FIRST WINTER STORM HITS TORONTO AREA
Toronto has a White Christmas. It just arrived two days late. The worst appears to be over, but roads are pretty treacherous in the city this morning. We’ve received about ten centimetres since last...
View ArticleWILL PORTER AIRLINES FLY JETS INTO BILLY BISHOP AIRPORT?
There are questions about what Porter Airlines has in mind for Toronto’s City Centre Airport. Porter is expected to confirm this morning it is purchasing a dozen of Bombardier’s new C-Series jets....
View ArticlePUSH TO ARM SPECIAL CONSTABLES AT BILLY BISHOP AIRPORT TO BE DISCUSSED BY...
This will be news of interest to you if you travel out of Toronto’s Billy Bishop Airport. A proposal for armed special constables to be stationed at the airport on the island will be discussed this...
View ArticleTORONTO CITY COUNCILLORS DEBATE PORTER EXPANSION PLANS
It’s a plan that promises major benefits for travellers, but brings dire warnings from opponents. Toronto City Council is going to decide today whether to call for a staff report on Porter Airline’s...
View ArticleBILLY BISHOP AIRPORT EXPLANSION PLANS ON HOLD
The Toronto Port Authority is putting off plans to fill in an area of Lake Ontario near Billy Bishop Airport because it’s unclear if the material would be able to support a proposed runway extension....
View ArticleMAYOR FORD’S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER 10 PERCENT CUT TO LAND TRANSFER TAX
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford campaigned 3 years ago on a promise to eliminate the controversial land transfer tax. Today, his executive committee members will consider a proposal to cut the tax on home...
View ArticleCONSULTATIONS BEGIN ON PORTER AIRLINES EXPANSION PLANS
Public consultations begin today on Porter Airlines’ plans to fly jets into Billy Bishop airport on Toronto Island. The company has revised its proposed expansion plans to include a longer extension of...
View ArticleBOMBARDIER C-SERIES TO MAKE ITS FIRST FLIGHT
Bombardier’s C-Series commercial aircraft has finally taken off for its first flight. Hundreds of employees, suppliers and invited guests were on hand as the C-Series lifted off from Mirabel airport...
View ArticleCOMPUTER GLITCH GROUNDS PORTER PASSENGERS
Porter Airlines hoping business returns to normal later today. The problem’s with its flight booking system The technical trouble prevented Porter staff from accessing passenger info and reservation...
View ArticlePORTER EXPANSION PLANS MAY STALL
Porter Airlines’ plans to fly jets out of Toronto Island airport may suffer a setback today. There’s a report that city staff are going to recommend city council delay a decision on Porter’s plans...
View ArticleTORONTO TRANSPORTATION COPING WITH ANOTHER POLAR VORTEX
It’s less than two weeks since a bout of extreme cold weather brought Toronto’s major airport and parts of the transit system to a halt. Now another polar vortex has descended on Southern Ontario. But...
View ArticleCITY HALL PACKED FOR PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON BILLY BISHOP EXPANSION
A packed city council chamber heard passionate arguments for and against expansion of the Toronto Island Airport. The public consultation was organized to get feedback for Porter Airlines’ plan to fly...
View ArticlePORTER’S ISLAND AIRPORT EXPANSION PLAN TO BE CONSIDERED TODAY BY CITY’S...
The controversial proposal by Porter Airlines to expand the runway and bring jets to Toronto’s Billy Bishop airport will be up for discussion when members of the city’s executive committee meet today....
View ArticleBILLY BISHOP EXPANSION GETS QUALIFIED APPROVAL BY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Toronto’s Executive Committee has voted to proceed with Porter Airlines’ plans for jets at Billy Bishop airport. But very slowly. After a day of passionate debate and presentations by close to 200...
View ArticlePORTER AIRLINES EXPANSION PROPOSAL GETS FURTHER STUDY.
They didn’t say Yes. They didn’t say No. And both sides are happy. After a long and lively debate, City Council unanimously approved talks to expand Billy Bishop Airport on Toronto Island that could...
View ArticleFUTURE OF BILLY BISHOP AIRPORT WON’T BE DEBATED UNTIL LATE 2015
It’s going to be a while before the incoming Toronto city council has to deal with one of the more contentious issues on the future agenda. The city is still waiting on data from a number of sources to...
View ArticlePEARSON AND BILLY BISHOP AIRPORTS ISSUE TRAVEL ADVISORIES DURING TODAY’S...
This morning’s light snowfall is affecting the status of some flights at Toronto’s Pearson International and Billy Bishop Airports. Pearson’s website says winter weather could cause delays or...
View ArticleBILLY BISHOP AIRPORT TUNNEL FINALLY OPENS
The long-awaited pedestrian tunnel to the island airport at the foot of Bathurst Street is finally open. The 260-metre tunnel features four moving sidewalks that carry flyers about the length of two...
View ArticleOTTAWA WON’T RECONSIDER EXPANSION OF BILLY BISHOP AIRPORT
Saying it’s a quality of life issue for Torontonians who want a greater say in the development of their waterfront, the federal transport minister says he won’t change his mind. Marc Garneau says the...
View ArticleGTA’S FIRST WINTER STORM OF SEASON CAUSES HUNDREDS OF COLLISIONS AND...
It’s a slow commute this morning after a Texas Low tracking across the Great Lakes area last night brought ice, snow and freezing rain to southern Ontario and up to 35 centimetres of snow to the...
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