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Article content Nav Canada talking around the issue In her recent op-ed (Leader Post Feb. 5), Nav Canada spokesperson Heather McGonigal plays a classic bait-and-switch by consistently avoiding the real issue around the imminent closure of the Regina air traffic control tower. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Your letters for Feb. 13, 2021: Loss of control tower at Regina airport would have major consequences Back to video The one and only issue is that the loss of the control tower will mean fewer flights to the Regina airport which would have...

After 10 air traffic controllers in Windsor receive notification of potential layoff comes word that big bonuses are being paid management.

Regina / 980 CJME Feb 2, 2021 9:48 AM The Government of Saskatchewan is joining the chorus of voices urging Ottawa to act and preserve the Regina airport’s air traffic control tower. As COVID-19 has decimated the aviation industry, NAV Canada has started service level reviews in seven cities, including Regina. The end result could be the closure of Regina’s tower as a cost-cutting measure. In a letter to federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, Saskatchewan’s highways minster, Fred Bradshaw, said any such decision should not be made in the middle of a pandemic. “Saskatchewan supports...

Sask. government lobbies feds against loss of Regina air traffic tower Alec Salloum © Provided by Leader Post The air traffic control tower can be seen at Regina International Airport in Regina, Saskatchewan on Jan. 29, 2021. A letter has been sent by Saskatchewan’s Minister of Highways Fred Bradshaw to federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra asking that his ministry halt any plans to close the Nav Canada-operated air traffic control tower at the Regina International Airport. The letter follows last week’s revelations that air traffic controllers received layoff not...

We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or NAV Canada appears set to axe Regina's air traffic control tower service Back to video Nav Canada announced on Nov. 12 that Regina’s air traffic control tower was among several in Canada set to undergo a study of their service levels. James Bogusz, president and CEO of the Regina Airport Authority (RAA), said the study was to be concluded months from now in the spring. So Bogusz said the RAA was caught off guard when Unifor, the union representing all air traffic controllers in Canada, sent a news release on...