Members of community groups that oppose the expansion of the Billy Bishop Airport, like CommunityAIR and NoJetsTO, have been trying for months to get the PortsToronto, better known as the Toronto Port Authority (TPA), to provide funding to citizens to examine and critique all elements of the so called Environmental Assessment that the Port Authority ...
Pedestrian tunnel to cost $92 million
The pedestrian tunnel to the Island Airport (Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport) will soon open. The cost has now ballooned to $92 million. This is the history. In 2009, when the tunnel was first proposed, it was estimated to cost $38 million. By January 2010 the cost had grown to $45 million. In March 2012 the Toronto Port ...
A leopard can’t change its spots
"A leopard can't change its spots" "Old wine in new bottles" "Same old same old" In January the Toronto Port Authority suddenly rebranded as PortsToronto: “Research conducted to inform the rebranding process indicated two key points: First, the Toronto Port Authority name, or TPA as it was often abbreviated, was not resonating with the public. In fact the letters ...
PortsToronto – Say Anything
The biblical observation, “Ye shall know them by their fruits” may also be found in the Confucian principal for knowing people as, ‘judge them by their deeds not their words. Napoleon too got in on the act with his maxim, “The truth is men are very hard to know; and yet, not to be deceived ...
Deluce at the Royal Canadian Yacht Club
Robert Deluce attended a meeting of the RCYC to discuss his jet expansion plans at the Island Airport and got a rather frosty reception. This is a description of an exchange between Ron Jenkins, an airport opponent and Deluce. It was written by Ron. Editor's note The Question asked of Mr. Deluce My question challenged Robert Deluce's ...
“Master Plan” an exercise in frustration
The March 31 "Master Plan" meeting once again was an exercise in frustration. Well over 250 members of the public showed up. There were board illustrations showing the airport and the proposal for runway lengthening. People milled around, looking at the boards but there was nothing new in these presentations. Once the meeting got under way we ...