Province Says Airport Dollars Already Budgeted

Friday, September 14, 2007 11:26 AM

B.C.'s Provincial Finance Minister Carole Taylor says the $11 milion dollars promised for the expansion of the Prince George Airport have already been included in the provincial budget.

In a Q and A following the quarterly report update on the Province's economic outlook, Taylor was pressed by Opinion 250 about where the dollars were for the Airport expansion. According to her, the money has already been budgeted in last February's budget , to be specific, it is in the Transportation Ministry's budget on page 37 of the February 2007 Budget.

Neither the Minister nor the Finance Ministry experts on hand for the media call were able to explain why the dollars have not yet been delivered.

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Posted on Friday, September 14, 2007 11:26 AM in News by 250 News

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Posted by: giterdun on September 14 2007 12:06 PM

SAVING THE AIRPORT MONEY FOR ANOTHER ELECTION PROMISE... A$# H*LES!!!!! WOOPS.

Posted by: diplomat on September 14 2007 12:45 PM

This has been a much greater irritation for us in Prince George than the ruling folks in Victoria and the 604 realize! Hand it over officially NOW so that the work can finally begin!

Waiting for another photo-op is not necessary. Let's get on with it! You have been holding things up for far too long.

Whew!

Posted by: He speaks on September 14 2007 1:04 PM

I have to agree, how many times does it have to be milked.

Posted by: giterdun on September 14 2007 1:15 PM

HEARD THROUGH THE GRAPE VINE THAT THE CONTRACT HAS ALREADY BEEN LET FOR THE FIRST PHASE. ANYONE HEARD ANYTHING FURTHER ON THIS ?

Posted by: owl on September 14 2007 5:06 PM

Nope ... but I'll pass that on ... I love rumours...

;-)

Posted by: owl on September 14 2007 5:11 PM

"I have to agree, how many times does it have to be milked."

Every morning if you want it to keep producing ..... This is why the Liberals like rural BC .....

But the NDP sure changed their minds quickly ..... Maybe she saw a better chance at a seat for the NDP in PG with the new boundaries.

;-)

Posted by: Chester on September 14 2007 9:34 PM

They really enjoy watching us grovel, then when they finally come through, they expect us to be eternally grateful. Because they are such great folks, right? Chester

Posted by: Chadermando on September 14 2007 11:43 PM

I agree with the airport expansion, BUT before we hand over the money there is an issue I think the airport authority still has to answer for.

A few months back a long time regular contractor for the airport was caught filming girls in the public bathrooms and also the employee bathrooms. Apparently this guy had been filming women at the airport for over three years. He pleaded guilty to the airport and the airport DID NOT press charges trying to sweep it under the carpet as irrelevant.

A breach of the highest order in what they like to call an international airport and it is irrelevant to the current airports leadership?

A lot of employees have concerns about this, but fear they will have their red card pulled by airport management if they say anything even through their unions. The airlines don't want the publicity. The airport has recently removed red cards for trivial reasons in the name of security, but with a 3-year breach of the highest safety order and they can't deal with it appropriately?

The airport needs to be in communication with airport related employees and the flying public in how they intend to ensure criminal sex crime surveillance (internet?) charges are laid and knowledge can be learned to ensure a breach like that by a regular contractor never happens again.

Only then once they can show that they take their role in security seriously should the money go forward. It might be a good time at transition to also have another management team take it to the next level if they can�t deal with this IMO.