Victoria Airport Authority Wins 2017 EcoStar Award

The Victoria Airport Authority (VAA) was proud to be recognized as the winner of the 2017, EcoStar award for Ecological Stewardship.  The November 16 event recognized a number of businesses in the local community for demonstrating their commitment to the environment.  The VAA received this award for its outstanding environmental leadership shown during the 2016 TenTen Creek sediment reduction project.

A video of this project is available on VAA’s YouTube page https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tFlrLiTsK8. For more information about VAA’s environmental program, please review the Environmental Management Plan.

The VAA congratulates all of the nominees on their incredible environmental achievements demonstrated at this year’s awards!

About Victoria International Airport

Victoria International Airport (Airport Code: YYJ) is the 10th busiest airport in Canada with 1.86 million passengers per year.  Victoria is well served with more than 100 daily flights throughout North America.  YYJ was rated among one of the top ten most-loved airports in the world by CNN Travel and is the 2012 and 2014 winner of ‘Best Regional Airport in North America’ by Airports Council International.

Media contact Victoria International Airport:

James Bogusz, Vice President Operations & Development
Tel:  250-953-7570
Email:   james.bogusz@victoriaairport.com