Ontario’s Peel Region pulled its support for the Ford government’s plan to build a highway through the Greenbelt on Thursday, joining a flurry of councils turning their backs on the project.
The Ford government is proposing to fast-track an environmental assessment for the proposed GTA West corridor also known as Highway 413 which would connect suburbs north and west of Toronto. But with public opposition to the project heating up, nearly every municipality along its route has either yanked support or joined calls for the federal government to step in.
“It just seems like now there s a little bit of pressure, dominoes are falling one by one,” said Sarah Buchanan, the clean economy program manager at the non-profit Environmental Defence, which sent an official request for Ottawa to intervene.
Ford government s plan for building new highway puts Holland Marsh at risk, critics say
Premier Doug Ford s government is moving ahead with a four-lane highway between Highway 400 and 404, but environmental groups are worried about the impact it will have on the Holland Marsh.
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Truckers delivering essential goods during the COVID-19 pandemic are facing a dehumanizing struggle to find open washrooms, one that could lead to health concerns down the road, according to a national agency that represents women drivers.
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Truckers face dehumanizing challenges finding public washrooms on the road during COVID-19
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2:18Truckers delivering essential goods during the pandemic are facing a dehumanizing struggle to find open washrooms, one that could lead to health concerns, according to a national agency that represents women drivers. Dalia Ashry has the details.2:18
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The Ontario government will contract out sections of some Greater Toronto Area highways to towing operators as part of a pilot project aimed at curbing corruption and violence within the province’s troubled tow-truck industry.
A request for bids process for a “tow zone pilot” is expected to be rolled out before the end of the year, the provincial government said Monday.