“We are building phases as they are needed by our customers and as we have money available.” Construction is being covered by $5 million from the Building Canada Fund, in which the federal and provincial governments each contribute an equal amount. Another $150,000 is coming from the B.C. Airport Assistance Program, and the Nanaimo Airport Commission is paying the remainder of the cost. The commission was formed in 1990 as a non-profit organization. It owns 520 acres and it is under contract with the federal government to manage and operate the facility. Tenders have been submitted for the first phase of expansion and the construction company will be chosen within three weeks, Hooper said. “We should be breaking ground in March.”