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NEWSLETTER Volume 12 No.5 March 1, 2017 Regional Community Airports of Canada AIRPORT PROFILE: North Battleford Airport (CYQW), SK North Battleford Airport is located 1.5 nautical miles 2.8 km east of North Battleford, Saskatchewan. It was built during World War II as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan and known as RCAF Station North Battleford. The station hosted RAF No. 35 Service Flying Training School from 4 September 1941 to 25 February 1944, and then RCAF No. 13 SFTS until 30 March 1945. Relief airfields were located at Brada and Hamlin. Postwar it became known as North Battleford (Cameron McIntosh) after Cameron Ross McIntosh. It was transferred from Transport Canada to the City of North Battleford on January 1, 1997. The North Battleford Gliding Centre, a Royal Canadian Air Cadet gliding centre, stores its gliders outside in permanent tie downs, and has office space in a trailer. The gliding centre conducts winch and air-tow operations in both the spring and the fall. The gliding centre currently operates two gliders and one Bellanca Scout tow plane. In April 2010, a contract was awarded for renovations to the air terminal building. Battlefords Airspray began operations in 1980 in North Battleford Saskatchewan. The business consisted of a flight training school, aerial application service and a maintenance shop. In 1988 a move from the North Battleford Airport to Hamlin included an expansion in services to include Forestry Protection. In 1999 a very unique training program was created by Fran - the Professional Agricultural Pilot Training Program. This program was designed to help fill the need for specially trained pilots working in a demanding flying environment. Also added in 1999 were Fire Suppression Services. In 2006 another move brought the business back to the North Battleford City Airport. This move created an opportunity to build a 14,000 sq. ft. facility which has an expanded maintenance facility, a large on site classroom, and onsite pilot accommodations. Battlefords Airspray once again diversifies - undertaking supervision and maintenance operations at the City of North Battleford Airport. In the spring of 2012 Battleford Airspray added a new Air Tractor 504 Turbine powered aircraft to its fleet. This brought about the opportunity to offer Turbine Transition Training to ag pilots who are ready to take on the demanding challenge of flying a turbine powered spray aircraft. Airport Operator: City of North Battleford 306-445-6606 [email protected] 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. Provided for members of RCAC Email: [email protected] Website: www.rcacc.ca 3 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 4 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 5 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 CONFERENCES & TRAINING – 2017 March 1-2 Manitoba Aviation Symposium 2017 – Winnipeg, MB 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 4-7 IAAE Canada 11th Annual F.O.A.M. Conference – Calgary, AB 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 Oct 16-20 IAAE Accreditation Academy – Toronto, ON REGIONAL COMMUNITY AIRPORTS OF CANADA NEWS CONTENTS 1. Notice of Consultation – Review Requirement for St. Leonard (YSL) NDB & Contract Weather Office 2. Notice of Consultation – Aeronautical Study, Instrument Approach Requirements, Stephenville, Newfoundland 3. Turning Over an Aviation NewLeaf 4. 2017 Airport Board Appointments (Melfort) 5. Correspondence Regarding Airport Advisory (Whitecourt) 6. Airport Strategic Planning Session (Whitecourt) 7. Joint Liaison Committee (Whitecourt) 8. U.S. Airlines Offer Low-Cost Fares Banning Carry-On Bags. Will Canada Follow? 9. Town of Virden Council Meeting 10. Acquisition of Water and Sewer Infrastructure from the Province (High Level) 11. Airport Protection (Virden) 12. High River Regional Airport – Board Appointments 13. Notice of Consultation – The Pas, MB Aviation Weather Observations 14. Notice of Consultation – Windsor, Ontario, Review of Aviation Weather Services 15. Fire Trucks Ready to Ride (Terrace Regional) 16. City Looking for Hangar Tenant (Merritt) 17. Drag Racing OK’d for Another Season at Airport ‘Motorplex’ (Osoyoos) 18. Coast Dog Opens New Hangar at Pitt Meadows 19. Town Joins Plea to Drop Assessments for Airports Pelham (Niagara Central Dorothy Rungeling) 20. It’s Been a Slice: Chilliwack Airport Coffee Shop, Famed for its Pie, to Close 21. Citizen Proposes Independent Airport Authority for Lethbridge 22. Annual Civil Aviation Operating and Financial Statistics, 2015 23. Pilot Error Caused St-Lazare Plane Crash That Killed 2, Coroner Finds 24. Drive to Privatize Canadian Airports Lifts Off 25. More Tough Questions for Airport as Revenues Dip 67 Per Cent 26. Bad Weather Blamed for Drop in Travellers at Kamloops Airport 27. Kenora Airport Authority Requests $750,000 Grant and Loan from City Council 28. YPK Safety Upgrade Announcement (Pitt Meadows Regional) 29. Aviation Pioneer Honoured in Winkler 30. Municipal Services Report (Cornwall Regional) 31. High Cost of Hydro Hot Topic for Tory Leader (Timmins Victor M. Power) 32. NAV CANADA Reports January Traffic Figures 33. ‘Winter Warfare’: On the Front Line with the Van Doos at 5 Wing Goose Bay 34. Open House Regarding County’s Major Area Structure Plan Gets Heated (Rocky Mountain House) 35. Dearly Departed CASARA Members Recognized (Flin Flon) 36. Unlikely Partnership: Chinese Company to Team Up with Wetaskiwin Aviation Company 37. Oakville Residents Invited to Airplane Noise Public Consultation 38. WestJet Sweetens Up Summer Schedule 39. Pitt Meadows Makes Airport Appointments 40. Curious Red Lights Fly Over City (Williams Lake) 6 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 41. City to Help with Kenora Airport Authority Expansion 42. Governance the Obstacle in Operation of Airport (Lethbridge) 43. PFAS Detected in North Bay Near CFB 44. Quarterly Civil Aviation Statistics, Second Quarter 2016 45. Monthly Civil Aviation Statistics (December 2016) 46. Cargojet Turns 15 47. Lake Simcoe Regional Airport Looking to Land New Deal 48. Langley Airport Starts “Unprecedented” Growth 49. B.C. Finance Minister Touts Economic Diversity at Nanaimo Event 50. 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