SRD Asking Transport Canada About The Cortes Island Landing Strip
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents -There were questions about what can be accomplished, but the SRD will be asking Transport Canada about the safety requirements, noise levels and frequency of planes using the Cortes Island Airstrip. At their May 22 meeting, Cortes Island Director Mark Vonesch told the SRD Board: “There is an airstrip on Cortes Island that's been there for a long time. A new buyer bought the land and has been upgrading the runway significantly. I've heard numbers: allegedly a thousand gravel trucks. They're paving it and there's a big concern from the community regarding: safety…
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