During the second day of hearings on bill 20, developers and architects say they want to keep the Ontario Municipal Board as a counterweight to local politics. ...
Category: Social Services, Justice and Society
Heard: CUPE fights Sarnia daycare closing plans
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Prue facing legal bill after losing a case before OMB
"The developer is trying to sue me for $10,000 for a one-day hearing because I wanted to make sure the environment was protected," NDP MPP says, although developer says the bill is closer to $5,000. ...
Wood, concrete industries duel over midrise building regs
Changes to the building code could allow wood-frame buildings up to six storeys, but Ontario's rules may be more stringent than the coming national code. ...
Seen: Habitat for Humanity merges Toronto area affiliates
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Kathleen Wynne’s strategy: boosting cabinet bench strength
Premier Kathleen Wynne said Tuesday the changes to her Cabinet have promoted the right woman and brought in the right men for the job. ...
Public to Ontario Place: Keep it simple
The plans to landscape and revitalize Toronto's lakefront park have been recast with public input in mind — and the public says don't try and do too much. ...
Time and money are growing concern for EA process, report says
A report from the Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario says the municipal class environmental assessment process is inflating costs for cities and reducing the ability of the province to build needed in ...
Soaring Pan Am security tied to London’s Games experience
Assistant Deputy Minister Tim Casey says $239 million price tag a result of changes in the costing for private security, which in turn was a lesson gleaned from the 2012 Summer Olympics. ...
Pan Am Games CEO Rafi wants to get Ontarians excited about event
Former deputy minister of health and long-term care Saad Rafi says the Pan Am Games are still on time and on budget, two months into his tenure there. ...