
Boundary adjustment talks between Barrie, Springwater and Oro-Medonte hit crunch time
In early June, the Ontario government set a Sept. 30, 2025 deadline for the three municipalities to reach a mutual agreement on a boundary adjustment framework.
“I think that this has been another classic Liberal program where they promise the world all kinds of money, but forget about the follow through. This is a classic example of them not just forgetting about the follow through, but ignoring it and hoping we do too,” said Conservative housing critic Scott Aitchison.
Development charges are front-end fees paid by the developer upon the issue of a building permit. Once they’ve collected the payments, the city or municipality must put the money aside in an earmarked account and can only dip into the funds to pay for the capital costs of constructing the specific service related to the charge.
“Especially in immigrant communities, people are too busy working hard to speak up. But decisions will be made, and if you don’t speak, someone else will speak for you," Wai said.
A spokesperson for Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria suggested that some work, however, will go on.
A Liberal MP said Chow's decision on sixplexes is an effort to "hold on to every vote" she won in the suburbs north of Bloor Street while reassuring her downtown base ahead of the 2026 municipal elections.
The bail system isn’t under Ford’s direct control — it’s largely a federal responsibility. So, why is he focusing on it instead of issues firmly under his control?
The agreements commit both provinces to exploring new pipelines, expanded rail networks, and a proposed deep-sea port in James Bay that would serve as a new export hub for Canadian resources.
GlaxoSmithKline Inc. was registered in-house this past week by Sridhar Venkatesh, the company's general manager.