The Government of Saskatchewan is spending $1.5 million in the Community Airport Partnership (CAP) program. The funding is for improvements to 19 community airports. The spending is to be matched with local money.
Another intake of applications will take place this fall to allocate the remaining funds.
Projects:
• Carlyle: Runway slurry seal, repaint runway lines and numbers and add ceilometer to Automated Weather Observing System (AWOS), valued at $33,911;
• Esterhazy: Crack seal and slurry seal on runway, valued at $5,883;
• Estevan: New fence posts and wire, valued at $37,750;
• Kindersley: Replace runway lighting and crack sealing on runway, valued at $36,715;
• Kipling: Weather data instrumentation, valued at $10,280;
• La Ronge: Drainage survey, culvert repair and assess surface condition, valued at $105,000;
• Leader: Line markings and numbers on runway and aprons, valued at $5,453;
• Luseland: Crack filling on runway and apron, valued at $47, 699;
• Maple Creek: Painting lines and numbers on the runway, valued at $4,240;
• Melfort: Construction of two new taxiways, excavation of existing taxiway, valued at $26,350;
• Moose Jaw: Rehabilitation of existing taxiways and a portion of the apron, valued at $275,000;
• Moosomin: New paved, lit runway with new taxiway and apron and plans for Area Navigation (RNAV) and AWOS valued at $275,000;
• Prince Albert (two applications): Runway windsock and end markers and addition of a buried wildlife fence to the airport perimeter fence, valued at $106,650;
• RM of Eldon No. 471: Crack seal on runway, taxiway and apron, valued at $5,664;
• RM of Snipe Lake No. 259: Crack seal and slurry on runway, taxiway and apron, valued at $50,350;
• Shaunavon: Replacement of airport beacon light, valued at $3,500;
• Swift Current: Runway rehabilitation and airfield signage upgrades, valued at $167,500; and
• Wynyard: Recapping taxiway and apron, valued at $16,738; and
• Yorkton: Crack seal on pavement and new anchor stakes, valued at $50,379.
















