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Spacing readers are probably aware of the controversy surrounding the historic wartime era hangars at Downsview Airport. Relics from the abandoned Forces base that once occupied the site, the hangars have heritage status but are not subject to normal heritage review because of their ownership by the Department of National Defence. When crews were spottedContinue readinghttp://www.arcticlamb.ca/images/20100123002657_downsview9.jpg