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Stornoway Names Airport at Renard Mine
Mar 26, 2015 3:49 AM
By Deena Taylor
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RAPAPORT... Stornoway Diamond Corporation officially opened the Clarence and Abel Swallow Airport at the company's Renard diamond mine in Quebec. The airport serves as the main entry point for employees, contractors and visitors to the mine.
To date, the airport has processed 400 flights with 3,000 passengers throughout early work and construction ramp-up at Renard. Construction of the 1,497-meter-gravel landing strip, which contains maintenance facilities and a passenger terminal, initially began in October 2013.
Community members, regional dignitaries and members of the Renard mine development team took part in the naming ceremony. The airport is named after two elder members of the Swallow family, who have been associated with the land where Renard is built.
"Today's naming ceremony of the Clarence & Abel Swallow Airport is an opportunity to reflect on the relationships between Stornoway and the people our mine development will impact," said Matt Manson, Stornoway's CEO.
Commercial production at Renard is slated to begin in the second quarter of 2017.
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Tags:
Deena Taylor, diamond, diamonds, Renard mine, Stornoway Diamond Corporation
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