Billy Bishop jet opponents turn planned protest into celebration after Ottawa rejects expansion
Open this photo in gallery:No Jets T.O. originally organized this rally on Sunday as a protest. “We really needed a victory, and I think it showed people that if they organize, mobilize and keep at it, we can win.” Federal government declines to allow jets at Billy Bishop airport ‘at this stage’Still, the issue may not be settled. “We’re up on the waterfront, and we love it very much.
- ▪Open this photo in gallery:No Jets T.O. originally organized this rally on Sunday as a protest.
- ▪“We really needed a victory, and I think it showed people that if they organize, mobilize and keep at it, we can win.” Federal government declines to allow jets at Billy Bishop airport ‘at this stage’Still, the issue may not be settled.
- ▪“We’re up on the waterfront, and we love it very much.
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Open this photo in gallery:No Jets T.O. originally organized this rally on Sunday as a protest. After the federal government announced it would be halting the airport expansion, the organization changed the rally to a celebration.Nic Hotchkiss/The Globe and MailShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountWhat was meant to be a protest against expanding Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport instead became a celebration on Sunday, after the federal government announced on Friday that it rejected Ontario’s proposal to allow jets at the downtown waterfront airport.Hundreds of people gathered at Harbour Square Park on Toronto’s waterfront carrying the blue “No Jets T.O.” signs that had dotted front lawns across Toronto for months.
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