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Premier Doug Ford, shown in a 2018 file photo. Ontario s opposition parties have pledged to undo the Ford government s changes to conservation authorities if one of them wins the next election. File photo by Alex Tétreault The Ontario Liberal, NDP and Green parties vowed Tuesday to reverse the Progressive Conservative government’s weakening of conservation authorities if one of them wins the next election. The government passed a bill weakening the powers of conservation authorities agencies that oversee watersheds and development that happens nearby in December amid widespread backlash. If elected, the opposition parties said they would also revoke permits for projects approved under the more lenient rules, without giving compensation to developers. ....
This story is Part 2 of a series about the Ford government s use of ministerial zoning orders. Read Part 1 here. In Pickering, Ont., a cluster of marshes and swamps south of Highway 401 has become an unexpected battleground, pitting job creation against environmental preservation. The wetland of willow trees, silver maples and cattails, once protected from development by provincial rules, is now slated to become a warehouse attached to a nearby casino development. Since 2018, Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative government has used unappealable special orders to allow a host of powerful developers to build in a number of ecologically sensitive areas, bypassing the usual approval process. ....
The controversial billionaire owner of a pair of iconic properties in and around Detroit died Monday at age 69, his company announced today. Andreas Apostolopoulos, the chairman and CEO of Toronto-based Triple Properties Inc., previously was the owner of the Pontiac Silverdome, the former home of… ....
Jan. 11, 2021 The Casino District, part of the 240-acre Durham Live site, is just one major development being undertaken in the City of Pickering, just east of Toronto. (Rendering courtesy City of Pickering) The City of Pickering, just east of Toronto, is preparing for massive growth projected during the next 15 to 20 years. Currently a community of 90,000, its population is projected to double during that time. With the development of a new casino to anchor its mixed-use 240-acre Durham Live district, plans to intensify its core and create a true downtown, as well as several other major projects under construction or in planning stages, it’s a hotbed of activity. ....
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