The public will get a chance to see what all the Billy Bishop airport hubbub is about on Thursday, Sept. 19. That's when a presentation will be given in the Direct Energy Centre at Exhibition Place in salon 105.
Issues discussed will include noise, safety, economic impact, and public health, stemming from Porter Airlines proposal to extend the runways to allow for jets.
Billy Bishop airport currently only allows propeller planes.
There have already been two information workshops, at which technical consultants and city staff discussed concerns with members of the public.
Porter has proposed to extend the runway
a total of 168 metres to allow them to use new Bomabardier CS100 jets, touted as the quietest in the world. Porter has also put a secondary proposal on the table to increase that extension request to 200 metres.
Anything to do with the island airport involves a greater than usual degree of complexity, given its governance by the so-called Tripartite Agreement between the city, the Toronto Port Authority, and the federal government, all of whom must agree on whatever changes are to be made.
The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. If you cannot attend, you can also have
your say online.
Writer: Bert Archer
Source: Deborah Blackstone