218 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 10, ISSUE 10 municipality in 1996. At that time, we operated multiple airlines with passengers flying regularly, Dryden was a hub for travelers in Northern Ontario. In addition, we also had commercial freight flights. Like all airports around the world, Covid hit hard. We are on the road to recovery: we have the safety systems, beautiful terminal and convenience of air travel ready to go,” he continues. Dryden Regional also supports the region as a transportation hub for firefighters who work on Forest Fires throughout the country. This year the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) has flown 737s from Dryden to transport fire crews to Alberta and British Columbia. Dryden has also been a haven for communities further north, Hoag says, “we have acted as the transportation hub where evacuees can fly into Dryden on smaller aircraft and then load them onto larger 737s to fly to urban areas where they can be temporarily housed.”
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