{"id":20812,"date":"2022-01-29T22:06:37","date_gmt":"2022-01-29T22:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=20812"},"modified":"2022-01-29T22:06:39","modified_gmt":"2022-01-29T22:06:39","slug":"canadian-government-provides-funding-for-kelowna-international-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/international-news\/canadian-government-provides-funding-for-kelowna-international-airport\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Government Provides Funding for Kelowna International Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As Canada works towards recovery, investments in its airport\ninfrastructure continues to be crucial to maintain safety, security, and\nconnectivity for travelers, workers and communities. Government of Canada\ninvestments also help ensure Canada&#8217;s aviation industry is well positioned to\nrecover from the impacts of the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last week, the Minister of Transport, the Honorable Omar\nAlghabra and the Minister of International Development and the Minister for\nPacific Economic Development Canada, the Honorable Harjit S. Sajjan, announced\nmore than $18 million in funding to help the Kelowna International Airport in\nBritish Columbia recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and to\nsupport continued air services and important transportation infrastructure\nprojects at the airport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;As we move forward with the safe and gradual return of\nactivity in the aviation sector in a way that continues to support the health,\nsafety, and security of all Canadians, it will be imperative that we continue\nto ensure a vibrant and competitive Canadian air sector,\u201d said Minister\nAlghabra. \u201cThese critical investments will allow the Kelowna International\nAirport to invest in the infrastructure and tools needed to help re-invigorate\nthe aviation industry and allow Canadians to feel safe and secure when they\ntravel.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To help ensure safe airport operations for aircraft,\npassengers and crew, the airport will receive over $15.2 million from Transport\nCanada&#8217;s Airport Critical Infrastructure Program to support:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>the expansion of the airport&#8217;s combined\noperations building.<\/li><li>the replacement of sections of the terminal\nbuilding roof.<\/li><li>upgrades to airfield lighting infrastructure.<\/li><li>the construction of runway end safety areas\n(RESA); and<\/li><li>the establishment of facilities and modified\nairport infrastructure to facilitate improved flow and management of air travelers\nand airport employees related to COVID-19 testing and screening.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The Kelowna International Airport keeps British\nColumbia connected,\u201d said Minister Sajjan. \u201cBy investing in critical\ntransportation infrastructure projects, we are enhancing airport safety for\ntravelers, air crews, and airport workers. This continued support will fund\nimportant upgrades while creating jobs, bolstering the regional economy as we\nrecover from the effects of the pandemic and look to grow economically after a\nyear of extreme weather in British Columbia.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the funding for the critical infrastructure\nprojects, the Government of Canada also provided the Kelowna International\nAirport with just over $3 million from Transport Canada&#8217;s Airport Relief Fund\nto help it maintain continued airport operations and essential air services for\nresidents and workers in Kelowna and surrounding communities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Canada works towards recovery, investments in its airport infrastructure continues to be crucial to maintain safety, security, and connectivity for travelers, workers and communities. Government of Canada investments also help ensure Canada&#8217;s aviation industry is well positioned to recover from the impacts of the pandemic. Last week, the Minister of Transport, the Honorable Omar [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[114],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20812","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-international-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20812","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20812"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20812\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20813,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20812\/revisions\/20813"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}