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LORINC: Raising the stakes in the MZO wars
The judge who handed down a temporary injunction last week, halting the demolition of the historic Dominion Foundry in the West Donlands, was withering in his assessment of the provincial government’s actions.
Either Queen’s Park or someone acting on the government’s behalf “has made some serious mistakes here,” Justice D.L. Corbett wrote in the Jan. 29 ruling. “It appears clear that the demolition began in contravention of the Ontario Heritage Act, and in breach of Ontario’s obligations under a subdivision agreement [with] the City of Toronto.”
Strong words, but the true test will be the outcome of the full hearing, scheduled for late February. What will be at issue is the Ford government’s practice of deploying minister’s zoning orders (MZO) the IEDs of Ontario planning law as a means of muscling through the inconvenient thicket of local decision-making. The foundry mess occurred because of an MZO issued last yea
Author of the article: Ian MacAlpine
Publishing date: Jan 28, 2021 • January 28, 2021 • 2 minute read A view of the Union Street side of the former Prison For Women in Kingston on Thursday. A sign shows a seniors residence could be built on the site. Photo by Ian MacAlpine /The Whig-Standard
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KINGSTON It appears that the Prison for Women site on Sir John A. Macdonald Boulevard may have a new use in the future.
Drivers and pedestrians passing by the Union Street side of the former federal women’s prison may have been surprised this week to see a sign advertising a new seniors community on the site.
Author of the article: Elliot Ferguson
Publishing date: Jan 29, 2021 • January 29, 2021 • 1 minute read The house at 4255 Bath Rd. has been recognized by the Frontenac Heritage Foundation. Photo by Elliot Ferguson /The Whig-Standard
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KINGSTON The owners of a renovated mid-19th century farmhouse on the city’s western edge and Davy House in Bath are the recipients of heritage conservation awards.
The Frontenac Heritage Foundation presented its 2020 awards to Carynne and Stephen Arnold, owners of the Aiken House at 4255 Bath Rd., and Konstantinos “Gus” Panageotopoulos, owner of the Davy House at 370 Academy St. in Bath.
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Author of the article: Ian MacAlpine
Publishing date: Jan 28, 2021 • January 28, 2021 • 2 minute read A view of the Union Street side of the former Prison For Women in Kingston on Thursday. A sign shows a seniors residence could be built on the site. Photo by Ian MacAlpine /The Whig-Standard
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KINGSTON It appears that the Prison for Women site on Sir John A. Macdonald Boulevard may have a new use in the future.
Drivers and pedestrians passing by the Union Street side of the former federal women’s prison may have been surprised this week to see a sign advertising a new seniors community on the site.