When Robert Deluce proposed that Porter fly jets out of the Billy Bishop, Island Airport in 2013 he called them “whisper jets” to head off criticism. Now the evidence is in. Claiming these planes were “whisper” quiet was either a gross exaggeration or a blatant lie. Below is the link to an article in the Financial ...
Porter cancels routes
Porter Airlines has cancelled routes from Toronto Island Billy Bishop Airport to North Bay and Pittsburgh. Service to North Bay began in October 2015 and will terminate on September 11, 2017. Porter has had two flights a day to Pittsburgh starting in September 2015. This route will also terminate in September of this year. In both ...
Star: Deluce throw money at their council supporters
The Star has revealed that Robert Deluce and his family broke election funding rules by making major donations to their council supporters in the last municipal election. http://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2016/04/09/corporate-and-union-campaign-donations-still-loom-large-at-city-hall.html
PortsToronto Buries Bad News
CommunityAIR - working towards a clean, green waterfront PortsToronto Buries Bad News Passenger Use of Island Airport in Decline, but Numbers Omitted For Immediate Release Monday, June 6, 2016 Brian Iler Chair, CommunityAIR 7th Floor, 150 John Street Toronto M5V 3E3 Work: (416)598-0544 (direct) Cell: (416)835-4384 Fax: (416)598-3484 http://www.communityair.org/ Ports Toronto (the trade name for the Toronto Port Authority) failed, for the first time, to report the number ...
CommunityAIR’s Letter to Marc Garneau
CommunityAIR - working towards a clean, green waterfront                                              Sent by Email to February 8, 2016 Hon. Marc Garneau Minister of Transport Ottawa, Ontario Dear Minister: We were surprised by a media report yesterday that you are encouraging the United States government to provide US Customs pre-clearance at Toronto’s Island Airport (sometimes referred to as BBTCA). While Porter Airlines may wish you ...
A Worthless EA?
If the overwhelming number of articles of, from and by airport expansionists is anything to go by, their main strategy seems to be to let the studies, including the Environmental Assessment, take their course and let city council decide. Given the level of faith in the studies, it’s almost as if they will show that longer ...