The problem is we have had our eggs in the USA basket for too long, you'all.

On time AND under budget? My question is; how did they keep the government people out of it? Thats the only explanation for it being on time and under budget.
metalman.

"CHINA,CHINA CHINA. WTF ......"
There we go again! Criticizing those who ARE actually trying to improve things. Armchair quaterbacking at it's best!

Blame Nixon ... he started it all with his ping pong diplomacy .....

Opening up the world to a country with over a billion people has got to be a stupid idea, right?? We should just ignore tham and assume they do not exist and let others take advantage of trading with them. We'll just keep pon spending money buying their "stuff" and never get anything in return.

Hold onto your hats .... India is next.

;-)

We does the editor continue to let "wrinkledawg" use this site. I thought using rasist comments was against the rules.

"the only explanation for it being on time and under budget"

I guess you never heard of budgeting enough for a project rather than too little in order to get it accepted and then start adding when it is too late to halt the project.

wel now opion1, it is a delight to see wrinkledawg make such a fool of himself. Would we really want Ben to censor that foolishness? It is up to us to remind Wrinkledawg that his lack of brain power is not an attribute shared by most!

You are right sorry we missed the comment if you can't make your point without that kind of comment its gone.

We have advised that Opinion250 will not stand for this type of comment from Wrinkledawg or anyone else for that matter. Thank you all for policing the issue.

What a pleasure to read some positive news about Prince George's immediate future !!!

Congratulations to Jim Blake and his associates to have had the foresight to get this project underway, and the balls to ignore the naysayers and forge ahead !

I've no doubt we have lots more people like Jim in this area, and I hope they take inspiration from his achievements and step forward with their own !!

Well done Jim !! I salute you !!

palomino

"What a pleasure to read some positive news about Prince George's immediate future"
I second that! AND what a pleasure to read a positive posting on this site. Well done Palomino!!

Owl, did you get some nice photos of the "Ring Dancer" on saturday? Cool Eh!

Way to go Jim, Stieg, Mark, Todd.

Keep up the great work. May the airport be our catalyst to the next boom.

YES! very nice too see...

and of course the airlines will land here and fuel up if they can get it for less than where they normally get it....
I don't find that as a real market boom for us though...touch down, fuel up and go......

but we shall see.....
and I can hope.....

Hey thanks for the explanation owl, sorry to deflate your balloon, but my comment was tongue in cheek, or wry.
Now my feelings are hurt.
metalman.

"Owl, did you get some nice photos of the "Ring Dancer" on saturday?"

Yup ... I got your e-mail address by the way so expect an e-mail from me before Xmas ....

Would have been nice if he had a headress on ... even just a headband would have helped ...... trying to update my images of First Nations ceremonial events .. missed the powow since we were out of town for a while ....

My friends in other parts of the world keep asking me for pictures ... for some reason or other they seem to love First Nations more than some around here do ...

;-)

Speaking about fuel prices, does anyone know whether there is a universal pricing system in place for the world, or are prices subject to the various local taxes the same as fuel for vehicles .....

metalman .... ooops .... I sorta caught it actually but was not sure .....

aplogies ....

:-(

good news all around
hope the wirport can get some of the cargo hauling (loading & unloading) portion as well a the fuel stop & yes India is the next one the this area needs to get on board
congratulations to all those who worked to get it this far
one other thing both Sharp & the IDL group are Union with the Operating Engineers good work guuys

Aw, I wuz kiddin Owl, yer still #1 with me.

11 Million from the Provincial Government
11 Million from the Federal Government
11 Million for Northern Initiave Trust, and you have the $33 Million for the expansion. Maybe a few bucks thrown in by the Airport Authority.

Give out a contract and they expand the runway.

This is a much smaller expansion than when they relocated the Airport from downtown. However it is being expressed as a major expansion by everyone. Why. They are presenly in China trying to get an Airline to land and take off on opening day so that we can get some more hype on this expansion. Maybe if they told the Chinese that we are now the Serengeti of the North they would be more inclined to come.

According to the Airport Authoritys own long term planning they hope to have 4 wide body cargo jets per day fueling up in Prince George by 2025. Thats 17 years, so in effect you havent got a hope in hell of ever seeing any return on your $33 Million investment.

This was an ill conceived project from the get go and the only reason it got funding from the Feds, Provs, is because of the pending elections. I havent got a clue as to where the Airport Authority will get the money to pay back the Northern Initiave Trust, however there is a proviso that the loan can be extended, so I expect that is what will happen.

This runway will be a wonderful place for Canada Goose to land going to and from the North. Tourists can stand on each side of the runway watching the Canada (Serengeti of the North) Geese land and take off.

Maybe if we are lucky we can get **Snoopy** the **Red Baron** to make a few fly overs.

Your so cruel Pal.Great place for kids to fly their kites.

Cheers