Land long reserved for possible Pickering airport will go to Parks Canada: minister
- The Trudeau government announced that some of the Pickering lands will be transferred to Parks Canada, ending a long-standing airport proposal dating back to the 1970s.
- Transport Minister Anita Anand stated that a new airport is not the best use of the federal Pickering lands.
- Consultations will occur with tenants, Indigenous communities, and area residents to decide the future use of the remaining land.
- The federal government had previously held onto 8,700 acres for a potential airport, but plans have now been scrapped in favor of transferring land to Parks Canada.
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