On Friday, November 28, 2014, John Tory declared a conflict of interest over city matters dealing with the Billy Bishop Toronto Centre Airport (BBTCA) recused himself from taking part in the Toronto Port Authority’s expansion plans. As the Toronto Star and CTV report, Valerie Jepson, the integrity commissioner, advised that since his son, John Tory ...
A Letter to all City Councillors
Dear Councillors The Toronto Port Authority Annual Report 2009 stated "The TPA has no intention of seeking amendments to the Tripartite Agreement to allow commercial jet aircraft to use the BBTCA, as we believe they are incompatible with a densely populated mixed-use community surrounded by recreational and cultural amenities." Five years later, all the multiplicity of elements ...
The Toronto Port Authority’s EA #2
The Toronto Port Authority's Environmental Assessment (EA) - Know Your File On April 29, 2014 the Toronto Port Authority (TPA) called for Request(s) for Proposal (RFP) for an environmental assessment (EA) and a preliminary runway design as the city’s requirement for council to give any further consideration to Porter’s jet scheme. On August 20, 2014 the TPA ...
Gene writes the Minister
Gene Desfor, a member of NoJetsTO, wrote this letter to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, arguing that the expansion of the runways to allow jets at the Island Airport should be reviewed by and Ontario Environmental Assessment. He has not received a reply. Editor Honorable Glen Murray, Minister of Environment and Climate Change I write to ...
Porter plans for the CS100 too ambitious?
Porter Airline plans to introduce the Bombardier CS100 jet as soon as city council gives approval. Does this plane really fit? As the Toronto Port Authority goes full tilt building momentum to introduce the CS100 to the Toronto Island Airport, spending like drunken stewards of the waterfront on consultants and studies for a longer runway for a tenant ...
That Was Then. This is Now
The Globe and Mail, on November 19, 2014, published an article headlined Porter Airlines eager to work with ‘energized’ new Toronto council. The article quoted Porter Airlines spokesman Brad Cicero and port authority executive Deborah Wilson. It looks suspiciously like an attempt to build buzz and momentum towards a decision on the project that is ...