In The News
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Province Opposes Aerotropolis Reserve
Ontario government officials are telling the city of Hamilton it can’t reserve hundreds of hectares of foodlands south of the airport for a future industrial lands boundary expansion. It’s the latest provincial move in a long dispute with the city about the size of the proposed aerotropolis, and city planning staff are urging council to reject it.
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Greenbelt: Five years old & drowning
Ontario’s Greenbelt celebrated its fifth birthday last week with initial opposition largely dissipated and several efforts now underway to expand the protection of agricultural lands. Hamilton unsuccessfully fought the plan in its early years and continues to joust with the province over whether other foodlands should be urbanized for the aerotropolis.
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Water plan slowed to level off tax hike
The city has to put the brakes on an ambitious multibillion-dollar plan to upgrade the city's water system because it's too expensive. The slowdown will mean several key projects -- including harbour cleanup, the opening up of airport industrial lands and flooding control -- can't be finished as quickly as the city hoped.
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Ancaster industrial park continues to expand
Businesses can’t get enough of the Ancaster Industrial Park. Ancaster Councillor Lloyd Ferguson said the park is again sold out of land for potential businesses. But help is on the way when the city next year begins building a second access point to enter the popular part that should free up more acres for hungry businesses.
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Presentation of the final draft of new Industrial Zones for Hamilton's existing Employment Areas
Presentation of the final draft of new Industrial Zones for Hamilton's existing Employment Areas.
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Community invited to give feedback on Hamilton airport’s future land developments
Area residents were invited to give their feedback on proposed developments around the Hamilton International Airport (Hi) on Monday evening at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum.
