Media & Resources

City of Burlington Published Information

• City Hall eliminates “firm” shoreline protection – read staff recommendation that was passed by council in June
• Tim Hortons (TDL) is appealing to OMB the shoreline setback, height limit, and whether it is “appropriate to assume that the subject lands cannot be developed. See their issues list
• Old Lakeshore Road Precinct Design Guidelines
• The city’s press release after they approved the Design Guidelines
• The city’s “vision” for Old Lakeshore Road
• Read what the Official Plan says about the St. Luke’s and Emerald Precincts (scroll down to pg. 72) and the Old Lakeshore Road precinct (pg. 74)

Our Responses to the City’s Plans

• Our two page summary of the issues
• Our arguments presented to the Tim Horton’s (TDL) OMB hearing
• Our presentation outlining the City’s plans, elimination of the shoreline protection, time lines, and what we’re asking for (requires Powerpoint viewer)

City Hall’s About Face

(source: City of Burlington, Planning Department)

Below are the options presented to about 60 people – in a charettes meeting – before approving the Official Plan amendment in 2007. On the right is one of the options presented at the consultation. To the left is what Council actually approved – compare the difference!

None of the options presented at the ‘consultation’ actually match the massing and heights that Council ended up approving (the ‘Consolidated Ownership’ option comes closest).

Media Coverage

• Denis Gibbons – The Bay Observer (February 5th)
• Tim Whitnell – The Burlington Post (February 3rd)
• Ken Peters – The Hamilton Spectator (January 22nd)
• Jason Misner – The Burlington Post (January 13th)
• Jason Misner – The Burlington Post (October 28th)
• Dana Brown – Hamilton Spectator (October 5th)
• Jason Misner – Burlington Post (Sept 30, 2009)
• Don Crossley – Burlington Post (Sept 4, 2009)
• Denis Gibbons – The Bay Observer
• Jason Misner – Burlington Post
• Joan Little – The Hamilton Spectator