May 15, 2017 Newsletter
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NEWSLETTER Volume 12 No.6 March 15, 2017 Regional Community Airports of Canada AIRPORT PROFILE: Bonnyville Regional Airport (CYBF), AB The Bonnyville Regional Airport is located 3 kilometers north of the Town of Bonnyville and occupies a land area of approximately 77.63 acres and is jointly operated by the Town of Bonnyville and the Municipal District of Bonnyville. The airport serves as a point of call for commercial, corporate and general aviation, and services both private and commercial rotary-wing and fixed-wing operators located on site. Bonnyville Air Services Ltd. provides charter service. The substantial construction of the Bonnyville Regional Airport came from the initial investment in the facility through the Alberta Airport Development Program in 1975. Through 1984, the airport saw the completion of a paved and lighted runway, taxiway and apron. A 1985 runway extension was supplemented by a 1992 final runway extension funded by Alberta Transportation and the Town of Bonnyville. Remedial pavement work was funded by Alberta Transportation with a 1985 pavement overlay and a 1994 fog seal. The Bonnyville Regional Airport is operational 24 hours a day, 7 days per week and is capable of supporting Visual Flight Rules (VFR) and Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations. Runway 08 and 26 have RNAV approaches with Vertical Guidance with Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) Overlay. Runway 08 only has Localizer Performance with Vertical Guidance (LPV) available. The maneuvering area consists of one runway and a joining taxiway system plus an aircraft parking apron. The primary runway is 4,433 feet long by 75 feet wide, asphalt. Airport Manager Edgar Simard’s airport service hours are: Summer Season- Monday to Friday From May 1 to September 30. Summer hours will be 0700 - 1500 daily. (statutory holidays not included). Winter Hours - Monday to Friday from October 1, 2015 or as weather conditions dictate to the 30 of April, 2016 for the hours 0530 - 1330 and 0700 - 1500 from May 1 to September 30 (statutory holidays not included). Edgar Simard’s duties will include reporting runway surface conditions and daily weather conditions; provide Airport NOT AM concerning Runway Surface Conditions; keep radio contact with incoming and departing aircraft; manage and park aircraft, as needed and to correspond with all aerodrome users. Edgar Simard can be contacted at: (780) 573-0130 1 RCAC NEWSLETTER News items for information only, source as indicated. Photos copyrighted as per caption credit. Provided for members of RCAC Email: [email protected] Website: www.rcacc.ca 2 RCAC NEWSLETTER News items for information only, source as indicated. Photos copyrighted as per caption credit. 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Provided for members of RCAC Email: [email protected] Website: www.rcacc.ca CONFERENCES & TRAINING – 2017 IAAE Canada Online Courses April 25-28 IAAE Canada Emergency Management Team & Committee Training – Winnipeg, MB May 9-10 IAAE Canada Airport Wildlife Control – Halifax, NS June 5-9 AAMA Airfield Maintenance Seminar and Training Course – Fantasyland Hotel, Edmonton, AB Sept 16-20 IAAE Canada 2017 Accreditation Academy – Toronto, ON Sept 18-21 SWIFT Airfield Operations Conference and Equipment Expo – Halifax, NS Sept 24- 29 CANEW (Canadian Airport Electrical Association) Workshop – Campbell River, BC Sept 26-28 IAAE Canada AMSCR Course – Prince George, BC Oct 2-4 AMCO (Airport Management Conference of Ontario) 32nd Annual Convention and Trade Show – Waterloo, ON Oct 11-13 IAAE Canada AMSCR Course – Sydney, NS REGIONAL COMMUNITY AIRPORTS OF CANADA NEWS CONTENTS 1. Federal Broadband Grant (Stanhope/Haliburton) 2. Papple Aviation Request – Richard W. LeVan Airport 3. City of Timmins By-Law No. 2016-7882 – Car Rental Concession Space 4. Huron Economic Development Partnership Application 5. Request for Lease or Lease/Purchase of Land Options at Whitecourt Airport 6 Changes Could Be in Store for Airport Entranceway (Medicine Hat Regional) 7. Saanich Director Warns of Potential Airport Privatization 8. Canada is Getting New Radar System to Better Detect Severe Weather 9. New Scholarship Takes Flight with Air Cadets, Courtesy of Jazz Aviation (Waterloo Region International) 10. Community Offers Feedback on Regional Collaboration (Westlock) 11. Harbour Air Adds New Flights Linking Comox and Vancouver 12. Notice of Consultation – Aviation Weather Observations, Cartwright, Labrador 13. Notice of Consultation – The Pas, MB Aviation Weather Observations 14. KRG Eyes Renovations, Other Changes to Some Nunavik Airports 15. Pickering Airport? Time to Hit Reset 16. Town Council Briefs: Airport Grant (Hanna) 17. Harbour Air Resuming Flights (Sechelt) 18. GP Man Arrested for Truck Heist, Stabbing (Grande Prairie) 19. Two Planes Collide on Sudbury Airport Tarmac 20. Air Fares, Second Quarter 2016 21. GM Gives Update on Airport, Talks Future, Building Relationships (Lloydminster) 22. More Tax Revenue Through Development (Peterborough) 23. Land Deal is Good for City of Peterborough and Cavan Monaghan Township 24. Billy Bishop Airport Ranked Top Airport in North America by Airports Council International (ACI) 25. Sky’s the Limit for Ultra Low Cost Canada Airline 26. Kincardine Airport to Get Makeover 27. Airport Development Plan Gets Approval from Council (Medicine Hat Regional) 28. Public Airport Meeting Today (Smithers Regional) 29. Sydney Airport Searching for New CEO (J.A. Douglas McCurdy Sydney) 30. City Council OKs Airport Plan (Medicine Hat Regional) 31. Residents Raise Concerns on Airplane Noise During Oakville Consultation (Oakville) 32. Canadian Forces Jets Practice Approaches Over Oshawa Airport 33. Lightning Strikes Pacific Coastal Airlines Plane on Descent to Powell River 34. City Moves Forward on Airport Investment (Campbell River) 35. Goderich Airport Manager Reflects on His 28 Years 36. Kenora Airport Upgrades is a City Transportation Infrastructure Project Long Overdue 37. Porter Airlines Connects Aspiring Pilots with Experienced Mentors 38. Prince Rupert Property Taxes Going Up … Again 39. Sault Airport Incident Sparked Changes to DASH 8 Manual, Says Safety Watchdog 40. Squamish Celebrates Women of Aviation Week 41. Aircraft Movement Statistics: Small Airports, November 2016 42. WestJet Reports February Load Factor of 85.2% 7 RCAC NEWSLETTER News items for information only, source as indicated. Photos copyrighted as per caption credit. Provided for members of RCAC Email: [email protected] Website: www.rcacc.ca 43. Pacific Coastal Airlines Adds 9 p.m. Flight from Vancouver to Comox and Campbell River Airports 44. Cleared for Takeoff (Earlton-Timiskaming Regional) 45. Popular ‘I Fly for Pie’ Airport Coffee Shop Lands in Langley 46. Region’s Role in Airport Business Up in Air (Niagara) 47. Town Ready to Annex Land from County (High Prairie) 48. Girls Fly Too! Event (Abbotsford International) 49. Canada and British Columbia Announce Funding for 26 New Infrastructure Projects Across B.C 50. Money Announced to Upgrade Nanaimo Airport 51. Porter Airlines Releases Stephenville Summer Schedule 52. Snowbirds Show in Hanover (Saugeen Municipal) 53. Vital Services Adapt to Extreme Conditions During Blizzard (Thompson) 54. Appointment of Michael Saunders to the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority 55. Increasing Leadership Roles for Women in Transportation 56. Now-Empty Hangar Has Cost Alberta Government $4.9M Since 2013 57. Drag Racing Could Come to Melfort Airport 58. March Update on Okotoks Air Ranch Airport Certification 59. City Staff Identifying Airport Expansion Priorities (St. Thomas Municipal) 60. Restaurant at Wiarton Airport NOTE TO READERS: The links connect to many news sites where content is cycled rapidly. If you wait too long before reading, the links will disappear. We encourage our readers to submit airport articles & photos of interest for publication here to the benefit of the membership. Underlined titles indicate a link to the entire news article. February 2, 2017 1. Federal Broadband Grant - The Township of Algonquin Highlands Council Minutes Moved by: Deputy-Reeve Liz Danielsen Seconded by: Councillor Marlene Kyle BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council acknowledges a presentation made by Mike March, Manager of IT, County of Haliburton regarding Connect To Innovate Federal Broadband grant; AND THAT Council confirms it will not be pursuing an application under the said grant for the Trails Office; AND THAT Council confirms it wishes to pursue with a fibre build at the Airport at a possible capital expenditure of $10,000.00 subject to budget discussions. CARRIED February 6, 2017 2. Papple Aviation Request – Richard W. LeVan Airport - Township of North Huron Council Minutes Motion 053/17: MOVED BY: Y. Ritsema-Teeninga, SECONDED BY: B. Vodden: THAT the Council of the Township of North Huron hereby send a letter to Transport