Canadians rely on safe and well-maintained local and regional airports to support vibrant communities. These airports also support essential air services including community resupply, air ambulance, search and rescue, and forest fire response.
Today, the Minister of Transport, the Honourable Omar Alghabra, announced that the Government of Canada is making important safety investments at the Kamloops Airport.
Through Transport Canada's Airports Capital Assistance Program, the Government of Canada is providing the airport with more than $1.8 million for an airfield electrical replacement project that will help maintain safe airport operations for passengers, aircraft crews and airport employees. The work includes the replacement of edge lights, omni-directional approach lights and wind direction indicators on Runways 09 and 27 and Taxiways A and B, as well as the replacement of guidance signs on Runway 13.
This investment is in addition to the more than $1.3 million in Airports Capital Assistance Program funding provided to the airport in May 2021 for the rehabilitation of Taxiways B and C.
