Members of Northern Air Transport Association are seen here meeting with Minister of Northern Affairs Dan Vandal, who is the third person in on the left. Northern Air Transport Association consists of several northern airlines whose representatives are in Ottawa to raise awareness about the need for improved flying conditions in the North, particularly the infrastructure of northern airports. (Photo courtesy of Rosemary Thompson)
‘We might be one of the last countries in the world that is depending this much on gravel runways’: Air Inuit executive
Airports are a lifeline for northern communities and the federal government needs to prioritize them when doling out infrastructure funding, say members of an advocacy group that represents northern airlines.