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Halifax, NS
Halifax is reviewing its Centre Plan zoning rules for the Peninsula and central Dartmouth. The focus? Making it easier to build duplexes, triplexes, and small apartment buildings that fit into existing neighbourhoods. They're also looking at...
Why This Matters: Looking for housing in Halifax? This affects what gets built in your neighbourhood. New rules could mean more duplexes and small apartments—potentially more affordable options. If you already own a home, this shapes what your neighbours can build next door.
Community Planning
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Government of Manitoba (MB)
Manitoba changed its planning and development laws between 2018 and 2023. The changes were supposed to speed up approvals, standardize timelines, and create a common appeal process. Now the government wants to know: did it work? They're asking for...
Why This Matters: Building a home? Opening a business? These laws affect how long you wait for permits. If you've dealt with zoning applications, conditional use permits, or appeals to the Municipal Board, your experience matters. The government wants to know if the system is actually faster and fairer now.
Policy & Studies
Housing & Communities
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Waterloo Region, ON
Waterloo Region wants to require new buildings to be more energy efficient. The High-Performance Development Standards would apply to all new development applications in Cambridge, Kitchener, Waterloo, and four surrounding townships. The goal? Cut...
Why This Matters: Planning to build or buy a new home in Waterloo Region? These standards could affect what you pay and how much you spend on heating and cooling. Buildings are one of the biggest sources of emissions here. More efficient homes mean lower energy bills—but potentially higher upfront costs.
Community Planning
Environment & Climate
Housing & Communities
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London, ON
London is deciding where the city should expand over the coming decades. The review looks at which lands should be added to the urban growth boundary for housing, commercial, and industrial development. This doesn't include annexing land from...
Why This Matters: Looking to buy a home in London? This shapes where new neighbourhoods get built and how affordable they'll be. If you're a farmer on the city's edge, your land could be rezoned. Commuters should care too—growth patterns affect traffic and transit routes for years to come.
Community Planning
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Waterloo Region, ON
The City of Waterloo is fixing an eroding creek channel near Keats Way that's been causing backyard flooding. The plan includes stabilizing failing rock walls along a tributary to Clair Creek and installing a new storm sewer to redirect some...
Why This Matters: Live near Keats Way or McDougall Road? Your backyard might flood less often after this project. The old rock walls holding back the creek banks are failing, and heavy rains have been sending water into nearby properties. Construction will also affect traffic and school bus routes temporarily.
Community Planning
Environment & Climate
Housing & Communities
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Calgary, AB
Calgary is updating how it calculates off-site levies—fees that developers pay to fund infrastructure like roads, water systems, and recreation centres. These levies help pay for the pipes, interchanges, and community facilities that new...
Why This Matters: Buying a new home in Calgary? These fees get passed on to you in the purchase price. Higher levies could mean pricier homes but better-funded community centres and roads. Lower levies might keep prices down but could strain city budgets for infrastructure.
Regulations & Permits
Finance & Consumer
Housing & Communities
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St. John's, NL
St. John's is creating a neighbourhood plan for Cowan Heights that will guide housing, parks, and transit development for years to come. The plan proposes higher-density housing near Topsail Road, upgrades to beloved parks like Kitty Gaul and Cowan...
Why This Matters: Live in Cowan Heights? This plan decides what gets built next door. It could mean more apartments, townhouses, and shops within walking distance. Your favourite parks and trails are getting upgrades too. If you've got opinions about traffic, housing costs, or where your kids play, now's the time to...
Community Planning
Housing & Communities
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St. John's, NL
St. John's is asking residents to review its draft Heritage Strategic Plan, a 10-year roadmap for protecting historic buildings, cultural traditions, and public art. The plan goes beyond bricks and mortar—it covers festivals, oral histories, place...
Why This Matters: Live in St. John's? This plan will shape what happens to your neighbourhood's historic buildings for the next decade. Love the downtown character, George Street, or local festivals? This is your chance to say what should be protected. Residents are already raising concerns about development...
