Yorkton News Review June 23, 2016

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Thursday, June 23, 2016 - Volume 19, Number 19

Province contributes over $60,000 to airport By DEVIN WILGER N-R Writer

REDISCOVERING DOWNTOWN – The Rediscover Downtown Yorkton Summer Festival was organized to bring people into Yorkton’s downtown core and show off what the city has to offer, using entertainment, games for young and old and the deals from the businesses themselves to show off the city’s downtown and draw people in from Yorkton and the surrounding area. Photo by Devin Wilger.

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The Community Airport Partnership (CAP) program will see $700,000 flow out to small airports across the province for upgrades and maintenance. The Yorkton Municipal Airport is going to get a portion of those funds, receiving $61,961 for crack sealing, wildlife fencing and runway and taxiway markings. Larry Pearen, councillor with the City of Yorkton, says that airport has seen major benefits from the CAP program since it’s inception, receiving just over a million dollars in funding since 2007. “We think it’s very vital to our city’s existence and growth.” The city itself matches the funds given by the CAP program, which means that approximately $130,000 will be spent on projects at the airport this year. Over the years, that money has been spent on maintenance and safety systems, runway lighting and expansion of the airport’s apron. One of the goals for the airport is to have serviced lots at the location, so businesses which can benefit from airport access will be able to set up shop in the area. Pearen notes that there are interested parties, and what needs to happen is to have the expanded apron implemented as well as plan where it makes the most sense to develop those businesses in the vicinity of the airport. “There are two areas that the airport is looking at for expansion, and we have tenants that are looking to start construction once that is secured.” Much of the money has also gone to safety, and that continues this year with new security fencing. It’s mostly animals that they intend to keep out of the airport, but Pearen says that the goal is to make a location that’s safe for any aircraft. Yorkton has been the largest recipient of the CAP funding over the program’s history, something Pearen says is a credit to city administration and the work they have done to apply for grants and demonstrate what the city’s airport needs to stay viable. “It’s been used as a template for other communities. We are very proud of our staff and the work they do to maintain this.” Pearen says that there are plans in the works for the airport, plans that extend far into the future, but that funding from CAP is a way to keep those plans on track. “We know there is a lot more to be done, and we know that with more traffic and development that will happen too.”

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