(Saint John Airport President and C-E-O Bernard Leblanc)
(Photo by Brian McLain)
The Saint John Airport owns alot of land which could be developed earning it much needed revenue. The problem, according to President and C-E-O Bernard Leblanc, is that the Airport is not connected to city water and sewage which hampers growth.
The airport, which has been privatised for ten years, is not eligible for federal infrastructure funding because its located on federal land. Leblanc points out the airport pays the city 150 thousand dollars in taxes yet provides for its own snow plowing and firefighting capabilities. Ironically, the airport is also surrounded by the municipal water supply and city water even flows underneath the runway.
