April 1, 2018 Newsletter
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April 2018 NEWSLETTER “A national organization dedicated to promoting the viability of Regional and CommunityJJul Airports across Canada” www.rcacc.ca RCAC MEMBER AIRPORT PROFILE: Kamloops Airport (CYKA), BC Kamloops Airport Contributes To The Local Economy The Direct, Indirect and Induced economic contribution is: $38.9 million to Gross Domestic Product 610 person years employment generating $27.8 million in household income $8.3 million in taxes to all levels of government Jj Tech speak: Direct inputs are from the businesses and agencies operating at the airport. Indirect impacts are those from supplying goods and services to the businesses and agencies operating at the airport. Induced impacts are from the economic activity driven by the spending of people directly or indirectly engaged at the airport.An analogy is that the direct job is the person who loads the bags on to the airplane at the airport. An indirect job is the mechanic at the garage who maintains the baggage loading equipment. An induced job is the server at the coffee shop who job is supported by the baggage loader and the mechanic buying a coffee and a doughnut. Kamloops Airport Creates Jobs Kamloops Airport creates 610 direct, indirect and induced person years of employment. Travelers arriving by air create another 250 person years of employment in the food and accommodation sectors. Drilling down, Kamloops Airport: Represents 0.6% of the regional economy Employs 1.1% of the labour force Pays about 1.2% of the total employment income. Contributions To Government The airport contributes $8.3 million in taxes each year to all levels of government Federal Taxes of $5.5 million Provincial Taxes of $2.2 million Municipal Taxes of $800 thousand Recent Achievements Kamloops Airport is focussed on safe, secure and efficient operations while delivering an exceptional customer experience. Since 2004: Increased the number of jobs at the airport by 34% Increased the number of full time jobs from 73% to 77% Increased the number of travelers by 80% Did You Know? Kamloops Road Warriors - A small group of travelers - just 6% account for 33% of our total traffic. Nearly half of those using the airport are visitors (37 percent). Of these visitors 30 percent stay in hotels and motels using 6 percent of total rooms in the city. Visitors arriving by air support 250 person years of employment in the local food and accommodation sector. That represents 6% of that sector's employment. More than 1,300 students at Thompson Rivers University are international. Kamloops Airport is a gateway for these students with our connectivity to international airports in Vancouver and Calgary. Commuters - Kamloops residents can work outside of the community. 840 people report commuting by "other" than the usual means of transport. RCAC NEWSLETTER News items for information only, source as indicated. Photos copyrighted as per caption credit. Provided for members of RCAC Contact us at: Suite 220, 10610 Airport Drive, Grande Prairie, AB, T8V7Z5 or email: [email protected] Website: www.rcacc.ca RCAC UPCOMING SCHEDULED MEETINGS Monthly Conference Calls: The Regional Community Airports of Canada Board of Directors meets for a conference call every second Wednesday of every month. During these conference calls the board discusses any current and emerging issues brought forward by our membership. All RCAC Members are encouraged to participate in these meetings at any time with your comments and concerns. This conference call is open to all RCAC members to participate in. Time: 11:00 am MST For instructions to participate in a monthly conference call please contact [email protected] Quarterly Board Meetings: August 22nd & 23rd, 2018 – Terrace, BC October 23rd & 24th, 2018 – Ottawa, ON All Regional Community Airports of Canada members are welcome to attend the quarterly meetings via conference phone or in person. If you would like to attend in person, please email [email protected] at least one month prior to confirm seat confirmation. RCAC NEWSLETTER News items for information only, source as indicated. Photos copyrighted as per caption credit. Provided for members of RCAC Contact us at: Suite 220, 10610 Airport Drive, Grande Prairie, AB, T8V7Z5 or email: [email protected] Website: www.rcacc.ca RCAC BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2017/2018 Board of Directors The board of directors for RCAC can be contacted anytime for questions. Chairman: Brian Grant Vice Todd Tripp Grande Prairie Airport Chairman: Greater Sudbury Airport [email protected] [email protected] Director: Jack Santerre Director: Ian Darling North Bay Jack Garland