Airport upgrades will support business growth in Central and Northern Labrador
May 29, 2015 – Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL – Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
The Goose Bay Airport Corporation will construct a Mobile Work Force Distribution Centre, thanks in part to an investment from the Government of Canada. The Honourable Rob Moore, Regional Minister for Newfoundland and Labrador and Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency), announced federal funding of more than $2 million for the project.
Construction of the 11,000 square-foot Centre is scheduled to begin by mid-June and it will be built adjacent and connected to the existing terminal building. The new facility will mainly be used for the efficient distribution of mobile workforces for large hydroelectric, mining, and research and development projects currently taking place, and envisioned to take place in Labrador in the future.
In addition to regularly scheduled traffic, ongoing major capital projects in Labrador position Happy Valley-Goose Bay as the hub for the movement of the non-resident workforce, with 3,000 charter passengers a month predicted over the next four years. The new Centre will accommodate transient workers without conflicting with normal scheduled traffic, which will continue to use the main terminal facility.
Quick Facts:
- Government of Canada funding of $2,050,000 was provided through ACOA’s Innovative Communities Fund.
- The Goose Bay Airport Corporation is a non-profit incorporated entity which manages and operates the civil aviation area at the airport in Happy Valley-Goose Bay.
- The Mobile Work Force Distribution Centre will enable the Central Labrador region to respond immediately in support of major projects, which is critical to ensuring that local communities and businesses maximize the economic development potential associated with the planning and construction cycles associated with those projects.
Quotes:
“Our Government is pleased to support enhanced and critical infrastructure in the Town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay that will contribute to business development, economic growth and prosperity throughout the region. This project represents the foundation of the economic future of Central Labrador because it meets the needs of contractors as they move their workers to and from ongoing major projects and enables the region to plan for resource development projects that are on the horizon.”
- The Honourable Rob Moore, Regional Minister for Newfoundland and Labrador and Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency)
“The Goose Bay Airport Corporation is pleased to continue its investments in airport infrastructure that support the ongoing business development opportunities in both Central and Northern Labrador. Once completed, this project will add a further $5.5 million investment to the $13 million expended on the upgrade and expansion of the original terminal building. This represents a total investment of over $18 million in infrastructure improvements during the last eight years. These improvements are making, and will continue to make, a tremendous difference to the traveling public’s experience as they move through the facilities at the airport.”
- Paul Snelgrove, Chairperson, Goose Bay Airport Corporation Board
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Contacts:
Kelsie Corey
Director of Communications
Office of the Honourable Rob Moore
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
613-941-7241
Kelsie.Corey@acoa-apeca.gc.ca
Julie Afonso
Acting Director, Public Affairs
ACOA NL
709-772-2984
Julie.Afonso@acoa-apeca.gc.ca
Goronwy Price
General Manager
Goose Bay Airport Corporation
709-896-5407
goronwy@goosebayairport.com
