ࡱ> -/,U@ [bjbj .[FFFF R jjjjjjjj%''''''$R KjjKjj`jj%%0j^ 0XdF %v0    jB|X1jjjKKdD Government of Canada to improve pilot safety in Banff National Park BANFF, ALBERTA, March 14, 2008--On behalf of the Honourable John Baird, Minister responsible for Parks Canada, and the Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, Mr. Myron Thompson, Member of Parliament for Wild Rose, and Mr. Brian Jean, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, today announced that a decision has been made in regards to the Banff airstrip. The Government has concluded that decommissioning the airstrip would increase pilot risk and create legal uncertainties regarding the status of the airstrip. Accordingly, the airstrip will be re-listed in the National Park Aircraft Access Regulations. Regulatory changes will restrict access at the Banff airstrip to emergency and diversionary landings only. No recreational landings will be permitted. The possibility of an urgent emergency landing in this narrow valley warrants the re-listing of the Banff airstrip, said Mr. Thompson. This decision removes the legal ambiguities surrounding the airstrip and improves pilot safety in Banff National Park. An independent Air Safety Risk Assessment commissioned by Parks Canada found that the proposed Banff airstrip decommissioning and reclamation project will have a [negative] impact on aviation safety. The Government of Canada is not prepared to accept this level of risk, said Mr. Jean. We are also taking the necessary steps to ensure the health and safety of local residents and Canadians. The Government of Canada will initiate the appropriate regulatory, environmental assessment and other processes to re-list the airstrip. This action will allow Parks Canada to maintain the facilities appropriately and in compliance with relevant Transport Canada regulations to improve pilot safety. EdZ[ϽhU#hUB*CJOJQJ^JaJph)hU5B*CJOJQJ\^JaJphhUhUB*CJaJphhtB*CJaJphE[gdUgdU[,1h/ =!"#$% @@@ NormalCJ_HaJmH sH tH X@"X U Heading 2 d@&[$ 56CJ"OJQJ\]^JaJ"DAD Default Paragraph FontRiR  Table Normal4 l4a (k(No List[E]000x0E]<0[[ [ [#44# [##![##"[###[#T#$[##%[#j#&[#$k#'[#dk#([#k#)[#k#*[#$l#+[#dl#,[#l#-[#l#117U..--]     6DDc3333]  8*urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttagsCity9*urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttagsplaceB*urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttagscountry-region8 *urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttagsdate= *urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags PlaceType= *urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags PlaceName 1420083DaylsMonthtransYear   ]]Z] ] Michel HelljnaulttU@b[@@UnknownGz Times New Roman5Symbol3& z Arial;& z Helvetica"hsæsæB B $r4XX3H)?UCGovernment of Canada to improve pilot safety in Banff National Park Michel HelljnaultOh+'0, <H d p |DGovernment of Canada to improve pilot safety in Banff National Parkove Michel HellichichNormalHjnaultH2auMicrosoft Word 10.0@G@ @<B՜.+,00 hp  COPAe X{ DGovernment of Canada to improve pilot safety in Banff National Park Title  !"#%&'()*+.Root Entry F0Data  1TableWordDocument.SummaryInformation(DocumentSummaryInformation8$CompObjj  FMicrosoft Word Document MSWordDocWord.Document.89q