PortsToronto, owner and operator of Billy Bishop Toronto\nCity Airport, has won the Airports Council International \u2013 North America\n(ACI-NA) Environmental Achievement Award for Environmental Improvement with Limited\nResources for the airport’s updated Master Plan. Fittingly entitled Cleaner,\nGreener, Quieter, the updated Billy Bishop Airport Master Plan demonstrates the\nsignificant results that the airport has achieved in sustainability since its\n2012 Master Plan was released, and refines its vision to be a global leader in\nhow a modern airport operates in an urban environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Established in 1997, the annual Airports Council\nInternational Environmental Achievement Awards recognize airports that strive\nto protect and preserve the environment through their programs, initiatives and\nprojects. The updated Billy Bishop Airport Master Plan, which was released in\nNovember 2019, focuses on areas such as infrastructure requirements, activity\nforecasting, environmental initiatives and future planning, and was developed\nthrough a planning process that involved comprehensive public consultation and\nstakeholder engagement. Over a two-year period, more than 90 meetings were held\nwith neighborhood associations, agencies including First Nations leaders,\nelected officials, local businesses, airport stakeholders and community groups.\nThe final plan details priorities for Billy Bishop Airport as well as outlining\nkey recommendations to support the airport’s commitment to managed growth that\nbalances airport operations with community interests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Environmental sustainability is a top priority for\nNorth American airports, and these award recipients are a testament to our\nmembers’ extraordinary commitment to protecting the environment and supporting\ntheir communities,” said ACI-NA President and CEO Kevin M. Burke. “By\nconsistently challenging themselves to innovate and adopt sustainable\npractices, the 2020 ACI-NA Environmental Achievement Award recipients stand out\nas industry leaders. I’m proud of the work underway at airports and look forward\nto continued progress.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“One of the key factors in realizing many of our\nenvironmental goals is our collaborative approach to community and stakeholder\nengagement, which, in the case of our updated Master Plan, involved going\nbuilding to building in our community to hear first-hand about the challenges\nthat exist today and how to mitigate these issues in the short- and\nlong-term,” said Gene Cabral, Executive Vice President of PortsToronto and\nBilly Bishop Airport. “We are thrilled to be recognized for our efforts to\nmaintain thorough and transparent community and stakeholder outreach, to which\nwe can attribute many of our positive results in sustainability thus far as\nwell as the future strategic initiatives detailed in our Master Plan.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is the third time that Billy Bishop Airport has won an\nAirports Council International (ACI-NA) Environmental Achievement Award. In\n2019, the airport won Best Innovative Project for the successful completion of\nits three-year Airfield Rehabilitation Program, which modernized the airfield\nwith sustainable infrastructure that reduced energy usage by 75 per cent.\nFurther, in 2017, the airport won the top award for its Noise Management\nProgram. In addition, Billy Bishop Airport has won a series of passenger-driven\nawards, including being named one of the top airports globally and in North\nAmerica in both the Airports Council International’s (ACI) Airport Service\nQuality Awards and Skytrax World Airport Awards. Billy Bishop Airport has also\nbeen ranked as the fourth Best International Airport by Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler and\nhas ranked top ten on Private Fly’s list for Most Scenic Airport Approaches in\nthe world for five consecutive years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 2018 Billy Bishop Airport Master Plan is available in\nEnglish and French on the PortsToronto website, and on the project website:\nwww.BillyBishopAirportMasterPlan2018.com. The project website also includes\nadditional information such as a FAQ section that details questions and answers\npresented at the public meetings as well as presentations and resource\nmaterial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n