
Brothers' Flying Dreams: Central Airways
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The Wong brothers, Robert and Tommy, overcame adversity and discrimination to build Canadas largest flight school, Central Airways, in Toronto. Inspired by Charles Lindberghs flight, they started with model planes and eventually built a real aircraft, the Pietenpol Sky Scout, in 1935. Their passion for aviation led them to establish Central Airways, which trained over 8,000 pilots and shaped the Canadian aviation scene. In 2024, they were inducted into the Canadian Aviation Hall of Fame. Their story of perseverance and love for aviation is told in Evelyn Wongs new book, Reach for the Sky.
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Toronto's gearing up for a busy weekend with the marathon hitting the streets this Sunday. Expect thousands of runners in the full marathon, half marathon, 10k, 5k, and walks starting at Young and North York Boulevard, finishing near. Exhibition place. Roads like Young from Finch to Davisville, plus spots on Rosedale Valley, Bayview, and Lakeshore West will close from 5am to 4pm. It's all raised in cash for the Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation. TTC's got some hiccups too. Saturday, no subway service online one young university between Finch and Shepherd, young stations for track work, but shuttle buses and wheel trans. We'll cover it. Street cars on 5.11 bathers reroute to Spadina via college to 4am, Saturday with replacement buses. Same for 504 and 304 King, mines overnight till early Sunday between Spadina and church. Out west, the calls today parade rolls through Mississauga Sunday from 10am to 5pm, shutting
down 10km from Malton to Atobakoke. Key spots include airport road at Darian Slow, Morningstar Drive sections, Gourway, Darcel, and Finch up to Highway 27. Plan alternate routes if you're heading that way. Cherry Blossom fans, High Park Securities, hit peak bloom right now with over 2,000 trees, some over 60 years old, around Grenadier. Catch the 203 High Park bus every 20 minutes from 8am to 7pm, starting Saturday, a take line 2 to High Park Station and transfer. Stay sharp on changes by following TTC notices on X or signing up for alerts so your weekend flows smooth without the gridlock drama. Canada News Today, powered by AI bringing you what matters. I'm Corey with the story.
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