Airport Kativik Regional Corporation [email protected] [email protected] Director: Carmen Hendry Director: Curtis Ross Northwest Regional Airport, Thompson Regional Airport Authority Terrace-Kitimat [email protected] [email protected] Director: James Lindsey Director: Dave Dayment The Pas Airport Timmins Victor M Power Airport [email protected] [email protected] Director: William Stewart Director: Tyler Massee Peace River Airport Campbell River Airport [email protected] [email protected] Director: Ben Hancharuk Secretary Peggy May Sioux Lookout Municipal Airport /Treasurer: Southport Airport [email protected] [email protected] RCAC NEWSLETTER News items for information only, source as indicated. Photos copyrighted as per caption credit. Provided for members of RCAC Contact us at: Suite 220, 10610 Airport Drive, Grande Prairie, AB, T8V7Z5 or email: [email protected] Website: www.rcacc.ca RCAC SUB COMMITTEES & WORKING GROUPS RCAC has several working sub committees, if at any time you have specific questions for our working groups please feel free to contact them at the email address below. ACAP Committee: Brian Grant - Committee Chairman Ian Darling Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Tyler Massee Todd Tripp Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Security Committee: Carmen Hendry - Committee Chairman Peggy May Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] James Lindsey Ian Darling Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Corinne Stewart - Technical Advisor Robert Tyrer - Technical Advisor Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Advisor Circular / Policy Committee: William Stewart - Committee Chairman Peggy May Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Tyler Massee Ben Hancharuk Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] ASFA Committee: Brian Grant - Committee Chairman Ian Darling Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Dave Dayment Todd Tripp Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Ben Hancharuk Email: [email protected] NAV Canada Working Group: Jack Santerre - Committee Chairman Todd Tripp Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Carmen Hendry Doug Mark - Technical Advisor Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] TALPA Working Group: Doug Mark - Committee Chairman Robert Tyrer - Technical Advisor Technical Advisor Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Lucassie Kudlu Dan Booth - Back-Up Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] RCAC NEWSLETTER News items for information only, source as indicated. 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Provided for members of RCAC Contact us at: Suite 220, 10610 Airport Drive, Grande Prairie, AB, T8V7Z5 or email: [email protected] Website: www.rcacc.ca TP312 5th Addition Working Group: James Lindsey William Stewart Committee Chairman Back-up Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Doug Mark - Technical Advisor Robert Tyrer - Technical Advisor Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Technical Sub-Committee Members: Doug Mark Robert Tyrer Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Don Booth - Back-Up Corinne Stewart - Technical Advisor Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Lucassie Kudlu Email: [email protected] Training Working Group: Cutis Ross - Committee Chairman Carmen Hendry Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Adam Zimpel Email: [email protected] UPCOMING CONFERENCES & TRAINING – 2018 June 11-15 AAMA Airfield Maintenance Seminar and Training Courses – Edmonton, AB June 11-12 AAMA On-Scene Controller Training Course – Edmonton, AB June 18-20 IAAE Canada Basic Airport Safety and Operations – Medicine Hat, AB June 19-21 IAAE Canada Quality Assurance Auditing – Abbotsford, BC Sept 10-13 SWIFT Conference – Niagara Falls, ON Sept 23-28 CANEW 2018 – Lethbridge, AB Sept 24-26 IAAE Canada Quality Assurance Auditing – Toronto, ON Oct 1-3 Airport Management Conference of Ontario 33rd Annual Convention and Trade Show - Kenora, ON Oct 22-26 IAAE Canada Accreditation Academy – Calgary, AB RCAC NEWSLETTER News items for information only, source as indicated. Photos copyrighted as per caption credit. Provided for members of RCAC Contact us at: Suite 220, 10610 Airport Drive, Grande Prairie, AB, T8V7Z5 or email: [email protected] Website: www.rcacc.ca BUSINESS MEMBERS Saskatchewan Aviation Council Tradewind Scientific Ltd. WSP Canada Inc. RCAC NEWSLETTER News items for information only, source as indicated. Photos copyrighted as per caption credit. Provided for members of RCAC Contact us at: Suite 220, 10610 Airport Drive, Grande Prairie, AB, T8V7Z5 or email: [email protected] Website: www.rcacc.ca REGIONAL