Airport Management Council of Ontario FEBRUARY 2019 V o l u m e 8, I s s u e 1 The Airport Environment and You Representing Ontario’s Airports UPDATE: Airport Sale is Closing This Month Airport Making a Case for Increased Flights From North Bay Sioux Lookout Opens New Airport Snowbirds to Soar at Peterborough Airport’s Airport Renovations Helped by 50th Anniversary Celebrations New Network Spot ‘A Challenge’ for Thunder Bay Airport Crews to Development Firm Spends $27M on Clear Mounds of Snow From 2 Storms in 2 Weeks Hamilton Airport Land Eyed for Big Warehouse Parallel Taxiway Planned for What’s Going On Here: Oshawa Airport Hangar Lindsay Municipal Airport Government of Canada Investing London Airport Lands Direct Flights in Safety at Moosonee Airport to Three Cities With Discount Airline New Airport Equipment in Sudbury to International Women’s Air Race to Soar into Make Snow Clearing Faster, CEO Says Dorothy Rungeling Airport Register today at www.amco.on.ca Airport Management Council of Ontario FEBRUARY 2019 V o l u m e 8, I s s u e 1 The Airport Environment and You UPDATE: Airport Sale is Closing This Month Original Article By: Erika Engel, Collingwoodtoday.ca, Jan. 16, 2019 https://news.amco.on.ca/collingwoodairportsaleclosingthismonth The business of selling the Collingwood airport should come to a close this month, UPDATE: Airport Sale is but it may not be the last Closing This Month ........................2 discussion this council has on their soon-to-be former Sioux Lookout asset. Opens New Airport .......................3 Airport Renovations Helped Winterland Developments by New Network Spot ..................3 issued a statement late Wednesday afternoon (Jan. Development Firm Spends $27M 16) confirming the company on Hamilton Airport Land Eyed is working toward a sale for Big Warehouse .........................4 closing date of Jan. 31. What’s Going On Here: Oshawa Airport Hangar ................5 “We have an exciting plan to operate and expand Government of Canada the Collingwood Regional Investing in Safety at Airport for the benefit of the local community, the aviation community, and the Moosonee Airport .........................5 entire region,” reads the statement sent out by Proof, a communication and New Airport Equipment in Sudbury marketing agency. to Make Snow Clearing Faster ......6 David Gascoine of Clearview Aviation Partners Ltd (CAPL), said he’ll be Airport Making a Case for requesting a meeting this week to “offer clarity of facts” on the airport sale to Increased Flights From Winterland Developments. North Bay .......................................8 CAPL, owners of Genesis Flight College, filed a civil suit last year against the Snowbirds to Soar at Town of Collingwood and Winterland Developments over access to the runway. Peterborough Airport’s 50th Anniversary Celebrations ..............8 The lawsuit claims the town and flight college entered an agreement in ‘A Challenge’ for Thunder 2014 that gave the college access to the airport runways 365 days a year in Bay Airport Crews to Clear perpetuity. The agreement also stated the terms would be carried over should Mounds of Snow From the airport be sold. 2 Storms in 2 Weeks ......................9 Now, according to the lawsuit, Winterland Developments would like to change Parallel Taxiway Planned for the agreement to allow them to cut off access to the runways with 60 days Lindsay Municipal Airport ...........10 notice. London Airport Lands Direct “We recognize the importance of the current airport tenants and look forward Flights to Three Cities With to enhancing their experience and keep them flying,” reads the Winterland Discount Airline ...........................11 statement. “We will also continue talking in good faith with Collingwood International Women’s Air Race Aviation Partners Ltd. (owners of Genesis Flight College) and hope to reach an to Soar into Dorothy agreement.” Rungeling Airport ........................13 The statement said Winterland will not be providing further comments due to From the Desk of the the matter being before the courts. Executive Director .......................14 Board of Directors .......................15 Business Members .......................15 The Airport Environment and You PAGE 2 V o l u m e 8, I s s u e 1 Airport Management worth it, said DanielManagement Byskal, assistantAirport city solicitor and risk manager with the City of Sarnia. “I’mOntario anxious of to move forwardCouncil on it, because it provides a lot of benefit for relatively low capital investment,” he said. Sarnia officially joined SOAN in the early days of 2019, after membership was granted in November, he said. The network, including airports in Toronto, Hamilton, London, Oshawa, Peterborough and elsewhere around the province’s south, meets quarterly to