Ontario to Designate Toronto Island Airport Special Economic Zone After Land Takeover
The province says the move will speed construction and help raise annual passenger traffic from 2 million to 10 million.
- On Thursday, Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria announced plans to designate Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport a 'special economic zone' to expedite expansion of the island facility.
- Legislation passed last year granted Ontario's cabinet authority to establish zones suspending provincial and municipal laws. This Thursday, the province enacted a law taking over all airport land on the Toronto Islands.
- Premier Doug Ford targets increasing passenger traffic from 2 million to 10 million annually, requiring longer runways to accommodate jets. Minister Sarkaria intends to fast-track construction now that the province controls the site.
- Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow characterized the takeover as a 'land grab' without consultation. Ontario stated it will work with Toronto to use only the land necessary for airport expansion.
- Ontario plans to replace Toronto in the tripartite agreement governing Toronto Islands land, currently shared with the federal government and the Toronto Port Authority. Federal officials remain non-committal on the expansion plans.
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Ontario to designate Toronto Island airport special economic zone after land takeover
Ontario will soon designate Toronto's island airport a so-called special economic zone in an effort to fast-track its expansion now that the province has taken over the land, Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria said Thursday.
Ford government to designate Toronto island airport special economic zone after land takeover
Ontario will soon designate Toronto’s island airport as a so-called special economic zone in an effort to fast track its expansion now that the province has taken over the land, Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria said Thursday. The province passed into law Thursday a bill that allows it to take over all the land on the […]
Ontario to designate Toronto island airport special economic zone after land takeover – 105.9 The Region
TORONTO — Ontario will soon designate Toronto’s island airport as a so-called special economic zone in an effort to fast track its expansion now that the province has taken over the land, Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria said Thursday. The province passed into law Thursday a bill that allows it to take over all the land on the Toronto Islands where Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport is located. The province has said it will not take over…
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