TORONTO – Plans to expand Billy Bishop Island Airport will be on the agenda at Toronto’s executive committee Tuesday.
A report released by Transport Action Ontario (TAO) on Monday indicated safety zones will need to be increased in order for the new jets to land, which means more area will be restricted for commercial or recreational use.
A city staff report released last week also called for passengers coming in and out of the airport to be capped at 2.4 million and daily flights at 202 before any discussion on expansion is made.
Porter Airlines has already signed a conditional deal with Bombardier to buy up to 30 CS100 jets based on the city’s approval of an expansion.
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IN THE NEWS…
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- Police watchdog charges Peel officer involved in crash that seriously injured woman
- Ford government divided over Speaker’s ban on keffiyehs at Queen’s Park
CAA South Central Ontario (CAA SCO) is launching its annual Worst Roads campaign today.
Stephen Harper is at the Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague today to meet with various officials at an event largely overshadowed by the crisis in eastern Europe.
Canada’s largest, most-visited museum is relaunching a fundraising campaign to capitalize on historic anniversaries over the next few years.
China demanded that Malaysia turn over the satellite data used to conclude that a Malaysia Airlines jetliner had crashed in the southern Indian Ocean
The White House wants the National Security Agency to get out of the business of sweeping up and storing vast amounts of data on Americans’ phone calls.
ALSO COMING UP TODAY…
First-degree murder trial for Brian Dickson, accused in the death of Qian Liu, a York University student from from China. Through April 11. (10 a.m. at 361 University Ave.)
CAA South Central Ontario’s 2014 Worst Roads campaign media event. (10:30 a.m. at Toronto Region Board of Trade, Ketchum/Osgoode, First Canadian Place)
Top experts in North America gather to discuss the recent mass protest movements, with a particular focus on Ukraine and the Arab world. Chrystia Freeland, journalist and MP for Toronto Centre, is among the featured speakers. (11 a.m. at George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre)
Groups including the Council of Canadians and Canadian Federation of Students rally at Conservative MP offices and support locations across Canada to protest changes to the Elections Act. (12 p.m. at MP Joe Oliver’s office)
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