Government of Canada investing in safety at the Stephenville Airport

March 6, 2019               Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador          Transport Canada

Canadians, tourists and businesses benefit from safe and well-maintained airports. From visiting friends and family, to travelling to medical appointments, or getting goods to market, we rely on our local airports to support and sustain vibrant communities. These airports also provide essential air services including community resupply, air ambulance, search and rescue and forest fire response.

Gudie Hutchings, Member of Parliament for Long Range Mountains, on behalf of the Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, visited the Stephenville Airport to highlight the recent completion of a safety improvement project: the replacement of a snowplow truck. This equipment will assist with the essential clearing of ice and snow from runways, taxiways and the apron.   

Well maintained runways, taxiways and aprons that are kept clear of ice and snow are key to ensuring safe usage by aircraft, passengers, and crews, and help protect costly airport assets, such as snow clearing equipment and aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicles, during airport operations.

Funding of $248,000 for this project came from Transport Canada’s Airports Capital Assistance Program.