Pros and Cons of Future Use of 7,500 Acres Airport Lands

Pickering approves development of prime Ontario farmland before completing major studies

Pickering council has approved a plan to develop about 1,600 hectares of prime Ontario farmland even though key environmental studies, cost analyses and Indigenous consultation remain incomplete.

Pros and cons of future use of 7,500 acres Airport Lands

After approving the development of northeast Pickering lands, the City of Pickering announced it is now “advocating for the the protection” of nearly 80 per cent of the federal lands. It, however, is asking to unlock 1,900 acres for economic opportunities. Councillor Lisa Robinson publicly condemned the two major votes taken by Pickering Council that she claims will dramatically alter the future of Pickering’s rural, agricultural, and environmen…

Pickering - City Calls on Government of Canada to Protect 7,500 Acres of Federal Land and Unlock 1,900 Acres for Economic Opportunities

On May 25th, the City of Pickering endorsed the Pickering Federal Lands - Land Use Review and Economic Analysis Recommendation Report, which calls for the protection of more than 7,500 acres of federa. . .