Community Planning
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Waterloo Region, ON
Cambridge wants to build a 3-kilometre multi-use trail along Dunbar Road, connecting Hespeler Road to Conestoga Boulevard. This is the final phase of a larger trail network. The design will narrow parts of the road and add new pedestrian crossings...
Why This Matters: Live or work along Dunbar Road? This trail could change your commute. Cyclists and pedestrians get a safer route. Drivers may see narrower lanes and new crosswalks. If you're near International Village Drive, a new pedestrian crossing could affect traffic flow.
Community Planning
Housing & Communities
Transportation
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Mississauga, ON
Mississauga wants to know what residents think about fireworks rules. Right now, you can set off consumer fireworks on your own property during five holidays: Lunar New Year, Victoria Day, Canada Day, Diwali, and New Year's Eve. The city is...
Why This Matters: Love fireworks on Canada Day? Hate the noise keeping your kids or pets awake? This affects your neighbourhood directly. The rules determine when your neighbours can legally set off fireworks—and when they can't.
Regulations & Permits
Health & Safety
Housing & Communities
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Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (ON)
A developer wants to build residential, commercial, and community space on a contaminated property in Kitchener. The Ministry of Environment has reviewed a risk assessment and is now considering issuing a Certificate of Property Use. This...
Why This Matters: Planning to live, work, or shop near Margaret Avenue in Kitchener? This property has contamination that needs ongoing management. The certificate sets rules for how the land can be used safely. If you're a neighbour or future resident, you may want to know what safeguards are in place.
Regulations & Permits
Environment & Climate
Housing & Communities
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Waterloo Region, ON
Waterloo Region has opened a 50-cabin outdoor shelter at 1001 Erb's Road to house people experiencing homelessness. The site is staffed around the clock and run by The Working Centre, a local nonprofit. Each cabin has electricity, heating, and...
Why This Matters: Live near Erb's Road? This shelter is already operating in your neighbourhood. Concerned about homelessness in your community? This is part of the Region's plan to address the crisis. Public tours are available if you want to see the site firsthand.
Community Planning
Health & Safety
Housing & Communities
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Waterloo Region, ON
Wilmot Township is writing a new Official Plan to guide how the community grows and develops over the next 25+ years. This plan will decide where homes, businesses, and farms can go. It affects everything from housing availability to protecting...
Why This Matters: Live in Wilmot or thinking of moving there? This plan shapes where new homes get built and what your neighbourhood looks like in 2051. It decides if farmland stays farmland or becomes subdivisions. If you care about housing costs, traffic, or preserving rural character, this is your chance to weigh...
Community Planning
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Waterloo Region, ON
The City of Waterloo is developing 33 acres of city-owned land on University Avenue East. The plan includes 100 affordable housing units, commercial space, trails, and community amenities. Urban Legend Developments has been selected to build the...
Why This Matters: Looking for affordable housing in Waterloo? This project adds 100 new affordable units to the market. Live nearby? You'll see new trails, shops, and community spaces. The city is also protecting woodland and wetland areas on the site.
Community Planning
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Saskatoon, SK
A developer wants to rezone an empty lot at Broadway Avenue and Ruth Street in Saskatoon. Right now it's zoned for low-density housing. The proposal would allow a 25-unit affordable housing building instead. This is part of the City's plan to build...
Why This Matters: Looking for affordable housing in Saskatoon? This project could add 25 units to the market. Live near Broadway and Ruth? The building would change the look and feel of your neighbourhood. This is one of several city-owned sites being developed for affordable housing.
Community Planning
Housing & Communities
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Calgary, AB
Calgary is planning new pathways and bikeways connecting several east Calgary communities including Marlborough Park, Dover, Forest Heights, and Erin Woods. The project has completed two phases of public input and a third phase opens in February...
Why This Matters: Live in east Calgary? Bike to work or school? This project could add safer routes through your neighbourhood. New pathways mean easier connections between communities—whether you're commuting, exercising, or just getting around without a car.
Community Planning
Housing & Communities
Transportation