(originally published in the Toronto Sun)
How do you curb sprawl when your population is growing like wildfire? That’s the question before residents, politicians and planners in the Golden Horseshoe.
The short answer is to put more people in less space, and build on already developed areas rather than on greenfields. That was the intent of the [...]
(originally published in the Toronto Sun)
Halton has one homeless person. One that’s visible, anyhow. I saw him last week, about a block from our home in downtown Burlington, wearing a worn plaid jacket and pushing what looks like a jogging stroller filled with his things.
Poverty in Burlington? The fourth best place to live in Canada, [...]
(originally published in the Toronto Sun)
It’s not every day I’m called a loser on welfare who doesn’t pay tax, and need an escort to my van, amid angry catcalls. But such are the theatrics of public meetings when land use issues are at stake.
Expect the fireworks to continue.
Halton Region is currently holding public consultations on [...]
