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The Local Story, 2014-2015

Number of Articles: 141

Grocery costs mount

Publication Date: December 22, 2015

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Grocery bills will be going up in 2016, largely owing to increased cost of imported food.HuffPost

Agriculture eclipsing auto industry

Publication Date: December 22, 2015

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Ag. Minister Jeff Leal claims that agriculture will soon overtake the auto sector as Ontario’s largest industry in terms of economic output.Peterborough Examiner

Environmental assessment suspended on Hwy 413

Publication Date: December 16, 2015

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Ontario is suspending environmental assessment on its proposed Hwy 413, aka GTA West Highway, which a year ago, along with Pickering Airport, was on Environmental Defence's list of greatest threats to the Greenbelt. Not only does the proposed freeway cut through some Greenbelt land in Vaughan, but its entire 50 km length is on Class 1 farmland.CBC News

Plans dead for jets at Toronto Island airport

Publication Date: December 8, 2015

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It’s over. Planning to expand Billy Bishop airport for jet service has been officially stopped.Toronto Star

Food hubs target local food niche markets

Publication Date: December 8, 2015

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Wish the Pickering airport idea in Durham Region had been officially stopped too, given that 45% of the Region is Greenbelt farmland, and the Region contains 30% of the provincial Greenbelt farmland.Farmers Forum

Ontario backs Durham Farm Fresh campaign

Publication Date: December 1, 2015

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Ontario promotes and supports the Durham Farm Fresh campaign – fresh locally grown food.Government of Ontario

Hamilton committee: keep farmland in Greenbelt

Publication Date: November 29, 2015

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Hamilton’s agriculture committee opposes city staff’s recommendation to remove 260 acres of tender fruit farmland from the Greenbelt for development.Hamilton Community News

More on no jets at Billy Bishop, via Twitter

Publication Date: November 27, 2015

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Transport Minister announces via Twitter that Billy Bishop airport will have no jets.CBC News

GTAA looks at noise mitigation

Publication Date: November 26, 2015

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Toronto Pearson continues to work on reducing impact of aircraft noise on its neighbours.insideHALTON.com

Union-Pearson Express offers fare deal

Publication Date: November 26, 2015

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Union-Pearson express train hopes to turn dying ridership around by offering a time-limited two-for-one fare promotion.Toronto Star

Flight training at Peterborough noisy

Publication Date: November 25, 2015

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Seneca's flight training school operations at Peterborough airport continue to violate Transport Canada air traffic regulations, drawing fire from local residents.myKawartha.com: Peterborough This Week

Why Bombardier C-Series planes are quiet

Publication Date: November 23, 2015

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Pratt & Whitney says their aircraft engine technology used by Bombardier’s C-series aircraft is revolutionary – it’s “not a jet, it’s a turbofan.”Financial Post

Ontario welcomes agri-food growth recommendations

Publication Date: November 18, 2015

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Supporting a strong and innovative agri-food industry is part of the government's four-part plan...Government of Ontario

Waterloo airport subsidy under scrutiny

Publication Date: November 15, 2015

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Waterloo Region’s annual budgetary debate over its money-losing airport.The Record. ca

No jets at Billy Bishop, via Twitter

Publication Date: November 15, 2015

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Transport Minister announces via Twitter that Billy Bishop airport will have no jets – “GoC position is the same as the LPC commitment, we will not re-open the tripartite agreement at YTZ (Billy Bishop). Adds: it’s “a quality of life issue for Torontonians who want a greater say in the development of their waterfront.” Controversy ensues.thestar.com

Peterborough’s aerospace sector growing

Publication Date: November 6, 2015

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Still more growth at Peterborough Airport.myKawartha.com: Peterborough This Week

Untapped opportunities for Ontario agri-food growth

Publication Date: October 27, 2015

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Last year, Ontario Ag Minister Leal appointed an Agri-Food Growth Steering Committee to advise him on how to meet the Premier’s Agri-Food Challenge. They report that “Ontario has significant potential in terms of growth in the agri-food sector, but many opportunities remain untapped...”Government of Ontario

