Hamilton Growth Plan

• Ford says acres of Hamilton Greenbelt ‘a joke’ after Horwath calls to stop development

  Doug Ford responded to Mayor Andrea Horwath's suggestions that building on Hamilton's Greenbelt land was 'not necessary' and likely be difficult to develop.

  Environment

  Aug 11, 2023
  
• Hamilton mayor says local Greenbelt development ‘not necessary,’ asks Ontario to halt plan

  Hamilton-mayor Andrea Horwath is hoping the Ford government will stop regional Greenbelt development in its tracks since the city already has a local plan.

  Environment

  Aug 10, 2023
  
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• Mayor seeks to ‘protect’ Hamilton’s interests ahead of Greenbelt development

  Andrea 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.

  Environment

  Jul 27, 2023
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• Hamilton agrees to engage provincial facilitators set to develop Greenbelt lands

  Hamilton councillors voted under protest to host provincial facilitators who will soon be arriving to develop several Greenbelt land parcels in the city.

  Environment

  Jul 12, 2023
• Hamilton signs on to Ford government’s ‘pledge’ to build 47,000 new homes by 2031

  Despite 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.

  Politics

  Feb 23, 2023
• ‘Serious decisions’ ahead for Hamilton as questions swirl around boundary expansion order

  Members 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.

  Politics

  Nov 9, 2022
• Hamiltonians react after province orders city to expand urban boundary for homes

  Residents and local politicians reacted to the Doug Ford’s government's rejection of any freezing of Hamilton's urban boundary on the weekend.

  Environment

  Nov 7, 2022
• Province suggests Hamilton’s rejection of boundary expansion will drive up home prices

  The ministry of affairs and housing said Hamilton's vote against boundary expansion serves only to 'drive home prices further out of reach for Hamiltonians.'

  Politics

  Nov 24, 2021
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• Inner city development in Hamilton is the ‘right kind of growth for the times’: mayor

  Fred Eisenberger told Global News "saying no to an urban boundary expansion is not saying no to growth, it's just saying no to growth in the sprawl sense."

  Politics

  Oct 22, 2021
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• New poll backed by developers suggests more Hamiltonians support expanding urban boundary

  A new poll backed by Hamilton-area realtors' and homebuilders' associations found that 38% of respondents want to expand the urban boundary to allow for growth through sprawl.

  News

  Oct 13, 2021