Articles and News of the Campaign by the Municipality of Kings to Close Waterville Airport

• Letter: Kings County Council Needs a Shakup (23 July) A letter to the Kings County Register and Advertiser. Ted Davison comments on statements that Warder Brothers says there needs to be dialog about the Waterville Airport. But none was offered when it made any difference before the airport was closed.
• MOK Councillor alleges bias concerning location of airport in Relocation Committee meeting - Kings County News July 11, 2014
• Waterville Airport Hanger Owners file a lawsuit against the MOK Council due to their closure of the airport.  - Kings County News July 09, 2014
• No discussion of delaying Waterville airport closure  (17 June 2014) Article about MOK Council discussion - again no movement.
• Push to Save Airport Continues  Chronicle-Herald (18 June 2014) article on AVFA's continuing attempt to extend the operation of Waterville Airport.
• Kings County Council votes to re-negotiate drive-in theatre lease. This article mentions WACL and its relationship with the drive-in theatre and gives more insight into MOK council politics.  (Kings County News - 17 June 2014))
• Skydiving business moving from Waterville to South Maitland  (09 June 2014) Description of the necessity of moving Sky Diving to Maitland.
  
  
• Airpark being floated in Canning area to replace Waterville airport
  June 3, 2014 article in the Advertiser/Register
• Waterville Airport Open House as Part of Apple Blossom Festival
  June 3, 2014 article published in the Advertiser/Register
• Waterville Airport Open House by AVFA
  Kentville Advertiser article - 21 May - announcement of 31 May open house and discussion of value of the Kings County Airport and why it should stay open.
• Announcement of Waterville Airport Closure
• "Imaginary Industrial Expansion Destroys a Real Airport in Nova Scotia"  Article Published in the EAA online Newsletter "Bits and Pieces" (by Larry Bogan)
• Letter from N.S. Government Department of Economic and Rural Development
  This letter states that the N.S. Government will only provide funds for a small fraction of what would be needed for a new airport in Kings County.
• Letter from Michelin to MOK Re: Notice of Installation of LNG facility at Waterville Site
  When this is built it could kill any chance of re-opening CCW3. On the other hand the existence of Waterville Airport could stop its construction (Is this why the airport is being closed?)
• Don Connolly interview of Ian Patrick about Saving the Waterville Airport
  This is an audio of the interview took place on the morning of 24 April 2014. Ian informs CBC's  Information Morning that there is no expansion of the Michelin Plant planned at Wateville, and that the destruction of the airport is unnecessary and expensive in jobs and money.
• Global News Interview with Ian Patrick - 25 April (Video) presenting arguments why the Waterville Airport should not be closed.
• 25 April Chronicle Herald  - Fight to Save the Airport Article - an article by Gordon Delaney about pilots wanting the Waterville Airport to remain open
• A 'SurveyMonkey' survey about Closing the Waterville Airport- Fill this out once to add your opinion.
• 25 April Interview of Tom MacEwan (CAO of Kings Municipality) by Don Connolly of CBC Information Morning - about why MOK is closing the Kings County Airport
• COPA eFlight article on the Waterville Airport Problem  highlighting sudden unexpected closure of the airport and the suit by the Hanger Owners with mention of the role COPA can play. - by Water Isenor

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