Airport integration needed to meet demand

Publication Date: October 8, 2015

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An airport’s true capacity is its maximum aircraft movement capacity; each takeoff or landing counts as one aircraft movement. While Pearson’s air passenger traffic growth has been strong over the past few years, growing nearly 40% since 2000, aircraft movements in that period have grown by 1%, explains the article. In short, Pearson needs tens of acres to expand air passenger terminal facilities within its current site over the next few decades, not thousands of acres for additional runways (or new airports). Also, Pearson's estimated 65-70 million passenger capacity is before its 6th runway is even built in the mid-2030s, so passenger limits will be even higher.Globe and Mail

Hamilton airport sees more cargo

Publication Date: October 6, 2015

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Hamilton airport’s air cargo business is growing.AM900 CHML: Hamilton News

Celebrate Agriculture Week with innovative farmers

Publication Date: September 28, 2015

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A Greenbelt Foundation research report explains how farmers are being innovative in the way they manage their farms and how that translates into financial success and long term viability.Golden Horseshoe Food and Farming Alliance

The shifting future of local farming

Publication Date: September 19, 2015

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Good coverage of the future of farming in the GTA urban fringe.Hamilton Spectator

International airports and a city’s economy

Publication Date: September 16, 2015

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Panel discusses “What does an international airport mean for a city and its economy?" GTAA continues to focus only on its current substantial air passenger growth, ignoring the fact that this year’s aircraft movements at Pearson are forecast to be only 1% higher than in 2000.U of T News

Airports must plan for growth

Publication Date: September 14, 2015

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The GTAA’s director of engineering and capital infrastructure tells Peterborough that Pearson will be at capacity by 2033 and suggests a regional airport system to help address looming issues. We ask: do these growth projections take into account scientists’ warnings worldwide that GHG emissions from fossil fuel use must be radically reduced if we’re to have a future on this planet? No jet fuel alternatives have been produced to date on a significant scale. Only last year, a Boeing senior executive said that reaching 1% would be considered a milestone.Peterborough Examiner

Peterborough adds new hangar

Publication Date: September 10, 2015

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At Peterborough Airport, Loomex Group has just opened a new 22,000 sq. ft. building of hangar and maintenance bays, training rooms, and event and office space. Looks like Peterborough is becoming a serious regional airport.myKawartha.com: Peterborough This Week

More growth, more airport complaints

Publication Date: September 8, 2015

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(editorial) With Seneca flight school now in full swing, there’s a take-off or landing every 60 to 90 seconds at Peterborough Airport, plus low-level manoeuvres and night flying, both mandatory training activities. Residents aren’t happy. Maybe why Oshawa Airport chose not to take Seneca.Peterborough Examiner

Peterborough airport to expand

Publication Date: September 4, 2015

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The Province is stepping in to help Peterborough’s airport grow.myKawartha.com: Peterborough This Week

Peterborough airport to add new taxiway

Publication Date: September 4, 2015

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Peterborough MPP Jeff Leal, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, made the Peterborough Airport expansion announcement and called Peterborough “probably now, the major regional airport in east central Ontario.”myKawartha.com: Peterborough This Week

Busiest flight training centre in Ontario

Publication Date: September 2, 2015

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Kitchener-Waterloo airport is now called the “busiest flight training centre in Ontario, and one of the top 10 in the country.” The downside? All those take-offs and landings all day and into the evening have prompted a lot of complaints from Waterloo residents – and prompted some flight-path changes.The Record.com

Toronto Pearson: “Growth, Connectivity, Capacity”

Publication Date: September 1, 2015

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A White Paper issued by the GTAA unveils a plan to address the airport’s perceived passenger capacity concerns through better rationalization of Southern Ontario’s existing airport infrastructure.Greater Toronto Airports Authority

Ontario Agri-food Venture Centre (not in Durham)

Publication Date: August 11, 2015

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The “Ontario Agri-Food Venture Centre” article describes a “small-business incubator for people who want to develop new food products from the bounty of their gardens and orchards.” Inspiring! And a missed opportunity for Durham Region.Watershed magazine

Flight school draws noise complaints

Publication Date: August 6, 2015

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All that new air traffic at Peterborough airport (Seneca College flight school moved from Buttonville airport last year) is drawing noise complaints.myKawartha.com: Peterborough This Week

