Billy Bishop Airport x 2?

September 3, 2009

Owen Sound is the home of fighter pilot Billy Bishop. We have a museum that’s his childhood home… we even named our airport in his honour. Recently Toronto has decided that they’ll honour the famous pilot by doing the same thing… naming an airport after him.

Here’s a quote from a story in the Globe and Mail. The Toronto Port Authority plans to announce Thursday that it will rename the City Centre Airport on the island as the Billy Bishop Memorial Airport, sources tell The Globe and Mail. Read the story.

Nice that they want to but, NO! You can’t have two airports with the same name… or similar names. It’s just not a good idea. Besides, he lived here… he’s one of our very own local heroes… I think they can find another great pilot.

Written by Deb · Filed Under Business, Features, Meaford, Owen Sound, theOwen Features