The last two and a half years of the COVID-19 pandemic have highlighted the importance of local and regional airports to keeping communities connected to essential services and to each other. That's why the Government of Canada is committed to supporting airports from coast to coast to coast.
Today, the Minister of Transport, the Honourable Omar Alghabra, announced that the Government of Canada is making important safety investments at the Windsor International Airport.
Through Transport Canada's Airports Capital Assistance Program, the Government of Canada is providing the airport with $180,000 for the purchase of a 4x2 plow truck to be used to remove and control snow and ice.
This investment is in addition to the more than $200,000 provided to the airport under the Program in May 2021, to purchase a loader.
This funding will ensure continued safe and reliable airport operations for residents, not only for personal and business travel, but also for access to routine and emergency medical care in larger centres.
