Bob Zimmer on Airline Service in B.C.

In the House of Commons on February 11th, 2013. See this statement in context.

Airline Service in B.C.Statements By Members

February 11th, 2013 / 2:05 p.m.

Conservative

Bob Zimmer Conservative Prince George—Peace River, BC

Mr. Speaker, I rise today with good news for northeastern British Columbians.

This afternoon WestJet's new regional air carrier, WestJet Encore, announced the first cities in Canada chosen for scheduled service this June, and British Columbia is the major beneficiary. Beginning in June, Fort St. John will benefit from service to and from Calgary and Vancouver.

Competitive air service is essential to keeping our economy moving and linking our communities and businesses to each other. That is why we worked so hard as a community to bring WestJet Encore to our city.

I have more good news. Passengers will be flying in brand new Bombardier Q400 planes manufactured right here in Canada.

I congratulate WestJet and the people of Fort St. John, as we worked so hard to bring this new service to our area. On behalf of all British Columbia MPs, I thank WestJet Encore and welcome it to beautiful British Columbia.

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