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Old 05-17-2007, 11:43 AM   #2535 (permalink)
Leto
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Location: The Danforth
I think that the place was too far away from Montreal to effectively replace Dorval in a convenient manner. And just at the time when Mirabel could have taken off (so to speak) and become a major usage facility, the Quebec referendum fallout of the late 1970's caused an exodus of business to Ontario. This helped in the virtual decline in usage until nowadays it is used primarily for commercial traffic such as couriers etc.

Now, off to find an intriguing picture to post.

edit: here you go:



Hint: this is not in the maritimes.

Last edited by Leto; 05-17-2007 at 07:13 PM..
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