Site
The proposed airport would be located in the north west corner of Pickering, Ontario. Parts of the airport would spill over into Markham and Uxbridge. The closest communities are Claremont (within Pickering), a suburban village of around 2800 residents located north-east of the airport lands, and Stouffville. The small community of Altona is completely within the airport lands. In preparation for the anticipated airport, a significant fifteenth century Huron ancestral village (the Draper Site) was completely excavated in 1975 and 1978.
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