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Beverley Thorpe
Bathurst Quay Neighbourhood Association
Chair of the Bathurst Quay Neighbourhood Association (BQNA), the community organization representing residents living adjacent to Billy Bishop Airport. The BQNA has formally opposed jet expansion on grounds of air quality, noise, and safety. Thorpe has stated she does not believe the province will limit its expropriation of Little Norway Park to one-third of the site given the scale of passenger increase planned.
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Doug Ford's government introduced Bill 110 to seize all of Little Norway Park — a children's playground and waterfront green space beside two schools and a daycare — to expand Billy Bishop Airport into a jet hub, with no plan, no environmental assessment, and no guarantee the park won't become a parking lot.
As BQNA chair, Thorpe has been a leading community voice opposing Ford's Billy Bishop jet expansion. She questioned the province's assurance it would only take one-third of Little Norway Park, noting the implausibility given a planned 5x passenger increase. The BQNA has documented air quality impacts including ultrafine particle spikes exceeding 100,000 particles per cubic centimetre during aircraft operations.