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Culture of decision making at the OMB changed dramatically over the past 25 years; Bill 139 seeks to get land-use planning back on the right track

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As a resident of south Etobicoke for the past 20 years, I’ve been following, with much interest, recent initiatives to reform the Ontario Municipal Board. I’ve made it a point, in this context, to attend two days of hearings at Queen’s Park in October 2017, regarding the provincial government’s OMB Reform legislation, before the legislation (known as […]

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One feels a sense of hope that Bill 139 will reduce cynicism of citizens with regard to land-use planning in Ontario

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I have taken a previous text, related to the Long Branch Character Guidelines project, and have repurposed it for my comments regarding Bill 139 , which is concerned with reform of the Ontario Municipal Board. I have sent the comments to Jocelyn McCauley at comm-socialpolicy@ola.org At a previous post, I noted the deadline for comments […]

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Pages 10 & 11 of Feb. 7, 2017 Long Branch Guidelines Draft focuses on 3.5 Setbacks & Landscape

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Update: A more complete and highly informative  overview of the contents of the Feb. 7, 2017 Long Branch Urban Design Guidelines Draft Document  is available at the website of Ward 6 Councillor Mark Grimes. We owe thanks to Councillor Grimes for the role that he and his office have played in the initiation and development […]

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Waterfront piazzas, a 1.5 kilometre beach, new lakefront land the size of 48 football fields and mixed-use neighbourhoods housing 20,000 people on 250 acres of reclaimed industrial land

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A Sept. 24, 2016 Toronto Star article is entitled: “Ambitious project will give Mississauga new coastline.” Click on the link (above) to access the article. The subhead reads: “On Saturday, MPP Charles Sousa and others will announce the “ground making” of new coastline and islands next to where a colossal power plant once stood.” The […]

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Drop by a public open house in your region to learn about proposed revised #landuseON plans http://ow.ly/oMY1300fuzD

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I am pleased to share the following June 2, 2016 tweet from Ontario MMAH ‏@OntMMAH: Drop by a public open house in your region to learn about proposed revised #landuseON plans http://ow.ly/oMY1300fuzD Mississauga open house is in June 13, 2016; Toronto open house is on June 27, 2016 Details about the date and location of the […]

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MPP Peter Milczyn invites you to April 28, 2015 Planning Reform and Bill 73 Open House. 6:30 pm – Royal Canadian Legion, 110 Jutland Road

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The following information is from the office of Peter Milczyn, MPP for Etobicoke-Lakeshore; for background about this initiative, please click here.   Open House: Planning Reform and Bill 73 Smart Growth for our Communities Please join me and hear and discuss more about planning reform and how this impacts Etobicoke-Lakeshore! Tuesday, April 28, 2015 6:30-8:30 […]

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Annual Howland Lecture with Dr. Lawrence Ostola at Lambton House on Thurs., Jan. 15, 2015

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Geoff Kettel has shared the following details along with a great poster: 2015 HY Howland Lecture poster-4 Future Directions for the City of Toronto’s Historical Museums The Second Annual Howland Lecture Sponsored by Heritage York Dr. Lawrence Ostola Director, Museum & Heritage Services, Economic Development & Culture, City of Toronto January 15, 2015 Doors 6:30pm […]

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Ontario’s land-use planning framework gives rise to three options for the adaptive reuse of heritage places of worship

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The Wesley Mimico United Church redevelopment project is predicated upon the fact that churches are not autonomous agents with regard to heritage places of worship. They are, instead, part of a regulated land-use system. Hackworth and Gullikson (2013) A recent journal article by Jason Hackworth and Erin Gullikson of the University of Toronto outlines how Ontario’s […]