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Article content The project is funded by the Alberta government’s Municipal Stimulus Program with the goal of attracting more business to the area, creating more jobs and diversifying the businesses in the Villeneuve region. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Villeneuve Airport starts construction on new waterline Back to video “Having a dedicated water supply will allow for the airport to expand and attract new business,” said Alanna Hnatiw, Sturgeon County’s mayor, at Thursday’s announcement. “It will allow the current tenants the ...

  EDMONTON -- A new waterline moving water from the hamlet of Villeneuve to the neighbouring airport was announced Thursday with the hope it will help encourage growth and investment in the area. The 2.2 million dollar project is funded by Government of Alberta’s municipal stimulus program, and will replace the current system that provides 465 cubic meters of water monthly. Sturgeon County Mayor Alanna Hnatiw explained that alongside the new broadband internet project also announced on Thursday, the airport will look a lot more appealing to investors.  “It really is just time for S...

  EDMONTON -- The Edmonton International Airport (EIA) has expanded its new COVID-19 testing program to include travellers. For a fee, travellers can now access a rapid antigen test or a PCR test on site. "We want people to feel confident that when they're coming to the airport and they're travelling, that we are doing everything around us to take care," Steve Maybee, with EIA operations and infrastructure, told CTV News Edmonton Thursday. At the end of March, the airport started a pilot project offering rapid tests to front-line airport workers. The same company doing those tests – ...

Skies over Leduc virtually silent these days By Al Stafford Further federal travel restrictions have severely reduced passenger numbers at Edmonton International Airport Normally at this time of year, roughly 10 thousand passengers a day would move through security checkpoints at Edmonton International Airport.  From there, they would head to gates and board planes that would scatter them throughout the world. COVID-19 has really changed that.  Right now, EIA is processing only a tenth of the number of passengers it would normally handle. "During spring b...