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The Government of Canada is working to improve safety at the St. Andrews, Red Sucker Lake, St. Theresa Point and Shamattawa airports through the Airports Capital Assistance Program. The government is contributing $2,027,320 towards safety improvement projects at these four Manitoba airports. In St. Andrews, the government is contributing $509,320 to replace the airport's runway snowblower and in Red Sucker Lake, St. Theresa Point and Shamattawa, the government is contributing $506,000 to each airport to replace the loaders, graders and plow trucks. The Airports Capital Assistance Program is an integral part of the National Airports Policy, which provides Canadians with a comprehensive framework that clearly defines the Government of Canada's role regarding airports. Under the program, which was established in 1995 and renewed for five years in January 2005, airports may apply for funding towards capital projects related to safety, asset protection and operating cost reduction. To be eligible, airports must have year-round, regularly scheduled passenger service, meet Transport Canada airport certification requirements and not be owned by the Government of Canada. Funding for these projects was provided for in the March 2004 federal budget and is therefore built into the existing financial framework.11/4/05
