Tag Archives: Hospital
Ontario’s land use scandal: Another greenfield hospital for Niagara
Recently, I discussed the greenfield locations of new hospital and post-secondary institutions in Ontario, focusing on the new St. Catharines Hospital site and the Orillia campus of Lakehead University, but also mentioning the proposed sites of a new hospital for Windsor, … Continue reading
Posted in Infrastructure, Urban Planning
Tagged Development, Fort Erie, Greenbelt, Hospital, Maps, Niagara Falls, Niagara Region, Port Colborne, Welland
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Greenfield infrastructure: not so green
St. Catharines site, Niagara Health System I recently visited two Ontario cities, St. Catharines and Orillia, to illustrate the problems of building new medical and educational institutions on isolated greenfield sites. Large greenfield lands have several advantages: they’re easy and … Continue reading
Posted in Infrastructure, Urban Planning
Tagged Brampton, Hospital, Orillia, Oshawa, St. Catharines, Suburbs, University, Windsor
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