blogTO (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
... Port Authority has gone ahead and made the decision to rename the City Center Airport "The Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport," despite there already being an airport in Owen Sound, Ontario. The TPA generally does whatever it wants, doesn't it? More...
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Toronto's island airport officially changed its name on Tuesday to honour First World War flying ace Billy Bishop.
Toronto Sun - News (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Toronto's island airport has a new name, honouring Victoria Cross winner Billy Bishop.
CityNews: Top Stories (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
The Island airport has a new name.As of Tuesday, the increasingly-popular hub is now the Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport.The change took effect the day before Remembrance Day."Billy Bishop was one of our first war heroes, and he set the stage for today, where thousands of other men and women in uniform put their lives on the line for Canadian values and the defence of...
Working Class Tory (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
News from Canada : Toronto's Island Airport has been renamed after Billy Bishop, Canada's top First World War flying ace who was awarded the Victoria Cross. Effective immediately, the Toronto Port Authority says the airport will be known as the Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport; the change could be made official in February. Bishop is a native of Owen Sound and was...
Full Comment (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
... very fortunate tonight to have with us many distinguished veterans, including Flight Lt. Arthur Bishop — a veteran pilot of the Second World War who flew Spitfires and the son of Billy Bishop, VC ace pilot in the First World War. To all our veterans, your legacy is seen in the faces of today’s new veterans. I say frequently that today the Canadian Forces are second...
Torontoist (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
... about the Toronto Port Authority's decision to change the name of the City Centre Airport to the Billy Bishop Memorial Airport in honour of the famous Canadian fighter pilot because they already have an airport with the same name? No? Well, it doesn't matter—because they've gone ahead and done it anyways. And even that doesn't matter—because critics are calling for the...
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Much to the annoyance of Owen Sound, Toronto's Port Authority announced Tuesday that it has gone ahead with a plan to rename the Island airport after World War I flying ace Billy Bishop.
