BQNA’s 2026 AGM features an evidence based/knowledge sharing panel providing facts and answering questions about the impact of a jet airport on our air and water quality and the value of protecting our access to nature and parkland.

The Ontario government’s Bill 110 allows the Province to expropriate Little Norway Park and remove the city’s voice from major decisions affecting it. The Bill also removes the City of Toronto from the Tripartite Agreement that has shaped the relationship between the airport, the waterfront, the City of Toronto and surrounding communities for decades.

There’s growing concern about a new category of unregulated airborne pollutants, so tiny they can pass through the lungs and into the bloodstream. For The National, CBC’s Ashley Fraser explains ultrafine particles (UFPs) and why scientists say they have the potential to cause major health problems.

Jets operating at at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport next to Canada’s largest downtown core and in our busy waterfront magnifies safety concerns.

The Toronto Port Authority has disbanded the Community Liaison Committee (CLC) which played a vital role in community engagement since its formation in 2010. We were given no reason why this decision was taken and we have written to the Vice President asking for the CLC to be reinstated.

The Hall of Honour MVP Award is a special category to recognize individuals who have been long-standing champions in our community, leaders whose impact has shaped Spadina-Fort York in lasting ways.

The City of Toronto has made the decision not to renew the lease at the 545 Lake Shore site, and the shelter services will be responsibly and compassionately wound down by September 2026.

2025 BQNA Annual General Meeting Building wrap-up. Building Community was the theme of our 2025 AGM and our keynote speaker, former Mayor of Toronto, David Crombie, is a foremost proponent of doing just that.

2025 year in review – the Bathurst Quay Neighbourhood. Issues such as encampment prevention, Air Quality, the fire at Windward Co-op, launching a National Petition to regulate ultrafine particles and Runway End Safety Areas at the Toronto Island Airport.

Our community is a unique mix of cooperatives, social housing and condos with wonderful local amenities. The history of how this all came about provides good lessons for the future of housing policy and community building.

The encampment underneath the grotto has been fully removed, and the grotto itself is now officially closed, thanks in large part to the steadfast stream of emails and phone calls from the community and the fast action by our Parks department.

The Toronto Island Plan includes recommendations to guide improvements over the next 25 years. These recommendations are organized under six goals that work together to address the complexity and opportunities for Toronto Island Park.

Thelma, Omari, and Naya recently lost their home in a fire and are now facing the tough task of starting over. Any donation you can make will really help them.

Air Pollution is recognized as a serious threat to health. But while Canada has set standards for certain types of air pollutants, a microscopic particle, a thousand times thinner than a strand of hair, remains unregulated and is playing havoc with our health. Let’s be the first country to regulate ultrafine particles – a serious air pollutant linked to damaging health effects.

Why Ports Toronto needs to go back to the drawing table to meet Runway End Safety Area regulations for Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport.

Join Deputy Mayor Ausma Malik for a free community movie night to watch The Wild Robot – Wednesday, July 23, at Bathurst Quay Common.

Your feedback is crucial on Ports Toronto’s draft Environmental Assessment of the Runway End Safety Areas (RESAs) at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport

Runway End Safety Areas (RESAs) neighbourhood information meeting to provide feedback on Ports Toronto’s draft Environmental Assessment of the Runway End Safety Areas (RESAs) at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport.

New high visibility pedestrian zebra crossings on Queens Quay west at Stadium Road and Little Norway Crescent

Get creative and inspired at Harbourfront craft and design classes within one of the five studios – textiles, glass, ceramics, jewellery, and design.