MEDIA ADVISORY - Government of Canada to announce new funding to support Fort McMurray International Airport and other airports in Alberta

OTTAWA, ON, Feb. 4, 2022 /CNW/ - The Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance, the Honourable Randy Boissonnault, on behalf of the Minister of Transport, the Honourable Omar Alghabra, will participate in a virtual news conference to announce new funding to support the Fort McMurray International Airport, and funding to support other airports in Alberta. He will be joined by the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Fort McMurray Airport Authority, RJ Steenstra.

Minister Boissonnault and RJ Steenstra will be available to answer questions from the media following the announcement.

For media participation virtually:
Media are invited to email Transport Canada Media Relations at [email protected] no later than
9:00 A.M. (MST) on Monday, February 7, 2022, to receive Zoom Webinar information.

Date:	Monday, February 7, 2022
Time:	10:00 A.M. (MST) / 12:00 P.M. (EST)
Location:	Login link to be provided upon registration
Live Stream:	Live streamed on Transport Canada's Twitter account

SOURCE Transport Canada

Laurel Lennox, Press Secretary, Office of the Honourable Omar Alghabra, Minister of Transport, Ottawa, 613-290-8656, [email protected]; Media Relations, Transport Canada, Ottawa, 613-993-0055, [email protected]