Municipalities Newsletter

'There are a number of outstanding questions with respect to the amount of land the City of Barrie is stating as being required,' say township officials

'My workload is not going to double, but the cost to the taxpayers will be cut,' says Springwater mayor, who's in favour of reduction

Newmarket, Aurora mayors skeptical of Vaughan mayor's suggestion that lowering development charges will make houses more affordable

University senate is looking at ‘modernizing’ rules around in-camera and closed sessions; Sudbury.com is the only media outlet that regularly covers these meetings

City workers say they are leaving Toronto because they can’t afford to live in the city they serve 

Change to special events bylaw would limit events of more than 2,000 people from occurring on agricultural land more than once every 10 years

During Monday’s planning committee meeting of city council, members voted unanimously to allow certain institutionally zoned properties to be repurposed as residential as-of-right

The current planning committee of city council has consistently approved applications to develop outside of Greater Sudbury settlement areas, which city staff has advised against

Although City of Greater Sudbury bylaw officers have been tackling some symptoms of overcrowded housing, provincial legislation prevents more direct enforcement