BBTCA Airport Master Plan Reality Check

By Monday, March 30, 2015 0 No tags Permalink 0

PortsToronto is using the July 2014 version of its Master Plan to build its case for airport expansion and jets. However, whether by design or incompetence, statistics used in its passenger activity forecasts are questionable. If the numbers don't withstand scrutiny, how much faith should we place in an organization that uses problematic data to ...

Hats off to Boris

By Saturday, March 28, 2015 0 No tags Permalink 0

On March 26, U.K.'s Financial Times reported that London City Airport's (LCA) operator was 'perplexed and disappointed' over London's Lord Mayor Boris Johnson's decision to stop the airport's expansion over noise. That's right. Lord Mayor Johnson who has authority over the local council took away the local council's approval from London City Airport that would have ...

Public Meeting – Come One, Come All

By Tuesday, March 24, 2015 0 No tags Permalink 0

On March 11, 2015 PortsToronto notified the world of its planned March 31 public meeting in their two-year quest to “Do No Harm” and spend millions on its 'neutral' position in bringing PorterPlans to fruition. Public Meeting Confusion? This is not the public meeting on the Environmental Assessment (EA) promised in February. The EA , also called ...

BBTCA Emergency Preparedness vs Emergency Access

There seems to be some confusion between PortsToronto's understanding of emergency preparedness and emergency access. The organization's website explains at length the steps it has taken to make sure its first responders are trained and equipped to handle emergency situations on or near the airport. The website also cites co-ordination with the city's emergency services ...

Part of the BBTCA Safety Plan?

Here's what the Western Gap looked like on March 1: Frozen solid. Then on March 4 CommunityAIR posted an article on BBTCA safety.  The article contained the photo. This how the ice in the Gap looks today after a tug boat was out there  doing extensive ice-breaking. Our observer noted: “I have not seen so much ice broken ...