Town Applies For Some Airport Funding
The town of Fort Frances is hoping for some federal funding for its airport. It’s making an application to a program set up to offset the impact of the pandemic on the aviation sector. Operations and Facilities Manager, Travis Rob, says it will cover 100 per cent of operating costs. “This is a program where we can apply for reimbursement of specific operating expenses for 12 months period, any 12-month period between March 2020 and March 31, 2022,” says Rob. The town calculates its expenses to be at about $403-thousand. Rob says the fund was geared toward privately funded airports but i...