discuss goings- on with Transport Canada, he said. Sioux Lookout Opens New Airport As Pearson International Airport in Toronto grows, the Original Article By: Mike Aiken, DrydenNow, Jan. 22, 2019 talks help other feeder airports around it coordinate with https://news.amco.on.ca/siouxlookoutopensnewairport one another, share concerns, and plan for disruptions that could be exacerbated by construction projects, he Sioux Lookout is celebrating the grand opening of their said. new airport. Kenora MP Bob Nault brought with him a “We want to make sure that we’re ahead of the game, cheque for $287,000, which will help improve the facility. rather than finding out about it afterwards,” he said. “This airport is one of the hubs of The North, and the Members also get first crack at surplus items from upgrades made possible by today’s investment will help Pearson, he said. Sarnia, for instance, just came into improve passenger safety, create new job opportunities $20,000 worth of airport seating for free. and assist the airport in continuing to provide critical services to the region,” said Nault. “I look forward to “We just have to go there and pick it up,” Byskal said. the continued growth to businesses and commercial activity that this investment will bring to Sioux Lookout.” Community leaders are hoping the upgrades will help WE KNOW bring in more visitors and business. THE SNOW “The Sioux Lookout Regional Airport provides critical transportation services for many Far North communities. Thanks to FedNor’s support, we will continue to work closely with our northern neighbours, in an effort to continue to provide these communities with the services they require, while also seeking opportunities to enhance commercial activity at the airport as a means to grow our economy and further cement our position as the hub of the north,” said Doug Lawrance, Mayor of the Municipality of Sioux Lookout. Airport Renovations Helped by New Network Spot Original Article By: Tyler Kula, The Observer, Jan. 4, 2019 Made for airports https://news.amco.on.ca/renoshelpedbynetwork Sarnia’s is the latest to join a group of southern MORE THAN 45 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE Ontario airports that meet regularly to discuss IN SNOWBLOWERS operations and planning. Made in Canada | 418 658-3003 And the $3,000 membership fee for Sarnia to be in [email protected] | www.jalarue.com the Southern Ontario Airport Network (SOAN) is well The Airport Environment and You V o l u m e 8, I s s u e 1 PAGE 3 Airport Management CouncilDevelopment of Firm Ontario Spends $27M on Hamilton Airport Land Eyed for Big Warehouse Original Article By: Teviah Moro, The Hamilton Spectator, Nov. 13, 2018 https://news.amco.on.ca/developmentfirmspends27mathamilton A large industrial from former senator warehouse developer David Braley. has become the first … major investor in One of the Hamilton’s airport advantages of the employment lands. serviced site is Panattoni proximity to John Development C. Munro Hamilton Company has International Airport, bought 82 acres on Lambros said. the southwest corner These days, industrial of Upper James warehouses are top Street and Dickinson of mind for online Road for about $27 million. retailers like Amazon and Wayfair that rely on quick The firm plans to construct a million-square-foot delivery, he said. building and six smaller ones on the site it bought “Those are the types of companies we try to build for.” The Airport Environment and You PAGE 4 V o l u m e 8, I s s u e 1 What’s Going On Here: Management Airport Oshawa Airport Hangar Ontario Governmentof of Council Canada Investing Original Article By: Sabrina Byrnes, in Safety at Moosonee Airport Oshawa This Week, Jan. 17, 2019 Original Article By: Transport Canada, https://news.amco.on.ca/oshawaairportgetsnewhangar Press Release, Dec. 5, 2018 https://news.amco.on.ca/fedgovtinvestinginmoosoneeairport Construction for new hangar at Oshawa Executive Airport. Canadians, tourists and businesses benefit from safe and well-maintained airports. From visiting friends Just the facts: and family, to travelling to medical appointments, • Early last year, Ryan Terminals broke ground on a or getting goods to market, we rely on our local 42,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art hangar and airports to support and sustain vibrant communities. aviation office complex. Once complete, the facility These airports also provide essential air services will be home to several aviation businesses with a including community resupply, air ambulance, search focus on corporate and private aircraft. and rescue and forest fire response. • This new hangar brings the total hangar complement The Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of at the Oshawa Executive Airport to more than Transport, today announced