A number of community airports are receiving grants to help with repairs and upgrades through the province’s Community Airport Partnership program.
It’s a 50/50 cost sharing grant between the airport and the provincial government for safety-related improvements.
Highways Minister Jeremy Cockrill says, “Community and regionally owned airports play a key role in providing vital services like air ambulance, law enforcement and firefighting.”
He adds that they also help support local and regional economic development.
The largest grant at just over $222,000 goes to the RM of Moosomin for completing phase one, which is earthwork construction on a runway, apron and access road.
LaRonge’s airport will receive $60,000 to upgrade and replace ATB security doors.
Airports benefiting from the CAP program this year include:
” Big River – $30,596 – Repairs to runway edge lighting.
” Birch Hills – $40,915 – Rehabilitate the main runway and taxiways and install new line markings and numbers on the main runway and 300 feet of taxi way centreline.
” Carlyle – $15,423 – Deep crack asphalt and apron pavement repairs.
” Central Butte – $1,625 – Radio control system.
” RM of Eldon No 471 – $15,758 – Crack seal runway, taxiway, and apron. Repaint all lines.
” Estevan – $13,369 – Rubberized crack sealing on all runways and replacing lighted runway signs.
” Humboldt – $30,000 – Aerodrome feasibility and planning study.
” Kindersley – $8,163 – Runway lighting upgrade, and crack sealing of runway.
” Kipling – $10,281 – Expand taxiway and apron.
” La Ronge – $60,000 – Upgrade/replace ATB security doors. Install four airside automatic doors, six groundside automatic doors and add keypad/card swipe security locks.
” Luseland – $3,393 – Airport electrical upgrade.
” Maple Creek – $23,523 – Rehabilitate a small section of the runway.
” Melfort – $36,040 – Crack repairs on runway and taxiway.
” Moose Jaw – $25,000 – Rubberized crack sealing on runway taxiway and apron.
” RM of Moosomin – $222,263 – Completion of phase one – earthwork construction on runway, apron, and access road.
” North Battleford – $75,000 – Installation of backup power generator at the runway light control building.
” Prince Albert – $10,000 – Installation of automated sliding gate.
” Swift Current – $35,000 – Rubberized crack sealing on main runway, new asphalt on apron and re-apply painted markings and upgrade airfield signage to LED backlit fixtures.
” Weyburn – $88,600 – Mulch existing pavement at the entrance where STARS lands for patient transfers. Mulched asphalt reshaped and compacted as subbase for asphalt overlay.
” Wynyard – $8,576 – Replace fencing and two gates to increase airport security.
” Yorkton – $96,475 – CIFIB transmitter (ground station), repaint markings and numbers on runways, taxiways, and aprons and crack sealing on pavement, recreational taxiway improvements.
