Once again, Doug Ford wants to mess with local democracy. This time, it’s in Niagara Region, where amalgamation is touted without any clear benefits.
Tag: St. Catharines
Restoring Merritton Station in St. Catharines can only benefit Niagara-bound travelers
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 inexpensive to build on, they can accommodate large parking lots, and offer room for future expansion. But by the nature of […]
The word “smart,” like many buzzwords, is thrown around a lot, to the point that it has lost meaning. SmartTrack, for instance, might have been a catchy name for a transit plan, but in the end, it didn’t turn out to be all that smart. There’s also the case of SmartCentres, the retail arm of […]
Sean Marshall 