Hamilton Urban Boundary

• 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
• Hamilton clears $1 billion in building permits in 2022, setting new record

  June 17, 2022, marked the earliest date by which the city had ever reached the billion-dollar mark in construction value, 13 days earlier than the previous record set in 2021.

  Economy

  Jul 11, 2022
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• Limeridge Mall transformation calls for 12-storey residential towers

  Cadillac Fairview's proposal, which goes before Hamilton's design review panel on Thursday, is for 320 units within two, 12-storey towers on the site of the former Sears store.

  Economy

  Jun 8, 2022
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• City backs Waterdown long-term-care home expansion

  Hamilton Mayor Fred Eisenberger said the border adjustment 'allows for some of the things we want to be able to happen.'

  Politics

  Apr 22, 2022