{"id":107903,"date":"2022-01-17T16:18:56","date_gmt":"2022-01-17T21:18:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=107903"},"modified":"2022-01-17T16:18:56","modified_gmt":"2022-01-17T21:18:56","slug":"don-mackay-new-chair-of-muskoka-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/don-mackay-new-chair-of-muskoka-airport\/","title":{"rendered":"Don MacKay new chair of Muskoka Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Submitted by the District of Muskoka<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don MacKay has transitioned to chair of the Muskoka District Airport, while former chair Bud Purves and Robin Garret have accepted new three-year terms as board members of the Muskoka Airport.  <\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOn behalf of council, I am so pleased to welcome Don to the role of chair for the Muskoka Airport Board,\u201d said John Klinck, District Chair and ex-officio member of the Muskoka Airport Board. \u201cHis wealth of expertise and leadership experience in the tourism sector, combined with his passion and contributions to the community, make him ideally suited to lead the board as it moves forward in implementing its strategic plan and the airport\u2019s master plan.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe board would like to thank Bud for his invaluable leadership and contributions over the last four years as the inaugural chair of the board,&#8221; said Don MacKay, newly elected chair of the Muskoka Airport Board. \u201cBud\u2019s governance expertise and executive leadership experience brought tremendous value in guiding discussions and to the development of the Board\u2019s strategic plan.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am very honoured to take on the role of chair as we move into the next chapter in the airport\u2019s growth and evolution,\u201d added MacKay.  \u201cOn behalf of the board, I want to thank Bud and Robin for continuing as members of the board. Their industry expertise and experience have been essential to the success of the board since its formation in 1998.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.muskoka.on.ca\/en\/airport\/about-yqa.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">View the board members&#8217; bios here. <\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The District operates the Muskoka Airport (CYQA), which is a Transport Canada Certified facility, providing a vital link to the air transportation industry in the Muskoka area. The airport operates 24 hours a day, seven days per week, 365 days per year. The public terminal building is located at the south end of the airfield and hosts a Little Norway Memorial display and a 24-hour pilots\u2019 lounge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The airport provides services year-round and is a key economic development driver for the Muskoka area by providing business and personal travel services. The Muskoka Airport sees over 70 per cent of its annual 15,000 aircraft movements from charter companies, corporate flights, and recreational flyers during the summer season.  The airport also provides a variety of community and social services by providing support to air ambulances, electrical power companies, and various government organizations such as OPP, Corrections Canada, and the Department of National Defence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about the Muskoka District Airport, visit: <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.muskokadistrictairport.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.muskokadistrictairport.com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler!<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.<br \/>\nLocal news in your inbox so you don&#8217;t miss anything!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"background: #5cb85c url('https:\/\/d1iczxrky3cnb2.cloudfront.net\/red_logo.png') no-repeat 37px; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; padding: 15px 38px; padding-left: 75px; -webkit-border-radius: 2px; -moz-border-radius: 2px; border-radius: 2px; box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 #1f5a89; text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);\" href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/support-huntsville-doppler\">Click here to support local news<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Submitted by the District of Muskoka Don MacKay has transitioned to chair of the Muskoka District Airport, while former chair Bud Purves and Robin Garret have accepted new three-year terms [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":98776,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-107903","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - 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