The province has announced matching funding for community airports across the province under the Community Airport Partnership program.
Among the big winners in the funding announcement is Cameron McIntosh Airport in North Battleford.
Funding of $404,556 has been earmarked for that airport for lighting upgrades/engineering report, runway rehabiliation, rehabiliation of the drainage system and storm sewer replacement. The funding under the program is split 50/50 between the province and the city.
Other area airports are also receiving funding. Unity’s airport has been pegged for $121,385 for recap and extension of the apron, repaving the runway, and runway chip sealant asphalt patch.
As well, the Maidstone airport has been earmarked for $24,386 to go towards their GPS system and fencing at the airport. And Luseland airport is receiving $55,240 to go towards runway cracks and line painting, as well as crack filling a deteriorating runway.
In total, the CAP payment for 2015 amounts to $5,089,984 for community airports across the province, with the Yorkton airport receiving the largest amount of $960,035 for its extensive taxiway and runway repairs.
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