Can good things still grow in Ontario? Development push adds pressure to shrinking farmland
In May 2022, Oxford County — the dairy capital of Ontario — submitted its five-year-plan...
‘A toxic soup’: why a Winnipeg neighbourhood is fighting for its right to a healthy environment
Lead, dust and soil so contaminated it isn’t fit for food gardens are a part...
They left the city for rural Ontario during the pandemic — and they’re still farming
Adventurous customers and open-minded communities proved easier for these racialized farmers to find than affordable...
Hot dog! It’s the Greenbelt Files
When I filed a freedom of information request about Ontario’s Greenbelt, I had a hunch...
Ontario town seeks allies in Quebec and U.S. to protect Great Lakes from Bill 23
A tiny Georgian Bay township hopes 200 Great Lakes leaders will jointly urge Ontario to...
‘Greenbelt Files’: Doug Ford’s senior staff discussed changes months before premier’s timeline
Documents obtained by The Narwhal challenge the government’s narrative about how and when it decided...
Fernie’s fight: controversial development one step closer to reality as regional government votes to rezone
A proposed housing development on the Galloway Lands, just outside Fernie, B.C., has sparked concerns...
Windsor mayor says Ontario housing crisis demands developing floodplains and farmland
As head of Ontario’s housing committee, Mayor Drew Dilkens is on board with the province’s...
Appeals not allowed, again: Ontario orders Waterloo to sprawl into farmland
Changes to development policy keep coming, as Ford overrides local planners to expand urban boundaries...
