New updated content: 2023-04-17 12:18:14
The GA participated in a workshop on the Transportation Master Plan sponsored by POP and led by the FCA. It was held on April 15 at the Jack Purcell Community Centre and was attended by about 40 people. The meeting of the Transportation Committee at which the TMP was to be considered was pushed forward to April 17 from April 20, leaving very little time to prepare submissions based on the results of the workshop. Nevertheless, several delegations were organized and presented at Committee, including one by the chair of the GA (starts at 2:30:36) for a video of the meeting).
New updated content: 2023-05-29 12:21:11
Proposed revisions to the PPS in relation to recent changes to the Planning Act include a provision for on demand urban expansion rather than as part of 5 year comprehensive reviews. As agreed at the April meeting, Paul and Erwin developed a draft response regarding the pros and cons of either approach, which they shared for consideration by the group. Deadline for response is August 4, 2023.
New updated content: 2023-09-06 10:37:02
Paul held the pen for the drafting of a collective response by the POP Coalition to proposed changes to the PPS consequential to Bill 23. The GA’s specific input was based on the draft text prepared by Paul and Erwin and reviewed by members at the July 31 meeting concerning the process and criteria for urban expansion. The consolidated comments were submitted via the Environmental Registry of Ontario by the deadline of August 4 2023.
