Travel

Countdown to Dublin’s New Year’s Eve!

The Lonely Planet knows a good festival when they see one, which is why it has selected Dublin in its top five world destinations for a New Year’s Eve party. Couple that with the fact that TripAdvisor has voted the ...

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Seeing how the rich vacation at 5-Star Florida hotels

By James Careless For over a hundred years, Palm Beach, Florida has been a playground for the rich and famous. Today, this Atlantic Ocean community remains among the most desirable of vacations destinations, with five star resorts that serve Old ...

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No jets on Island airport, say Bathurst Quay residents

‘Very significant traffic and safety issues need to be addressed first, before any plans for expanding the Island airport are considered’ By William Molls – The Bathurst Quay Neighbourhood Association (BQNA) has officially declared its opposition to amending the Tripartite ...

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How Safe is an Airport Surrounded by Water and Birds?

What all of this says is that a major commercial air operation belongs at Pearson, not on Toronto’s waterfront By Brian Iler – The wisdom of locating a busy commercial airport on Toronto’s waterfront is questioned once again by these ...

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Robert Deluce wants our Waterfront for his jets

Please tell City Councillors that that’s wrong – for our city, and for our Waterfront By Brian Iler – Jets are banned from the Waterfront for good reason – they belong at Pearson, not in the middle of our City’s ...

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Porter violates airport deal even without jets

The current Q400, flown by Porter and Air Canada, offends the Tripartite Agreement’s definition of aircraft generating excessive noise on two of the three parameters and breach of any one prohibits the aircraft By Brian Iler – The Toronto Port ...

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Port Authority described as deadbeats

Owes city tax arrears over $50 million since 1999, took a settlement of $48 mil from a round-heeled city council, then backed down on its promise to pay its tax arrears, says CommunityAIR By Brian Iler – On Monday a ...

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‘Island airport a liability not a benefit’

Political and business bigwigs provide the bulk of passengers for the airport that got its start from ex-Liberal MP Dennis Mills, though the Tories quickly jumped on board when Harper gained power—CommunityAIR says there are effectively no benefits to Toronto ...

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Thanks Island airport for one good night’s sleep

‘I got the first full night’s sleep in a long time’ By Max Moore – It’s another noisy day, living by the island airport, and I could complain, but I won’t, at least not today. Besides, it would consume half ...

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Deadbeat port authority must pay Toronto

Troublesome federal agency has failed to pay over $50 million in taxes to city despite being a major cause of grief amongst Harbourfront residents and visitors By Brian Iler – In a decision released on Friday, the Supreme Court of ...

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