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  • gta-post-1-november-18-2020
    APPROACHING THE WATERSHED
    November 18, 2020, Comments Off

    The province says its proposed amendments to the Conservation Authorities Act will improve the accountability and transparency of Ontario’s 36 conservation authorities while facilitating timely decision-making. However, some conservation ...

  • to-post-2-november-13-2020
    SCARBOROUGH JUNCTION TRIANGLE
    November 13, 2020, Comments Off

    If approved, a proposal for a massive redevelopment project will intensify the lands around a Scarborough GO station and create a new urban centre. Republic Developments and Harlo Capital are ...

  • to-post-1-november-13-2020
    GROWING WITH INFRASTRUCTURE
    November 13, 2020, Comments Off

    Two Official Plan Amendments (OPAs) being proposed by the city aim to provide a blueprint for future development in the Keele-Finch neighbourhood, harnessing anticipated population and employment growth and leveraging ...

  • gta-post-2-november-11-2020
    DIVERSIFYING USES IN THE VMC
    November 11, 2020, Comments Off

    A recent development proposal submitted to the City of Vaughan is the latest in a string of skyscraping developments seeking to reshape the suburban York Region municipality into the kind ...

  • gta-post-1-november-11-2020
    EXPEDITING APPROVALS
    November 11, 2020, Comments Off

    A recent request for a minister’s zoning order for a proposed hardware store development in Clarington could create a precedent in the town for other local landowners to become more ...

  • gta-post-2-november-4-2020
    INCREASING ACTIVE OPTIONS
    November 4, 2020, Comments Off

    Residents of the Town of Halton Hills are increasingly taking up cycling, walking, and other active transportation modes as their primary modes of transportation, and the town hopes that by ...

  • gta-post-1-november-4-2020
    GUIDING GROWTH
    November 4, 2020, Comments Off

    The Town of Newmarket is looking to control the size and scale of new development within its established neighbourhoods and to direct growth to its major corridors. At its meeting ...

  • to-post-2-october-30
    MAINTAINING VILLAGE CHARACTER
    October 30, 2020, Comments Off

    A mixed-use development proposed for the existing site of a popular Gay Village venue has sparked concern among residents of the Church-Wellesley Village about the potential loss of an iconic ...

  • to-post-1-october-30
    LEARNING THE CURVES
    October 30, 2020, Comments Off

    An agreement between the City of Toronto and Local Motors by LM Industries will introduce a self-driving shuttle trial connecting Scarborough’s West Rouge neighbourhood with Rouge Hill GO station in ...

  • gta-post-2-october-28-2020
    SYMPATHETIC CONSTRUCTION
    October 28, 2020, Comments Off

    The Town of Milton has adopted new planning policies to ensure that new development within established neighbourhoods respects the existing built form context. At its meeting October 19, Milton council ...