2026 year in review – the Bathurst Quay Neighbourhood Association. We are only half way through 2026 but the BQNA has been busy working to help improve the quality of individual and community life in the Bathurst Quay neighbourhood.

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.

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.

Public consultation meetings about the need for safety zones as both ends of the Billy Bishop City Airport runway.