Tag Archives: Toronto Ontario

Should the Island Airport be Extended?

The City is now in the process of deciding on whether or not is should support the extension of the runway at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, on a request by Porter Airlines. First, a brief history: the Billy Bishop … Continue reading

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Do We Need A Pickering Airport?

Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty has announced that the Federal Government is going ahead with the building of a new airport in Pickering.  However, the question is whether or not we really need another airport in the G.T.A. when we … Continue reading

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Ricky Romero Demoted

On March 26th, 2013 the Toronto Blue Jays announced the demotion of starting pitcher Ricky Romero to Class-A Dunedin.  The announcement came after a bad 2012 season where Romero went 9-14 with a 5.77 E.R.A. in 32 starts.  He was … Continue reading

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VIA Rail Operations (Part Two)

In this second part of my blogs on VIA Rail, I am going to talk about VIA’s Corridor service, the backbone of VIA’s system.  It runs from Windsor, on the border between Ontario and Michagan, to Quebec City.  It serves … Continue reading

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