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Ross Fetterly

Ross Fetterly is an adjunct professor at the Royal Military College of Canada, a fellow with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, and a former RCAF director of air comptrollership and business management.

Leveraging defence infrastructure maintenance and repair to support the economy

The Department of National Defence manages a massive infrastructure portfolio spread across the country, much of which are in rural areas and are key

Opinion | BY ROSS FETTERLY | November 20, 2019

DND has recently invested additional money in infrastructure recapitalization—such as the major upgrade of hangars and training facilities at the Air Force base at Trenton, Ont., pictured here in July 2018—but the defence property portfolio has endured periods of chronic underinvestment in infrastructure since the 1990s, which has impacted the maintenance and repair of infrastructure, and recapitalization efforts have fallen short of need, writes Ross Fetterly. Department of National Defence photograph by 8 Wing Public Affairs

Leveraging defence infrastructure maintenance and repair to support the economy

Opinion | BY ROSS FETTERLY | November 20, 2019

The Department of National Defence manages a massive infrastructure portfolio spread across the country, much of which are in rural areas and are key

Leveraging defence infrastructure maintenance and repair to support the economy

Opinion | BY ROSS FETTERLY | November 20, 2019

The Department of National Defence manages a massive infrastructure portfolio spread across the country, much of which are in rural areas and are key

DND has recently invested additional money in infrastructure recapitalization—such as the major upgrade of hangars and training facilities at the Air Force base at Trenton, Ont., pictured here in July 2018—but the defence property portfolio has endured periods of chronic underinvestment in infrastructure since the 1990s, which has impacted the maintenance and repair of infrastructure, and recapitalization efforts have fallen short of need, writes Ross Fetterly. Department of National Defence photograph by 8 Wing Public Affairs