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May 27, 2026 at 2:15 pm  BC, News, Politics, Provincial

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Air facilities in the following communities have received funding through the BC Air Access Program for 2026-27:

  • Alert Bay – $97,700 for airport lighting and crack sealing at Alert Bay Airport
  • Anahim Lake – Nearly $1.6 million for an apron expansion at Anahim Lake Airport
  • Bella Bella – $624,750 to relocate fuelling operations at Bella Bella Airport
  • Bella Coola – $30,400 for a facility master plan at Bella Coola Airport
  • Burns Lake – $24,406 for a facility master plan at Burns Lake Airport
  • Chetwynd – $303,314 for airfield lighting upgrade at Chetwynd Airport
  • Cranbrook – $729,660 for space capacity upgrades at Canadian Rockies International Airport
  • Dawson Creek – $293,194 for an aircraft de-icing vehicle at Dawson Creek Airport
  • Elk Valley – $17,250 for pavement improvement at Elk Valley Airport
  • Fairmont Hot Springs – $114,472 for a skid steer loader and attachments at Fairmont Hot Springs Airport
  • Ganges – $813,578 to expand the floatplane facility in the Ganges Outer Harbour
  • Hope – $206,250 for a tractor and related equipment at Fraser Valley Regional Airpark
  • Kitimat – $156,985 for maintenance and safety equipment upgrades at Kitimat Airpark
  • Langley – $2 million for an airfield electrical and lighting systems upgrade at Langley Regional Airport
  • Masset – $648,515 for tree clearing at Masset Municipal Airport
  • McBride – $546,066 for improved lighting safety at Charlie Leake Airfield
  • Pemberton – $14,981 for runway approach safety improvements at Pemberton Regional Airport
  • Quesnel – $24,234 for a facility master plan at Quesnel Regional Airport

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