ECoB News
Cancelled: Town Hall with Minister of Environment and Climate Change
Cancelled: Environment Town Hall with Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Honourable Catherine McKenna Town Hall with Minister of Environment and Climate Change Environment Town Hall with Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Honourable Catherine...
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29 Storey Pearl and Lakeshore Proposal Ignores Entire Planning Context
Proposal likely a test case for the ability of municipalities to defend their own planning vision and Official Plans. If the city cannot prevent buildings that ignore the entire planning context and local vision, it will highlight the need for provincial reform of planning laws.
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ECoB Memberships Now Live
New for 2019 - ECoB is now accepting paid memberships of our organisation. Why join? It's simple. Joining ECoB allows you to be a full part of our organisation, be a part of Ward committees working to ensure residents' voices are always heard, stay informed of...
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New 29 Storey Tower Application Alleged for Lakeshore/Pearl
An anonymous Facebook and Twitter account* which we believe frequently receives leaked information from a prominent person at City Hall has alleged that a new 29 storey proposal for 2069 & 2079 Lakeshore Road and 383 &385 Pearl Street. The proposed tower would...
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Report: LPAT Meeting on 2100 Brant St/National Homes
A 'Settlement Agreement Conference' of the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) was held at City Hall today with regard to the proposed National Homes development of townhouses at 2100 Brant St. The development at 2100 is being appealed because City Council failed to...
read moreHalton Region’s Q & A on the Official Plan modifications
Councillor for Ward 2 Lisa Kearns has kindly forwarded some Q and As provided by Halton Region for people with questions about what it means now that Halton has sent Burlington's Official Plan back to the city for modification. Issue: There are several components of...
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Halton Region sends Official Plan back to Burlington
Halton Region has today announced that it has found the new Burlington Official Plan (OP) not to conform to Regional policy objectives as outlined in the Region of Halton Official Plan (ROP). It has therefore sent the OP back to Burlington for modification. What does...
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ECoB launches new website
Engaged Citizens of Burlington (ECoB) is pleased to be able to launch a new website today, as part of a new chapter in its history, a year after it was initially founded. ECoB is currently seeking to broaden its base and establish committees in every Ward in...
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Report: Open House on 401-417 Martha St
Approximately 200 residents gathered at the Lion's Club last night to hear about the development proposal for 401-417 Martha Street. Landform Development Group (LDG), the developer also responsible for the Saxony development opposite Burlington Performing Arts Centre,...
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