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Land where the Métis village of Ste. Madeleine once stood is being returned, more than 80 years after it was burned to the ground to make way for grazing cattle. Villagers were forced to scatter throughout southwestern Manitoba with only the clothes and belongings they had with them. The Spy …
Read More »Edmonton Oilers’ outreach to Indigenous people goes beyond land recognition video: Littlechild
Before the puck drops and before 18,000 fans sing “O Canada” in unison at Edmonton Oilers home games, the audience hears from Chief Willie Littlechild. A message from Littlechild plays on Rogers Place video screens, welcoming the crowd to Treaty 6 territory, the homelands of Métis and Inuit and the …
Read More »Proposed law bans ‘predators’ from tying consumer goods loans to Ontario land titles
The Ontario government is introducing legislation on Monday that will eliminate the ability for people to place Notices of Security Interest or “NOSIs” for consumer goods on the land registry system. The Homeowner Protection Act, 2024, will also eliminate all NOSIs which are currently in place, which amounts to about …
Read More »Ontario had no use for 6 parcels of land. An urban park is being carved out instead
The rural town of Uxbridge, Ont., is a paradise for outdoor enthusiasts. It is home to some of Ontario’s best hiking trails and biking routes, with kilometres of pristine Greenbelt land, a smattering of farmhouses and boutique local businesses. For decades, however, six parcels of land in the township have …
Read More »Doug Ford says he didn’t direct inclusion of land in urban boundary expansions
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 31, 2023 10:01 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he did not instruct staff to include specific developer-owned lands in expansions of urban boundaries that would have allowed building in those areas. The government announced …
Read More »How a sliver of land connected to a Ford-friendly union was removed from the Greenbelt
A small piece of land owned by a LiUNA employee was one of the parcels removed from the Greenbelt, Global News has learned, leading to new questions about the Ford government’s removals process and whether relationships with the government played a role. LiUNA, the Labourers International Union of North America, …
Read More »Greenbelt review could see recommendation for more land removals, new minister says
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 6, 2023 10:45 am Updated September 6, 2023 10:46 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — Ontario’s new housing minister says a review of the Greenbelt might well see a recommendation for more lands to be removed from the …
Read More »Ford government begins return of Ajax land listed for sale to Greenbelt
The Ford government says it has started the process to return a parcel of land to the Greenbelt after its owners listed it for sale. Former Greenbelt lands located around Kingston Road and Highway 401 were listed for sale earlier in August, with a plan to take bids in September. …
Read More »Ontario college staff land retroactive Bill 124 pay after legislation struck down
Support workers at colleges in Ontario are the latest group to land extra pay after Bill 124 was struck down by a court. Around 9,000 support staff represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) negotiated a pay increase of 9.5 per cent, backdated over three years, the union …
Read More »Premier Ford threatens to revert land to Greenbelt after 104 acres put up for sale
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is considering returning two parcels of land into the Greenbelt after the development company that owns the land put it up for sale. In a statement early Tuesday, the Premier’s Office said it recently learned that the owner of 765 and 775 Kingston Rd. E., in …
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