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It's Our Waterfront!

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Oct 63 min read

It's Our Waterfront!

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The Island airport and the City’s lease: Why the secrecy?

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Oct 32 min read

The Island airport and the City’s lease: Why the secrecy?

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Letter: Should Ports Toronto’s request for urgency on the RESA issue be taken seriously?

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Sep 2913 min read

Letter: Should Ports Toronto’s request for urgency on the RESA issue be taken seriously?

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Op ed: Toronto Island Airport: Enlarge it or close it?

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Sep 263 min read

Op ed: Toronto Island Airport: Enlarge it or close it?

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York Quay Neighbourhood Association response to Island Airport RESAs

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Sep 232 min read

York Quay Neighbourhood Association response to Island Airport RESAs

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Video: Key finding of the air quality study identifies Ultra-fine particles

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Sep 92 min read

Video: Key finding of the air quality study identifies Ultra-fine particles

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In the news: Ultrafine particles that have escaped oversight are linked to hundreds of deaths in Toronto

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Aug 111 min read

In the news: Ultrafine particles that have escaped oversight are linked to hundreds of deaths in Toronto

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The Toronto Island Airport lands are public assets and their future use should be a matter of public debate

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Jul 292 min read

The Toronto Island Airport lands are public assets and their future use should be a matter of public debate

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Billy Bishop Airport - RESA extensions & Ports Toronto's misleading campaign

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Jul 211 min read

Billy Bishop Airport - RESA extensions & Ports Toronto's misleading campaign

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Public meeting: Runway End Safety Area (RESA) at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport

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Jul 142 min read

Public meeting: Runway End Safety Area (RESA) at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport

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Closing the airport will add 210 acres or 25.7% to Toronto Island park

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Jul 64 min read

Closing the airport will add 210 acres or 25.7% to Toronto Island park

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Parks not Planes briefing note – summer 2024 update

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Jun 235 min read

Parks not Planes briefing note – summer 2024 update

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Bewilderment: Transport Canada continues to fund Ports Toronto in its quest for Toronto Island Airport US Customs pre-clearance.

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Jun 23 min read

Bewilderment: Transport Canada continues to fund Ports Toronto in its quest for Toronto Island Airport US Customs pre-clearance.

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Video: Business at the Island Airport has fallen dramatically – new Parks not Planes video

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Feb 131 min read

Video: Business at the Island Airport has fallen dramatically – new Parks not Planes video

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Don’t let Ports Toronto bully Toronto City Council

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Jan 72 min read

Don’t let Ports Toronto bully Toronto City Council

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Let’s debate the fate of Billy Bishop Airport

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Nov 26, 20232 min read

Let’s debate the fate of Billy Bishop Airport

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Ports Toronto flees from debate on Island Airport future – twice

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Nov 21, 20237 min read

Ports Toronto flees from debate on Island Airport future – twice

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Business at the Island Airport has dramatically fallen

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Oct 25, 20232 min read

Business at the Island Airport has dramatically fallen

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Toronto Island ferry fiasco reveals need to expand use of airport tunnel

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Aug 11, 20233 min read

Toronto Island ferry fiasco reveals need to expand use of airport tunnel

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“No more Island Airport subsidies” they promised. What’s going on?

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Jul 19, 20235 min read

“No more Island Airport subsidies” they promised. What’s going on?

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