New funding for North Battleford airport
Cameron McIntosh Airport in North Battleford will be getting some much needed upgrades to its runway thanks to new funding through a provincial and municipal partnership.
The Battlefords MLA Herb Cox joined City of North Battleford Mayor Ryan Bater for a press conference at the airport Wednesday to make the announcement for the estimated $825,000 project.
As part of the province’s Community Airport Partnership (CAP) program, the province will provide the main funding of $275,000 or 33 per cent of the cost – the maximum the ministry can contribute for the program – while the City of North Battleford will be contributing $550,000 through the city’s capital program (67 per cent of the project cost). The upgrade work will be done this summer.
“I’m thrilled,” Bater said of the provincial support for the project. “The airport itself is critically important to the economic development, not just of the city but of the town and the surrounding area. This gives us access to corporate Canada and to international business travellers.”