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The Pickering Airport Could Open in 2012
 Unless YOU Help Us Stop It NOW!

This is a land grab by the GTAA, plain and simple”   Stephen Frederick, President, V.O.C.A.L

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We are a non-profit grassroots organization formed to focus and amplify the voices of the communities that will be negatively impacted by an airport located in  Pickering

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Latest News, Articles and Announcements
(Latest Update - April 10th, 2008)

13/03/08 - Plane Stupid - From Earthroots.org - A review of transportation needs in southern Ontario commissioned by the federal Liberal government in 2005, now shrouded in secrecy under the Tories, seems to have given the plan new wings. Evictions and demolitions of heritage homes have been speeding up in north Pickering. Full Story

05/02/08 - Oshawa Airport Business Plan Takes Flight - Two years after council debated closing the Oshawa Municipal Airport, plans are underway to make sure it sticks around for at least the next 25 years. Full Story

20/05/07 - Conservatives stack deck in favour of Pickering Airport, giving Review Contract to GTAA - The Conservative government has let the fox into the chicken coop by awarding a contract to the Greater Toronto Airports Authority to assess the need for an airport in Pickering, says Ajax-Pickering MP Mark Holland.
“The GTAA is not impartial. It is an interested stakeholder. Of course they’re going to recommend in favour of an airport, and that’s what this government wants.” Full Story

Send Transport Minister Lawrence Cannon and Prime Minister Stephen Harper an e-mail today expressing your concerns about the GTAA being contracted for this very important study. There is no way the GTAA can do this in an unbiased and impartial way.  They can be contacted at Cannon.L@parl.gc.ca and pm@pm.gc.ca. Send your e-mail today!

17/05/07 - Pickering Airport case to be assessed - MP Mark Holland calls contract to airport authority a conflict of interest
PICKERING -- The Greater Toronto Airports Authority can now complete a Needs Assessment Study for a potential airport in Pickering, Minister of Transport Lawrence Cannon recently announced. "These important evaluations will move us forward in making an informed decision about the future.... Full Story
 

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