COUNCILLOR Gordon Hull is concemed the city is getting In too deep on the Terrace-Kitimat airport question. “I thought we were just trying to get information, not purchase it,” Hull protested at last week's council mecting. His comments came during dis- cussion of a committee recom- mendation economic develop- ment officer Ken Veldman be sent to the BC, Aviation Council Conference. Maintaining it was time for more cily officials to get involved in the process, David Hull had suggested sending a member of administration other than Veld- - man and a councillor other than himself to the conference, While rejecting the idea of Sending two representatives, Val George agreed it was time to ‘‘get serious” about the airport ques- lion... However, Gordon Holl argued the city could not afford the air port and should therefore be stay- ing out of it altogether. “I don't think we should put the tax bur- airport might with the federal ts economic development officer. “They've had the experience. “They've gone through a lot of it “already,” noted Veldman. © . | What Nanaimo does is relevant “to. Terrace. because the former's ~-anmual passenger traffic count Is “s.,120,000 people, placing it in the - ballpark of Terrace’s approxi- +mately 100,000 passengers a “year. - -The.move toward focal airport. uthoritics became official this ear with the announcement by fay ': the federal government it wants “fo get out of the smaller airport . business. >, ‘That becomes a challenge, says ' Veldman, because those local ait- ports will have to generate a lot of their own revenue {fo cover costs now subsidized by the fed- eral government. 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VACATIONS PRINCESS CRUISES’ It’s more than a cruise, it’s the Love Boat * den or potential for it on the backs of ‘taxpayers,’’. he said. Noting the workshops at the con- ference were ‘about how to take over an airport, he added, *‘I didn’t think this council hid got there.”’ Mayor Jack Talstra agreed council had. fot yet decided to take over the facility, but pointed out the reality was the federal government would “unload this alrport on somebody sometime,’’ He said the city should there- fore send Veldman to the confer- ence and let him do the job he was hired to do. Backing the idea of sending just Veldman, Ed Graydon suggested councillors shouldn’t get in- volyed in such sessions until “there’s meat on the table.’’ Council voted 5-2 to send the economic development officer only, Gordon Hull and David Hull opposing, It later agreed to David Huill’s proposal to bold an airport workshop to include coun- cil, the chamber of commerce and the Tourism and Economic De- velopment advisory commission. $800,000 a year. But the Nanaimo airport makes money and puis those profits into an account for capital improve- ments, says Stan Budd of the Nanaimo Airport Commission, He estimates revenue this year al $777,000 with costs of $640,000. What makes Nanaimo diflezent from other smaller airports is a lack of landing fees for airlines, Instead, the Nanaimo authority charges cach passenger $4. That fee is added to the price of airline tickets and is then col- lected by the airlines. The fee is then remitted to the airport, minus a 10 per cent hand- ling charge. The 10 per cent, adds Budd, is enough to cover leasing costs paid by the airlines for space in the terminal building. Asked if the airlines are happy with -the arrangement, Budd said, “I would be ifI were them.” And what makes the Nanaimo authorily happy is a steady revenue flow wilhout having to pay administrative and other costs to collect it. Budd feels the passenger fee ar- rangement makes Nanaimo an at- tractive place for airlines. The airport also has’ a robust paid parking business-which, ina busy month, cin provide $10,000 ect to 1800 3 UNIGLOBE AS Airport haste questioned CHECK AN al IR CANADA CONNECTC The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, September 27, 1995 - A11 NEW BIOLAGE UV™ - BREAKTHROUGH CARE FOR SUN-SAFE HAIR. « Discover BIOLAGE uv,™ the secret to silky, lustrous summer hair! Justaquick spray of Top Security™ halr 3 spray -orddabofHead Ets tor The Sun™ gel - hold your style while special. 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Part of that is due to the size and classification of aircraft now flying into Nanaimo. They aren’t of the size and fre- quency which require full time firefighters, says Budd. ' Instead, other regular employ- . Nanaimo offers profitable pointers CITY OFFICIALS are looking “. south for an example of how a *._ locally-operated «function, - Nanaimo airport is not only mn “by an. independent authority, it _also makes money, a rare occur- - Tence: among smaller airports in Canada.» ace Leaming from the Nanaimo air- ae ‘port. ‘will become important as the ‘= ¢ity moves closer to take over ne- = gotiations government, says Ken Veldman, ees of the airport are trained to _ Use its firefighting equipment and the airport has an arrangement . with a volunteer fire department located a mile away. “Few airports make money if they carry full time firefighters,”’ noted Budd... ‘The Nanaimo airport has been operated by @ local commission since 1991, Prior to that, the air- port was operated through a lease between the city and the federal government dating back to 1952, Friday. ‘cause you. Noon Office Closure _ Effective September. 18, 1995, our... B.C. 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