Category: PROVINCE OF ONTARIO

16 May 2017 The Province announced today that it will introduce legislation soon which will, among other things, see: + the Ontario Municipal Board replaced by a Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT); + for the majority of land use planning appeals, the Tribunal no longer hold “de novo” hearings, i.e., no longer able to substitute its own decision of what is “good planning” for that of Council.  Instead the test

The Greenspace Alliance responded to the invitation to provide comment on a draft Provincial Policy Statement circulated by the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. It would replace the current PPS issued in 2005. The PPS is authorized under the Planning Act and has key policy prescriptions which a municipality’s Official Plan and the Ontario Municipal Board must adhere to. The current PPS is found here: http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/Page1485.aspx The September

October 5, 2016 The Ministries’ Public Consultation Document is here (1.3 MB), or go to http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/Page15027.aspx A schedule of town hall meetings is to be announced. The deadline for comments is December 19. Comment & analysis on John Michael McGrath’s TVO blog: October 5, 2016   UPDATE – December 1 Today the Greenspace Alliance sent in its responses to the 24 questions posed in the Ministry’s public consultation document.  The

18 October 2015 Today, the Greenspace Alliance sent comments to the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, in response to a Discussion Paper (EBR # 012-4509, posted July 20, 2015) reviewing the Conservation Authorities Act. Key recommendations: The right to appeal a Conservation Authority (CA) permit decision should not be exclusive to the proponent. CAs could increase transparency, accountability and collaboration with the community. The Province must restore core

28 January 2016 The Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change held a 5-hour consultation this afternoon about a proposed framework for a Waste-Free Ontario.  Some 60 people attended, mostly representing municipalities and businesses but Waste Watch Ottawa, the National Zero Waste Council and the Greenspace Alliance were also there. Here are the agenda, the consultation guide and the deck that was used in the presentation. Comments are invited