Last Saturday, May 27, 2017 Andrew Scheer was elected leader of the Conservative Party. In March, 2016 he made this statement in the House of Commons. "... A similar example would be the Toronto Island airport. My friend from Spadina-Fort York (Adam Vaughan) cares very passionately about this because he represents a lot of very rich ...
Airports, aircraft and climate change
This is an interesting article on climate change and the airline industry called “How private airports could warm the climate.” Brian Iler, the Chair of CommunityAIR is quoted. http://www.nationalobserver.com/2017/05/15/analysis/how-private-airports-could-warm-climate
Letter from Adam Vaughan re Ports Toronto land sale
Dear friends: Thank you for your correspondence on this very important issue. I have received a number of emails so please accept this letter as a response to the collection of issues and concerns received by my constituents. I share your frustration and disappointment with the transaction. As many of you know, the project to develop the ...
Another letter to Adam Vaughan
Dear Adam: I recently heard of the sale of the 1.8 acre parcel of land at 30 Bay /60 Harbour Street to Oxford Properties with the proceeds going to Ports Toronto. I’m extremely disappointed. I was hoping that you and the Liberals would put a further crimp on the subsidies and support to the island airport. ...
Huge Public Asset to be Sold by Ports Toronto: Federal Liberals Approve with No Community Input
(Editor's note: The issue of the sale of land by Ports Toronto has aroused great interest. We are publishing here a more complete version of the press release issued by CommunityAIR.) Press Release issued by CommunityAIR May 1, 2017 Today, Ports Toronto announced they have Federal Liberal approval for the sale of a massively valuable 1.8 acre ...
Sustainable Space more than Airfields
(This is a letter to Adam Vaughan, MP from a Toronto resident. The writer has asked for anonymity. Editor) Dear Adam, I am trying to figure out how electing you has expedited the expansion of Porter Airlines into public space and to use C100s, despite your electoral promises to your constituents. The Porter airfield on the Toronto Island ...