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BQNA AGM May 24th at the HCC - 7pm
BQNA is hosting its Annual General Meeting at the HCC on May 24th at 7pm.
Our Guest speaker will be Franz Hartmann from the Toronto Environmental Alliance.
BQNA will also be reporting on our activities from the past year, presenting the latest developments on airport/tunnel & taxi issues, and will discuss plans for the upcoming year.
Everyone is welcome.
Hope to see you there!
Toronto Star reports on Taxi congestion - April 17th
The Toronto Star has published an article and video on the taxi congestion, and it's linked here.
Tunnel construction plan released
The TPA has released a construction plan for the pedestrian tunnel. This report details the stages of construction and how the final project will appear. The 15 page report is linked here. Comments on this report and the project are welcome as BQNA continues the Community Consultation meetings with the Toronto Port Authority. The feedback page is here. The next Community Consultation meeting is on April 25th, 2012
Noise barrier completed | March 2012
The first of two noise barriers has been completed and is installed on the western end of the island. A second barrier will be installed next year.
Important update regarding taxi staging
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Taxi staging on Canda Malting property:
This project has been through many revisions and is now poised to begin construction shortly. This space - cleared by the demolition of the ancillary buildings of the Canada Malting property - will serve as a taxi staging area and relieve the congestion on Eireann Quay. Pending approval from the Community Council at City Hall, the TPA has secured a three year lease for the property. The initial layout will probably be revised when construction is finished on the new boardwalk on the eastern side of the Canada malting silos.
The land will ultimately be developed by Build Toronto. Discussions are underway to place the taxi staging area underground as a permanent solution to the congestion.
New & Improved Noise and Taxi/Ferry complaint form on TPA website.
The Toronto Port Authority has a new form for noise and ferry compalnts on its revamped website - the direct link to the page is provided here.
Survey Results
Linked here are the most recent results from our feedback survey concerning the impact of the airport on the community. The results were gathered and posted on August 11th 2011.
(PDF document - will open in a new window)
Excavation near Fort York reveals long-buried locomotive building.
Condo developers working just east of the Bathurst St. Bridge have uncovered the remains of
a locomotive repair facility constructed in 1855. The site will be studied and documented but will not be preserved.
The complete story from the Globe & Mail is linked here
A navigable high resolution image of the site can be seen here. This link will open in a new window.
Community Consultation Meetings with TPA
BQNA is particpating in a series of meetings with the Toronto Port Authority and other waterfront stakeholders to discuss the future of the Island Airport and its operations, the proposed tunnel, and other related issues. Progress on these meetings will be posted here.
Revised Idling By Law passed at City Hall
This Toronto Star story will be of interest to anyone concerned about the Taxi situation by the HCC.Island Airport Impact Survey
BQNA is currently gathering information on reaction to the Island Airport. Please take a moment to complete this brief survey. The results of this survey will be very helpful in our discussions with City and Federal representatives.
p.s. this is an anonymous survey - repondents are not identified.
Neighbourhood Maintenance
Noticed a burned out streetlight on your street? Does a sidewalk need repair? Now it's easy to phone the right number to request the improvements needed to make your street or neighbourhood safer, more attractive, and more efficient. Launch this pdf document with all the phone numbers you'll need for the various City departments.
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