Pickering, Ont., the site of the largest parcel of land by far, and Grimsby, Ont., where two other sites had been slated for removal, say they spent a lot of money and staff time working on those plans, and they want to be compensated.
The Ontario Integrity Commissioner's report in the Ford government's controversial Greenbelt land swap offered new details on how deals with two prominent property developers were made.
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Silvio De Gasperis, head of Tacc Developments, along with two other developers purchased a rural Hamilton property for $2.8 million on Oct. 6, 2022 weeks after an industry event when a Ford government political staffer accepted requests from developers to open up protected Greenbelt land to build housing.
Here's what you need to know about that site, from its environmental importance, to what developers are planning to build there, where those plans stand, to the potential pushback from the City of Pickering and federal government.