..the economy-the American scene--Canadian political troubles--housing market--wars and related terror aspects--failure by governments to act on urgent needs, infrastructure,trouble preparedness--Internet related happenings--world hunger--aids--china--India--Russia--Somalia--,
these are all topics we should have an opinion on. write about whether capability or talents as a writer are adequate or not, at least one should voice opinions and with some conviction stick with and promote new ideas...
these are all topics we should have an opinion on. write about whether capability or talents as a writer are adequate or not, at least one should voice opinions and with some conviction stick with and promote new ideas...
CANADIANA CONFERENCE...
I recall clearly, as if it happened only recently, being sent to a conference as the local delegate from Scarborough East, to a happening labelled Canadiana Conference, some 40 or more years ago. At the long ago torn down hotel, 401 & Kennedy road somewhere in East Toronto a small liberal party delegation was appointed to look at future planning and related aspects...suggestions to the then Liberal Government in Ottawa.
It was in the days of creating a land bank in the east end of Toronto,Pickering area for the purpose of building a future new large airport replacing Malton/Pearson airport which had sort of outgrown itself.
There was also talk about a new similar project in Montreal, the feds were assembling land to construct what eventually ended up as the white elephant named Mirabel.
My suggestion to the planning group...chairman Colin Vaughan, broadcaster-architect, was to forget about a new airport for Toronto or Montreal but instead consider a new site, in or near Kingston Ontario for a now east-central region facility to serve Toronto-Montreal and Ottawas needs for long distance international flights. To bring passengers to the new facility, rapid-train links from the three areas to Kingston could be built, all of it probably at a far lesser cost with plenty of land available. After some discussion about the pros and cons, a working paper was to be submitted to the federal government.
..and that was the last I've heard of it.
C.V. commented " the french will never go for it".
The Pickering Seaton land thing is still unresolved an airport there will probably never be . The Mirabel airport has been built at great expense but did not work out very well, this multimillion dollar facility has been mothballed.
Times have changed much in the nearly two generations since I had the opportunity to participate in this planning conference. Many airlines have come and gone and the once existing Transcanada/TCA/Aircanada and CP Air are long history or have been sold.
The two Railways CN and CP are in foreign hands, little has been done to put new track where it should be, rail cars, many with dangerous cargo are rumbling through small towns, when new lines away from populated areas should have been built long ago.
I recall clearly, as if it happened only recently, being sent to a conference as the local delegate from Scarborough East, to a happening labelled Canadiana Conference, some 40 or more years ago. At the long ago torn down hotel, 401 & Kennedy road somewhere in East Toronto a small liberal party delegation was appointed to look at future planning and related aspects...suggestions to the then Liberal Government in Ottawa.
It was in the days of creating a land bank in the east end of Toronto,Pickering area for the purpose of building a future new large airport replacing Malton/Pearson airport which had sort of outgrown itself.
There was also talk about a new similar project in Montreal, the feds were assembling land to construct what eventually ended up as the white elephant named Mirabel.
My suggestion to the planning group...chairman Colin Vaughan, broadcaster-architect, was to forget about a new airport for Toronto or Montreal but instead consider a new site, in or near Kingston Ontario for a now east-central region facility to serve Toronto-Montreal and Ottawas needs for long distance international flights. To bring passengers to the new facility, rapid-train links from the three areas to Kingston could be built, all of it probably at a far lesser cost with plenty of land available. After some discussion about the pros and cons, a working paper was to be submitted to the federal government.
..and that was the last I've heard of it.
C.V. commented " the french will never go for it".
The Pickering Seaton land thing is still unresolved an airport there will probably never be . The Mirabel airport has been built at great expense but did not work out very well, this multimillion dollar facility has been mothballed.
Times have changed much in the nearly two generations since I had the opportunity to participate in this planning conference. Many airlines have come and gone and the once existing Transcanada/TCA/Aircanada and CP Air are long history or have been sold.
The two Railways CN and CP are in foreign hands, little has been done to put new track where it should be, rail cars, many with dangerous cargo are rumbling through small towns, when new lines away from populated areas should have been built long ago.
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