Conserving Long Branch – January 2017 Update from David Godley

Update: We’ve had a question regarding what the De Gasperis decision, which David has referred to from time to time, means. David writes: “De Gasperis is the Divisional Court decision which says minor means small in size and small in impact. You can google it and get the Aird Bayliss summary. “Minor has been used as 10% rule […]

Early in 2017, the Local Appeal Body for Toronto will replace the function of the OMB to hear Toronto-based appeals of COA decisions

Click here to access City of Toronto webpage about the Toronto Local Appeal Body > “Early in 2017,” the page notes, “the Local Appeal Body for Toronto will replace the function of the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) to hear Toronto-based appeals of Committee of Adjustment decisions about minor variance and consent applications. The Ontario Municipal […]

Sugar is the scourge, not fat, according to several, converging lines of evidence

An April 7, 2016 Guardian article is entitled: “The sugar conspiracy.” “In 1972,” the article notes, “a British scientist sounded the alarm that sugar – and not fat – was the greatest danger to our health. But his findings were ridiculed and his reputation ruined. How did the world’s top nutrition scientists get it so […]

City of Mississauga demonstrates a great sense of scale in decision making

Updates: A Jan. 1, 2017 Toronto Star article is entitled: “19 years ago, Toronto’s six boroughs amalgamated: 19 years ago today, Toronto’s surrounding communities amalgamated in one of the most controversial moves in Toronto’s municipal government history.” A Jan. 3, 2017 Toronto Star article is entitled: In 2017, Mississauga will have to decide how it grows up: Mississauga’s […]

Mississauga has a strong track record for civic engagement

I’ve recently posted a link to a Globe and Mail story about positive trends in urban development at the City of Mississauga: Land sale brings Mississauga closer to a waterfront that avoids Toronto’s mistakes – Dec. 22, 2016 Globe and Mail Anecdotes shared by fellow walkers, on Jane’s Walk at Mississauga-Toronto border The urban trends, […]

Land sale brings Mississauga closer to a waterfront that avoids Toronto’s mistakes – Dec. 22, 2016 Globe and Mail

A Dec. 22, 2016 Globe and Mail article is entitled: “Land sale brings Mississauga closer to a waterfront that avoids Toronto’s mistakes.” Click here for previous posts about Inspiration Lakeview > Click here for previous posts about Mississauga > A previous post is entitled: Lakeview in Mississauga looks like a good place to move to, […]

Culture of Committee of Adjustment and OMB decision making has changed dramatically in 25 years: MPP Peter Milczyn

Updates: A March 11, 2018 Toronto Star article is entitled: “How rampant development and poor planning left residents of this Etobicoke neighbourhood stuck in traffic: The Etobicoke neighbourhood of Humber Bay Shores has undergone rapid development in the past two decades, but transit infrastructure hasn’t come with it. The problem only stands to get worse.” […]

Mississauga’s vision: A city where the waterfront is beautiful, transit is seamless, and residents celebrate and share their cultures

A December 18, 2016 Toronto Star article is entitled: “Hazel who? It’s Bonnie Crombie’s Mississauga: Mayor Bonnie Crombie has learned from Hazel McCallion and got her support. Yet her approach to running the city is a stark change.” A related post is entitled: Land sale brings Mississauga closer to a waterfront that avoids Toronto’s mistakes – […]

Please adapt or copy this OMB Review message, and send it in to OMBReview@ontario.ca by December 19, 2016

Details about the OMB Review are available at this link: final-public-consultation-document-1 Click here to access the Feedback Form for the OMB Review > 1) Tomorrow, December 19, 2016 is the deadline for comments from Ontario residents regarding the OMB Review. Please make an effort to send some comments in, whatever comments occur to you, by the deadline. […]