Hamilton group appeals aerotropolis decision

Publication Date: August 6, 2015

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Hamilton group is appealing an OMB decision to allow development of over 1,300 acres of farmland for future industrial and commercial growth beside Hamilton airport.CBC News, Hamilton

Hamilton airport opens new cargo terminal

Publication Date: July 31, 2015

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Faced with declining air passenger numbers over the past decade, Hamilton Airport is trying to reinvent itself.Hamilton Spectator

Mega-trends vs Canadian farms

Publication Date: July 30, 2015

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Two Canadian agricultural economics professors look at domestic and global trends and their potential impact on the future of agriculture in Canada.CountryGuide

Pearson labour unrest was foreseen

Publication Date: July 15, 2015

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GTAA was warned that “flipping” of aircraft-fueling contracts could disrupt Pearson’s flight operations.Toronto Star

Will Toronto have riskiest airport?

Publication Date: July 8, 2015

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Increased airport safety risks at Toronto’s Island Airport?Now

Greenhouse production outgrows energy infrastructure

Publication Date: June 25, 2015

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Lack of electricity infrastructure is forcing some Ontario greenhouse operators to build new greenhouses in the U.S.betterfarming.com

Save the farmer while saving the Greenbelt

Publication Date: June 16, 2015

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The most cogent discussion yet as to why farmers living on the GTA urban fringe are unhappy with the Greenbelt.In The Hills

Pearson workers worry about future job security

Publication Date: June 11, 2015

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Infamous for having the highest operating costs in North America, Pearson subcontracts most of its services, “contract flipping” every few years to minimize labour costs.Toronto Star

No-frills carrier coming to Hamilton

Publication Date: June 9, 2015

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Hamilton Airport lands a start-up no-frills air carrier. But can this business survive?Hamilton Spectator

Growing rooftop veggies Toronto’s future?

Publication Date: June 8, 2015

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Writer puts agriculture together with architecture and suggests that Toronto’s future could be urban rooftop farms called “agritecture.”thestar.com

Pearson: Air Canada backs airport as hub

Publication Date: May 27, 2015

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Air Canada touts Pearson airport’s importance to the regional economy, saying that it's “critical to maintain Pearson’s role as the main aviation hub of the Toronto region.”InsideToronto.com

York Region developers versus the Greenbelt

Publication Date: May 27, 2015

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York Region developers are lining up and asking that their properties be exempted from the Greenbelt.yorkregion.com

Our meat to go to China?

Publication Date: May 11, 2015

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Ontario Agriculture Minister Leal is promoting increased agricultural exports to China.Farmers Forum

Pearson in better financial shape but challenges loom

Publication Date: May 5, 2015

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GTAA's outgoing chair reflects on Toronto Pearson's future.Financial Post

Pearson outgrowing its GTA footprint say experts

Publication Date: May 4, 2015

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Consulting firm now says that Toronto Pearson airport will reach its passenger capacity limit in the 2040s.insideToronto.com

Conserve farm soil

Publication Date: May 4, 2015

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The Urban Cowboy, Owen Roberts, on our need to conserve farm soil. “...many of the great civilizations and powerful nations declined in part because their capacity to grow food declined. People moved on to new frontiers and fresh soil. Now ... there are no new frontiers. Conserve that soil. We cannot afford to repeat past mistakes.”Guelph Mercury Tribune

Ontario’s first local food report finds consumer “food illiteracy”

Publication Date: May 1, 2015

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Agriculture Minister Leal releases Ontario’s first local food report. He’s alarmed by consumers’ “food illiteracy.” His goals: increase consumers’ awareness of local food, identify local food and make it more widely available, increase sales of local food.Government of Ontario

How to revitalize Hamilton

Publication Date: April 27, 2015

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Writer argues that to revitalize Hamilton, it must let go of its rust-belt thinking “on servicing industrial greenfields next to highways, and the airport to lure companies here with big discounts and subsidies.”Raise the Hammer

Oshawa airport’s new business plan late

Publication Date: April 22, 2015

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Oshawa airport’s new business plan is 3 years late, largely due to constant deferrals by its city council committees.Oshawa Express

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