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BQNA Town Hall meeting with Adam Vaughan - February 29th
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Important update regarding taxi staging & noise barriers - Nov. 28th 2011
The TPA has just released plans for two important projects:
a) Plans for a staging area for the cueing taxis on the Canada Mating land adjacent to the airport
b) Noise barriers on the aiport property.
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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. 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.
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Noise barriers
Construction has begun on the first of two noise barriers. The north side barrier, pictured above, will be completed in February. Construction on a second barrier will be begin in the spring. Hopefully this will begin to address some of the ongoing noise problems experienced by many BQ residents.
Old Terminal Building to be dismantled and moved.
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The old terminal building on the airport property will be dismantled over the next few weeks and will be re-assembled at Downsview Park. This Heritage Building will be restored into a tourist attraction. The process is expected to take about seven weeks. A history of the airport and its operations can be read here.
Update January 29 2012 - The building will be moved to a remote corner of the airport property.
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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