The Toronto Aviation Noise Group (TANG) is reporting to members and the general public today in mail about a meeting the executive had with the Minister of Transport, Lisa Raitt. The meeting was also attended by members of the federal air navigation body, NAV Canada, and the Greater Toronto Airport Authority. Also present was Don Valley West MPP John Carmichael. The meeting was run by Minister Raitt and was designed as a briefing for her. TANG was able to present both in person, and in a package of briefing material for the Minister and others in attendance, the core issues related to the aircraft noise problem in our communities. This problem was created by the rerouted and concentrated landing path to Pearson routed over our neighbourhoods (includes South Bayview) in February 2012. TANG also included in the package a range of solutions which are in use in other jurisdictions. They were given “a good hearing” by the Minister and had the sense that she understood the issue and was sympathetic to the problem with which residents are living. The TANG mail says however that there has been no undertaking. Residents of South Bayview began to notice increased noise at all hours when traffic in and out of Pearson Airport was re-routed.
