Pickering airport plan finally scheduled for takeoff
CLAREMONT - After four decades, the long-standing controversial plan to build an airport on the Pickering Lands is scheduled for takeoff.
But that doesn`t mean residents are on board.
At a press conference held on the lands Tuesday, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced the 7,500 hectares of land in Pickering, Markham and Uxbridge will be transformed into a new airport and a 2,000-hectare Rouge National Urban Park.
Read the full article here.
CLAREMONT - After four decades, the long-standing controversial plan to build an airport on the Pickering Lands is scheduled for takeoff.
But that doesn`t mean residents are on board.
At a press conference held on the lands Tuesday, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced the 7,500 hectares of land in Pickering, Markham and Uxbridge will be transformed into a new airport and a 2,000-hectare Rouge National Urban Park.
Read the full article here.