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    • Part 1: First Nations of the Peace River Region
    • Part 2: The Fur Trade Era
    • Part 3: Transportation and Communication
    • Part 4: Old Timers and the Price of Land
    • Part 5: Dawson Creek: The Story of the Community
    • Part 6: Mysteries, Adventures and Indian Legends
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    • Part 11: Health Care
    • Part 12: Industries and Enterprises
    • Part 13: Policing the Peace
    • Part 14: Pouce Coupe, Rolla, and Other South Peace Communities
    • Part 15: Chetwynd and the Fort St. John Area
    • Part 16: The Alberta Peace
    • Part 17: Natural History of the Peace River Region
    • Part 18: Interviews with Old Timers
    • Part 19: Remembering Our Veterans

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BN03-13: Airport to Get $915,500 for Safety Improvements

Recent History – 2000-2002

Sept. 15, 2000

DAWSON CREEK — Funding for $915,500 worth of safety improvement projects at the municipal airport was announced by the federal government Thursday.

Between $160,000 and $180,000 will be used to buy a new runway sweeper and the rest will be spent on installing a 10-foot tall wildlife fence with barbed wire on top around the perimeter of the airport.

Airport manager Ian Darling said the existing sweeper has passed its life expectancy, and that there is a concern with wildlife venturing onto airport property.

“We have a lot of deer that are in the valley, in the ravine, and they come up and feed off the grass,” he said.

The fencing project will employ three people over two months.

The airport is small enough to qualify for 100 per cent funding by the federal government for the projects, but Darling said he had to apply to Ottawa first.

The money comes from the Airports Capital Assistance Program (ACAP) which provides funding for capital projects related to safety, asset protection and reducing operating costs.

“ACAP is an example of the Government of Canada directing infrastructure resources to where they are needed and can best enhance safety,” said federal Transport Minister David Collenette in a news release.

This article is taken from the Peace River Block Daily News, Dawson Creek, with the permission of the publisher. The Daily News retains all rights relating to this material. The information in this article is intended solely for research or general interest purposes.

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