development

Not in My Backyard

Not in My Backyard

The term ‘NIMBY’ or ‘Not in My Backyard’ is often used to discredit local activists who seek to ward off unfavourable development in their neighbourhoods. In this talk Christine Sypnowich suggests that, far from being purely selfish, those who take up such causes can be valuable custodians of the common good. On Tuesday February 16,…

Update on Homestead Holdings Ltd.

Letter to the Editor – Homestead Towers Hearing Coming Up Did you know that had Homestead Holdings Ltd. submitted for a development application that conformed with the eight-storey limit on two sites downtown, the units could already be in place with more people living there? Instead, three-plus years after Homestead’s submission, debate continues, and a…