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Richmond, BC
The City of Richmond is showcasing its major infrastructure projects for 2025. You can explore interactive maps covering buildings, parks, transportation, engineering, public art, and energy projects. This is your chance to learn what's being built...
Why This Matters: Live in Richmond? These projects shape your daily life—new roads, park upgrades, building renovations, and energy infrastructure. Curious about construction near your home? This is where you find out what's happening and why.
Community Planning
Housing & Communities
Transportation
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Waterloo Region, ON
Wellesley Township wants to know if you think kite fighting should be restricted. Kite fighting is a competitive sport where participants use abrasive-coated strings to cut opponents' kite strings. The township is asking residents whether...
Why This Matters: Live in Wellesley Township? This could affect what activities are allowed in your local parks. Kite fighting uses sharp strings that can cause injuries. If you've seen kite fighting in your area or have safety concerns, the township wants to hear from you.
Policy & Studies
Housing & Communities
Closed
Waterloo Region, ON
Cambridge is building a major new recreation hub in the south end of the city. The complex will include a swimming pool, gymnasiums, a walking track, library branch, and park amenities. The city ran a series of polls to understand what residents...
Why This Matters: Live in south Cambridge? This will be your neighbourhood recreation hub. Whether you swim, use the gym, or just want a nice park for your kids, this project shapes what's available to you for decades.
Community Planning
Health & Safety
Housing & Communities
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Abbotsford, BC
The City of Abbotsford has finished developing its accessibility plan. The plan identifies barriers for people with disabilities and outlines how to remove them. It meets requirements under BC's Accessible British Columbia Act.
Why This Matters: Use a wheelchair or have mobility challenges? This plan affects how you get around Abbotsford. It also matters if you have a family member with a disability, or if you're aging and want your city to stay accessible.
Community Planning
Housing & Communities
Justice & Rights
Closed
Brampton, ON
Brampton is rewriting the rules for how new buildings and neighbourhoods should look and function. The new Urban Design Guidelines will replace 20-year-old standards and cover everything from street layouts to garden suites. The city wants feedback...
Why This Matters: Live in Brampton or thinking of moving there? These guidelines will shape what your neighbourhood looks like for decades. They affect everything from how tall buildings can be to whether you can add a garden suite in your backyard. Developers, homeowners planning renovations, and anyone who cares...
Community Planning
Housing & Communities
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Victoria, BC
Victoria is launching an e-bike share system where you can grab an electric bike from one parking zone and drop it off at another. The city asked residents to help decide where these parking zones should be located across the city. This consultation...
Why This Matters: Live or work in Victoria? This affects how easy it'll be to grab an e-bike near you. Good parking zone placement means bike share actually works for your daily trips. Bad placement means the bikes are never where you need them.
Community Planning
Housing & Communities
Transportation
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Edmonton, AB
Edmonton is rethinking how it protects and celebrates the places that matter to residents. This isn't just about old buildings—it's about natural spaces, cultural landmarks, and community gathering spots. The new Heritage Places Strategy will...
Why This Matters: Got a favourite park, community hall, or neighbourhood landmark? This strategy decides which places get protected—and which don't. It also affects how heritage rules interact with housing development. If you've ever wondered why some buildings get saved while others get demolished, this is your...
Community Planning
Housing & Communities
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Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (ON)
When Ontario's Minister appoints someone from Niagara Region's council to be the Regional Chair, their old council seat becomes empty. This proposal would require the municipality to fill that vacancy by appointment within 60 days of the Minister's...
Why This Matters: Live in Niagara Region? This affects how quickly your local representation gets restored after the province appoints a Regional Chair. Empty council seats mean fewer voices on decisions affecting your community.
Regulations & Permits
Housing & Communities
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Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (ON)
The Ontario Ministry of Environment is considering issuing a Certificate of Property Use for a contaminated property in Scarborough. The City of Toronto wants to develop the site at 4610 Finch Avenue East for residential use. A risk assessment found...
Why This Matters: Planning to buy a home in this new development? You should know the land has contamination requiring permanent management. Future residents will live with ongoing monitoring and restrictions. Neighbours may want to understand what's being built next door.
Regulations & Permits
Environment & Climate
Housing & Communities
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Department of Finance Canada (Federal)
The federal government asked whether private landowners should pay a tax on vacant residential land. The goal? Push developers to build homes instead of sitting on empty lots. This was part of Canada's plan to build nearly 4 million new homes by...
Why This Matters: Trying to buy a home? This could affect how many get built in your area. The idea is simple: tax empty lots so landowners actually build on them. More homes could mean more options and potentially lower prices for buyers and renters alike.
Policy & Studies
Finance & Consumer
Housing & Communities
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Saskatoon, SK
Saskatoon is deciding whether to build an overpass or underpass where 8th Street East crosses the CPKC railway tracks. The city has already gathered public feedback in two rounds of engagement and is now presenting the final report to council. This...
Why This Matters: Drive on 8th Street East? You know the frustration of waiting for trains. A grade separation means no more stopping for rail crossings. It could also improve safety and reduce traffic backups in the area.
Community Planning
Housing & Communities
Transportation
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Calgary, AB
Calgary built a new regional park in the northeast Cornerstone community. The City asked residents what amenities they wanted—playgrounds, sports fields, spray parks, or gathering spaces. The consultation is now closed, and final concepts have been...
Why This Matters: Live in northeast Calgary? This park is coming to your neighbourhood. Families wanted multigenerational spaces where grandparents and kids can hang out together. The design includes protected wetlands, boardwalks, and active recreation areas.
Community Planning
Environment & Climate
Housing & Communities
Closed
St. John's, NL
St. John's is asking residents to weigh in on a 10-year plan for downtown. The draft plan tackles empty storefronts, vacant office buildings, and the shift away from traditional retail. It proposes new design guidelines, investments in public spaces...
Why This Matters: Live, work, or shop downtown? This plan will shape what gets built, where businesses open, and how you get around. Residents are already voicing concerns about panhandling, vacant buildings, and parking headaches. If you've got opinions about downtown's future, now's the time.
Community Planning
Economy & Jobs
Housing & Communities
Transportation
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Coquitlam, BC
Coquitlam is creating a plan to protect and grow its urban forest—the trees in yards, streets, and parks across the city. The strategy will guide how the city plants, maintains, and protects trees for years to come. Public input has already been...
Why This Matters: Live in Coquitlam? The trees on your street and in your neighbourhood affect your daily life. They cool your home in summer, clean the air you breathe, and boost property values. This strategy will shape what happens when trees are cut down for development—and whether new ones get planted.
Community Planning
Environment & Climate
Housing & Communities
Closed
Waterloo Region, ON
Cambridge wants to rebuild Blenheim Road from Devil's Creek to Mount View Cemetery. The project would replace aging water pipes, narrow the road slightly, and add a new 2.4-3.0m wide multi-use trail on the south side. Some properties without...
Why This Matters: Live on or near Blenheim Road? This affects your daily commute and property access during construction. The new multi-use trail could make walking and cycling safer. If you're one of the properties without sanitary sewer, you might face Local Improvement Charges to get connected.
Community Planning
Housing & Communities
Transportation
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Windsor, ON
Windsor is updating which roads trucks can use. The city wants to balance moving goods efficiently with keeping neighbourhoods quieter and safer. A final plan was endorsed by Council in July 2025, with implementation expected in fall 2025.
Why This Matters: Live on a busy street in Windsor? This decides whether trucks keep rumbling past your house—or get rerouted elsewhere. Noise, safety, and even property values are at stake. Business owners care too: the routes affect delivery times and costs.
Community Planning
Housing & Communities
Transportation