247 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 10, ISSUE 10 SAULT STE MARIE AIRPORT “Our last major upgrade was in the summer of 2021,” says Bos, “because of Covid the government of Canada made a capital assistance program accessible to regional airports, which allowed us to do some much-needed upgrades to our crosswind runway, including resurfacing and runway lights – but those funds were only in place for two years. With the assistance of AVIA NG who carried out the engineering, design, and project management, the project came in on time and within budget, so was a great success.” “That was a $13 million project that was on the books for almost a decade. We’re still looking to do some work on our terminal to bring some of the front end of the terminal into the current century. I guess you could say we want to give it a facelift. We upgraded the airside ten years ago, but the terminal itself needs to be modernized.” “We are always looking for ways to expand our GA population and offerings. We are looking at a million-dollar project to redo our car park area next year. One of the final things we have in planning is to move our administrative offices from under the tower on the second floor down
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