Airports receive $3.7 million for improvements.

• Position: TRANSPORTATION

A pair of northern airports is receiving close to $4 million in funding from the federal government to make safety improvements.

The Greater Sudbury Airport is receiving, through the Airports Capital Assistance Program (ACAP), $2,425,854 for the rehabilitation of Runway 04-22 and the replacement of selected apron panels, and $754,567 for the installation of a wildlife management fence.

The runway rehabilitation and apron panel work will ensure continued safe operation for passengers, medical evacuations, and firefighting operations, while the wildlife fence is an important tool in controlling mammals, especially bears on airport runways and surrounding land.

"We are extremely pleased to receive significant financial support from Transport Canada's Airports Capital Assistance Program," said Dr. Bish Bora, chair of the Greater Sudbury Airport Community Development Corporation. "This investment will result in safer operations and improved services to the travelling public and will enable the Greater Sudbury Airport to fulfill its role as a catalyst for economic development."

The Sault Ste. Marie Airport is receiving $797.527 through the same program...