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Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport Celebrates 80 Years of Rich History as it Reaches Milestone Anniversary

This weekend marked 80 years since the first commercial passenger flight landed at Toronto’s City Airport in September 1939. Passengers and partners alike gathered at Billy Bishop Airport to reminisce and celebrate 80 years of rich history, hard work and success on the occasion of this milestone anniversary.

On September 8, 1939, a charter flight carrying famed trumpet player and Conductor Tommy Dorsey and his swing-band arrived in Toronto for a two-day engagement at the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE). Since then, what is now known as Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ), has established itself as a world-class airport connecting more than 2.8 million passengers annually directly into the heart of downtown Toronto and beyond.

To view a video retrospective of Billy Bishop Airport’s history, please click here.

For more information on Billy Bishop Airport’s history, visit billybishopairport.com.

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Access to Toronto's Cherry Street bridge returns in time for long weekend

The Cherry Street bridge over the Keating channel will be reinstated for public access, including motorists, cyclists and pedestrians just in time for Labour Day weekend. Members of the public wishing to use the bridge to access/return from the port lands can do so starting at approximately 7 p.m. tonight.

Cherry Street Bridge Safely Lowered to Horizontal Position

This afternoon, the Cherry Street bridge over the Keating Channel was safely lowered as part of a joint operation led by PortsToronto and the City of Toronto. Work will now begin to lock the bridge into the horizontal position for structural inspections to ensure that it is safe for passage prior to re-instating access to vehicular, pedestrian and bicycle traffic.

Important Update on the Cherry Street Bridge

The process to safely lower the Cherry Street bridge over the Keating channel will begin this afternoon, Wednesday, August 28^th. The operation will involve a crane and winch system and will be subject to favourable weather conditions. Once the bridge has been safely lowered, the bridge will be locked into position and will undergo structural inspections to ensure that it is safe for passage, prior to re-instating access to vehicular, pedestrian and bicycle traffic.

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Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport Celebrates 80 Years of Rich History as it Reaches Milestone Anniversary

This weekend marked 80 years since the first commercial passenger flight landed at Toronto’s City Airport in 1939. Passengers and partners alike gathered at Billy Bishop Airport to reminisce and celebrate 80 years of rich history, hard work and success on the occasion of this milestone anniversary.

Ahead of First Long-Weekend of Summer Billy Bishop Airport Announces Busiest Spring on Record

More Than 700,500 Passengers Travelled Through YTZ from March to May 2019

PortsToronto Highlights Year in Review at Annual General Meeting and Releases Annual Report

PortsToronto held its Annual General Meeting at the Westin Harbour Castle today where senior management and members of the Board of Directors provided an overview of the organization’s 2018 fiscal year and confirmed the release of its 2018 Annual Report.

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