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  1. Airport expansion
    Re: Billy Bishop expansion plan needs real scrutiny
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2015
    The Toronto Island airport in its present configuration is already harmful to public health. Any expansion would contribute to climate change by increasing emissions and air pollution and decreasing green and recreational space.
  2. Deputation Opposing Island Airport Expansion
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2013
    It is absurd to have a major airport on a city's waterfront. The negative impacts -- air pollution, water pollution, noise pollution, massively increased traffic, the risk of planes taking off and landing with a few hundred meters of homes and schools -- are clear and unacceptable.
  3. Deputation Opposing Island Airport Expansion
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2013
    It is absurd to have a major airport on a city's waterfront. The negative impacts -- air pollution, water pollution, noise pollution, massively increased traffic, the risk of planes taking off and landing with a few hundred meters of homes and schools -- are clear and unacceptable.
  4. Deputation to the Toronto Board of Health regarding proposed expansion of Island Airport
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2013
    The waterfront is a highly utilized collective space that we have highly invested in to be used for recreational activities that promote health and fit into the city's vision of increasing green space. Why would we destroy it with an expanding airport?
  5. Dr. Miriam Garfinkle: Public Health Will Be Loser if Jets Win
    Toronto Physician Highlights Negative Health Effects of Planned Island Airport Expansion
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2014
    The serious health and safety impacts and risks arising from the continually expanding island airport are of paramount concern. The negative impacts of this scheme -- increased air pollution in an already highly polluted area, massively increased traffic and congestion in an already congested area, serious concerns about water quality, noise pollution, fuel transport and storage and the risk of planes taking off and landing within a few hundred metres of homes and schools are clear and unacceptable.
  6. Island Airport Insanity
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2003
    Airports don't belong in the middle of downtown.
  7. Letter to Toronto City Council regarding jets at Toronto Island airport
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2013
    We are writing to express grave concerns regarding the proposal to expand the Billy Bishop Airport to jets. We are community health physicians and are extremely alarmed by the potential health harm of jets which will particularly impact the community that lives in such close proximity to the airport.
  8. Plan already disastrous
    Re: City shocked by proposal to extend runway
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2013
    Having jet airports close to communities is dangerous and unhealthy.
  9. Plans for STOLport called unjustified
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 1977
    While residents of the Toronto Island community continue their fight against the bulldozer – which could strike this year – the proposal for a major airport on the Islands is worrying people from across Toronto.
  10. Porter's corporate interests can't be allowed to trump public health
    Sources News Release
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2013
    The interests of corporations cannot be allowed to trump public health and safety. Pressure council to say no to jets.
  11. Save Our Waterfront
    Resource Type: Film/Video
    Published: 2013
    An architect, a doctor, a teacher & mother and a sailor tour Toronto Harbour and discuss the negative impacts the expansion of BIlly Bishop airport would have on the environment.
  12. Seven News
    Resource Type: Serial Publication (Periodical)
    Published: 1970
    Seven News (7 News) was a community newspaper published in the area of Toronto east of downtown which at the time was known as Ward 7. Seven News was published from 1970 to 1985. Seven News is no longer publishing, but all issues of the paper have been scanned and are available on the Connexions website.
    Ward 7 covered the area of Toronto east of downtown, from Sherbourne Street to Logan Avenue, south of Bloor-Danforth, including Don Vale, Cabbagetown, Regent Park, Riverdale, St. Jamestown.
  13. STOL lands again
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 1980
    The proposal for a major commerical airport on the Toronto Islands appears to be back on the agenda.

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