Greenbelt Ontario
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Ford says acres of Hamilton Greenbelt ‘a joke’ after Horwath calls to stop developmentDoug Ford responded to Mayor Andrea Horwath's suggestions that building on Hamilton's Greenbelt land was 'not necessary' and likely be difficult to develop.EnvironmentAug 11, 2023
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Mayor seeks to ‘protect’ Hamilton’s interests ahead of Greenbelt developmentAndrea Horwath says she doesn't appreciate the Ford government using authority to develop sensitive land and doesn't expect the city will completely surrender to the process.EnvironmentJul 27, 2023
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Hamilton agrees to engage provincial facilitators set to develop Greenbelt landsHamilton councillors voted under protest to host provincial facilitators who will soon be arriving to develop several Greenbelt land parcels in the city.EnvironmentJul 12, 2023
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Hamilton signs on to Ford government’s ‘pledge’ to build 47,000 new homes by 2031Despite Hamilton's planning committee recommendation not to endorse Ontario's housing plan, council opted to sign on to the idea of 47,000 new units by 2031.PoliticsFeb 23, 2023
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Doug Ford denies claims that his government tipped off developers on Greenbelt changesOntario Premier Doug Ford says he and his government did not tip off developers ahead of announcing changes to the Greenbelt.PoliticsDec 1, 2022
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‘Serious decisions’ ahead for Hamilton as questions swirl around boundary expansion orderMembers of Hamilton's latest version of council say there's still a lot of talk around a provincial government order to develop farmland and 'Greenbelt' areas.PoliticsNov 9, 2022
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Hamiltonians react after province orders city to expand urban boundary for homesResidents and local politicians reacted to the Doug Ford’s government's rejection of any freezing of Hamilton's urban boundary on the weekend.EnvironmentNov 7, 2022
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Ontario to cut Greenbelt land for homes, add land elsewhereOntario is proposing to remove land from the Greenbelt, in order to build at least 50,000 new homes, while adding new land to it elsewhere.EnvironmentNov 4, 2022
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Ontario Greenbelt consultation now underway, but advocates say plans don’t go far enough“We really need to keep farmland and ecological function in the area if we’re going to keep living here for multiple generations.”EnvironmentFeb 28, 2021
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