Nov 23, 2020 | Debbie in the Community
Early 2021 the new Cortelucci Vaughan Hospital will be opening. I am looking forward to to a tour in the next couple days. One of the “facts” which makes me very excited about the quality of care for recovery is that 80% of the acute care beds will be...
Nov 15, 2020 | Debbie in the Community, Developments, The Issues
There is an adage that you don’t recognize the value of something until it is gone. We are on the verge of losing something which effectively reduces flood risks and is instrumental in having clean drinking water. I am speaking of the attack on the...
Nov 15, 2020 | Debbie in the Community
On Nov. 16 Council agenda there is a report reviewing the plan to develop a new zoning bylaw for the rural part of the Township. In last couple years we have developed and approved new zoning bylaws for the 3 villages; this exercise is to deal with the rest of the...
Nov 15, 2020 | Debbie in the Community
On Nov. 16 Council agenda there is a staff report presenting information about the new development charge (DC) bylaw being prepared and reviewing the process leading up to presentation of a new bylaw for approval by Council in January 24, 2021. DC’s are the...
Nov 14, 2020 | Debbie in the Community
It will be no surprise to those who know me and/or read my blog that I am very disturbed by the news that wetlands are being considered as obstacles to development; and that rather than modifying a project (i.e change its location) permissions are being granted by the...
Nov 14, 2020 | Debbie in the Community
On Nov.16 Council agenda there is a staff report presenting the final version of sustainable developement standards for approval by Council; also presented is the plan for implementing with a start date of February 2021 for all new site plan applications. This...
