Local airports play a crucial role in Canada, connecting communities from coast to coast to coast while also ensuring they continue to have access to essential services like air ambulance, resupply, 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 Red Lake Municipal Airport.
Through Transport Canada's Airports Capital Assistance Program (ACAP), the Government of Canada will provide the airport with more than $900,000 for safety-related projects and equipment including:
- purchasing a loader and grader for use in the removal of ice and snow from airside surfaces;
- replacing wind direction indicators;
- installing apron lighting for the aircraft de-icing facility; and
- rehabilitating the constant current regulators on the taxiways and apron.
Through these investments, the Government of Canada is ensuring that residents in Red Lake and across the country continue to have safe and reliable air services, whether it be to see their loved ones, connect with their communities, or access essential goods.
