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One of Toronto’s airports will be shutting down its 2nd busiest runway. Here’s what that means
Publication Date: March 29, 2022
Tags: Aviation/Airports
Air traffic numbers are so low that Toronto Pearson airport is able to close its second-busiest runway for 7 months for maintenance.CTV News
What happens next as Buttonville airport in Markham prepares to shut down?
Publication Date: June 2, 2023
Tags: Aviation/Airports
Buttonville Airport announces, once again, that it will close.City News: Toronto
From Pickering to Pearson airport for $10: New GO Transit bus route runs hourly
Publication Date: April 28, 2023
Tags: Aviation/Airports
GO Transit every hour from Pickering to Pearson, and for just ten bucks. Excellent! No need for the pesky extra airport in Pickering after all !!! durhamregion.com
Scugog Island First Nation applauds Pickering’s ‘no airport’ decision
Publication Date: May 5, 2023
Tags: Aviation/Airports
Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation support the vote to rescind airport support.durhamregion.com
Environmental advocacy group declines Pickering civic award over airport dispute
Publication Date: May 17, 2023
Tags: Aviation/Airports, Environment
Land Over Landings receives Pickering's 2023 Environment award but declines to attend the award ceremony after mayor refuses to apologize for misleading claims about LOL and the Pickering Federal Lands and does not correct the public record.Durham Radio News
Durham asking Ottawa for firm commitment on Pickering airport
Publication Date: May 29, 2023
Tags: Aviation/Airports
On May 17, Durham Regional Council approves the new Regional Official Plan, which requests a firm commitment by Ottawa to "the new future airport in Pickering."Durham Post
New high-frequency rail route to run through Durham, but no local stop proposed
Publication Date: July 21, 2021
Tags: Aviation/Airports, Climate Change
Ottawa unveils plans for high-frequency rail, with the northern Toronto-Ottawa route crossing the Federal Lands, although no Pickering stop is anticipated. Our Chair comments on the potential impact of the plans.durhamregion.com
Pickering group opposed to an airport wins conservation award
Publication Date: July 7, 2021
Tags: Aviation/Airports, Environment, RNUP
Ontario Nature recognizes the efforts of Land Over Landings with a coveted conservation award for helping to protect land formerly dedicated to a future airport.durhamregion.com
No government fix for people wanting refunds for cancelled flights
Publication Date: June 1, 2020
Tags: Aviation/Airports
Not, strictly speaking, a Focus on the Lands article, but we’ve included it here because it contains the following quote from Transport Minister Marc Garneau: "There’s no question, the airline industry, and I include the airports and NAV Can, which is our air traffic controller, have been disproportionately hit by this pandemic. In some cases their future is in jeopardy." This is why urging the building of a Pickering airport now – assuming the federal government ever approved such a thing – is “plane stupid.”Western Aviation News
We do not need another Mirabel: Pickering reader
Publication Date: May 29, 2020
Tags: Aviation/Airports, Food/Water/Agriculture
(letter to the editor) Writer responds to the May 23 letter (see “Time to build…”), pointing out that the Pickering Lands should be used to grow food, not used for an unneeded airport.durhamregion.com