Take action to protect our Toronto waterfront!
The Provincial government has now seized control of Toronto's role in Billy Bishop Airport. And with that, control of most of the Toronto Islands and our own Little Norway Park. The Federal government however, has the final say. Please make your voice known to protect not just our neighbourhood, but the entire Toronto waterfront and Toronto Island Park.
Bringing in jets to the island airport and increasing passengers five-fold from BBTCA will elevate air and noise pollution, add new light pollution and raise even more health and safety concerns. Billy Bishop Airport is the only Canadian airport located so close to high density downtown communities.
18 million tourists visit the waterfront every year and jets will severely impact tourism, waterfront attractions, and recreational boating. City traffic congestion will increase and new flight paths will require reducing proposed housing in Toronto’s Portlands. All this could be avoided by simply using Pearson Airport and its quick train service to and from downtown.
1) Circulate the BQNA position paper (PDF) and sign up for our newsletter
2) Transport Canada Public consultation on the future of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport Survey Available until July 24. Transport Canada will review the feedback and will consider it in the context of decisions for the future of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport and publish a “What We Heard” report to summarize the feedback.
You can also provide your comments in writing.
Email: airportspolicy-politiquedesaeroports@tc.gc.ca
Subject Line: Consultation – Future of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport
Mail:
Attention: Consultation – Future of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport
Transport Canada, Air Policy
Place de Ville, Tower C
330 Sparks Street
Ottawa, ON K1A 0N5
3) Send a Reality Check email to your MP. Join Margaret Atwood, former Ontario Premier Bob Rae, David Mirvish, former Mayors David Crombie and Art Eggleton, and other notable Torontonians in delivering a Reality Check to federal Liberal MPs.
4) Go to the NoJetsTO/Environmental Defence web site for more information and sign the petition.
5) Sign the NoJetsTO Federal e-petition sponsored by Elizabeth May MP
6) Contact Waterfront For All for news and upcoming events
7) Hand write a letter or call directly. Handwritten, hard-copy letters are more likely to get noticed by the MP personally, and a rule of thumb is that one handwritten letter or phone call represents about ten to one hundred other constituents who feel the same way but didn’t take the time to write. No postage is required.
Transport Minister, Hon. Steven MacKinnon
House of Commons, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0A6
Telephone: 613-992-4351
Email: Steven.MacKinnon@parl.gc.ca
MP Chi Nguyen (our member of parliament)
House of Commons, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6
Telephone: 613-992-2352
Email: chi.nguyen@parl.gc.ca
Toronto constituency office
202-460 Richmond St W
Toronto, Ontario
M5V 1Y1
Telephone: 416-533-1340
8) Ask your friends to write to their provincial and federal MPs – even outside the Toronto core.
9) Write to your local city councillor
10) Write to Mayor Olivia Chow