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The shovels have hit the ground on the construction of a new LEED-certified navigation tower at Victoria International Airport.

FAIRFAX — After a period of inactivity, four new board members were elected to the Friends of Fort Ridgely (State Park) organization at the Fairfax Public Lib

The company that owns and operates Canada’s civil air navigation system has cancelled surplus notices to 41 air traffic controllers for area control centres including the one located in Greater Moncton. NAV Canada says the decision has been made due to air traffic forecasts that suggest they will require more staff. Control centres located in Gander, Edmonton and Montreal will also be affected by this decision. “We are proactively taking this action to support our customers as they shift th...

7 Moncton air traffic controllers to keep jobs after Nav Canada reverses decision cbc.ca 1 hour ago CBC/Radio-Canada © Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press A NAV Canada air traffic controller monitors air traffic at the NAV Canada control centre in Montreal on Friday, March 2, 2018. Nav Canada announced Friday that 41 air traffic controllers across the country it had planned to lay off will keep their positions. Seven air traffic controllers in Moncton, N.B., will get to keep ...

Nav Canada announces Regina air traffic control tower will not close By Moises Canales Apr 15, 2021 12:11 PM Nav Canada has decided to not close air traffic control towers or flight service stations across Canada, including the tower at the Regina International Airport. The announcement was delivered in a news release late Thursday morning stating the company is committed to no site closures at seven airports that were under a service review. The affected municipalities included Regina,...

NAV CANADA confirms continuation of ATC services, suspends northern aeronautical studies April 15, 2021 The control tower at Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International. (Photo: NAV CANADA) NAV CANADA today confirmed today that it will maintain air traffic control service to seven Canadian communities, including Fort McMurray, AB, Prince George, BC, Regina, SK, Saint-Jean, QC, Sault Ste. Marie, ON, Whitehorse, YT and Windsor, ON. Last fall, NAV CANADA launched 29 aeronau...

  WINDSOR, ONT. -- While a study into streamlining operations at multiple airports across the country continues, Nav Canada has confirmed the YQG control tower is here to stay. Nav Canada issued a news release Thursday stating that it will maintain air traffic control service to the communities involved in the study after consultations with airlines, airports, industry associations and local officials. “Stakeholder engagement is at the heart of Nav Canada’s aeronautical study process....

Doug Best is President and CEO of the Canadian Air Traffic Control Association, the union representing all air traffic controllers in Canada. Ray Bohn, President and CEO of NAV Canada, is dismayed by comments I have made about potential changes to the level of air traffic control service provided at several airports, as well as layoffs at several Area Control Centres. I am equally dismayed by his response, as he continues to make assertions that do not hold up under scrutiny. We are in agreemen...

Air traffic controllers say Nav Canada is mulling layoffs even if it receives a possible bailout from Ottawa, jeopardizing passenger safety.

OTTAWA — Air traffic controllers say Nav Canada is mulling layoffs even if it receives a possible bailout from Ottawa, jeopardizing passenger safety.More cuts would axe critically needed workers and . . .