By Brian Iler, Chair of CommunityAIR A poorly-publicized and, consequently, poorly-attended meeting was called by Ports Toronto last night to update the community on its Master Planning process. I felt sorry for all of the "experts" present ‑ four from the city alone, who had very few people to communicate with. This is not new: Ports ...
“What’s it Going to Take? For a kid to be Killed?”
Residents call out PortsToronto for continuing to ignore escalating health and safety issues surrounding the island airport By Rosemary Frei Put your hand up if you went to the February 7 open house and public meeting about the new Master Plan for the Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport due to be released early next year. Okay, I see ...
The New Island Airport Master Plan: What to Look – and Ask – For
We’re not quite sure what Ports Toronto will put forward at the community meeting to be held next Wednesday. We do know what they put into the last Master Plan, and have a pretty good idea of the issues that won’t be dealt with – ones Ports Toronto would very much prefer to avoid. So we ...
CommunityAIR public meeting
CommunityAIR public meeting: Time: Thursday November 16, 8:00 pm, Harbourfront Community Centre This meeting has been called to discuss the glaring lack of democratic representation on the Toronto Port Authority (now renamed Ports Toronto) Board of Directors. The following report summarizes the issues. What Happened to the Liberals’ Promise to Reform the Toronto Port Authority? A Report by ...
Waterfront For All condemns sale of 30 Bay Street
The controversy over the sale of land at 30 Bay Street for $96 million by Ports Toronto continues. This is a link to a letter sent by Ed Hore, Chair of Waterfront For All, to the Honourable Marc Garneau, the Minister of Transport. It clearly expresses the concerns of citizens. The letter is supported by 16 community groups ...