will soon be filled with a terminal building, the federal government said in a media meat processing plant. The firm is newly release issued Thursday. incorporated in Canada. “The Red Lake airport continues to be an important “We have land up at the airport we’ve been economic driver in the area and region,” said Phil Vinet, actively trying to pursue business opportunities Red Lake mayor. “This runway project will ensure that our with,” Coun. Derek Shogren said after the airport continues to be a regional transportation hub in the meeting. “This is a new company coming into movement of passengers and freight.” town, so I’ll leave it up to them to talk about the particulars of what they’re doing.” Vinet said work will likely begin later this month. While he wouldn’t go into too many details, leaving it up to Canada Meat Group to make Classic Swissness, the announcements, he did say that it was great to show that the airport could be used to Now Available for various business types. Airports in Canada “It shows the multi-use facilities of the airport,” he said. “It doesn’t just have to be aerospace- related businesses, it can be a multitude. I’m hoping it’s the first of many we see in some of that surplus land; we have a whole development plan coming through Invest North Bay for the airport.” Arconas is the exclusive Canadian distributor of Swiss-made USM Airportsystems kiosks and counters. 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Original Article By: Vincent Ball, Brantford Expositor, Apr. 9, 2018 “AndOntario we’reof going to get someCouncil work done and some https://news.amco.on.ca/airporteyedforconestogaprogram improvements to the airport.” Conestoga plans to start the one-year Ontario college Backhoes and certificate program in Brantford in September with 20 bulldozers soon students. may become part of the landscape at the Plans call for Conestoga to use about four hectares (10 Brantford municipal acres) at the airport for its program. A field trailer, similar airport. to a portable or office trailer, would be set up on the site. And there would be space for student and staff parking, Conestoga College says a city staff report prepared for councillors. is looking to lease space at the airport The vacant and unserviced land to be used by to deliver its heavy construction operator program Conestoga is designated for commercial use but there starting in September. The proposal will come before city is no expectation that it would be developed within the councillors for consideration at a committee-meeting-of- next three years.