Land Over Landings has learned that Pickering Council will debate asking the federal government to fast track the building of the Pickering Airport. Join us in the Council Chambers, 7 p.m., on Monday, November 14.
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Our Latest Submission to Land Use Planning Review
October 31, 2016, marks the deadline for comments and submissions to the province’s Coordinated Land Use Planning Review. Land Over Landings recently submitted comments to Minister Mauro, Minister of Municipal Affairs for Ontario, on the Province’s proposed changes to the Land Use Plans.
Stay Grounded: Global Action Week
While the aviation industry is meeting in Montreal to discuss what it calls “sustainable growth,” groups and individuals around the world are coming together in an action called “Stay Grounded. Aviation Growth Cancelled Due to Climate Change.”
September UPDATE Newsletter
Chock full of good news stories and inspiring events! Please share.
Our Request For Proposal Is Live!
Today we issued a Request for Proposal for a comprehensive agricultural/rural-growth economics study of the remaining Pickering Federal Lands. Our goal is to provide a practical, viable, economic alternative to an airport and urban development in this area.
WELCOME TO OUR NEW WEBSITE!
All the interesting and informative content on our old site is (or soon will be) on this one too: latest news, area maps, videos, a detailed timeline, a library of resources, documentary photos, links to hundreds of pertinent articles from news sources worldwide.
MAJOR FARM GROUP BACKS OUR AGRICULTURAL STUDY
We’re more than pleased to be able to report that our planned study of the economic potential of agriculture on the remaining Federal Lands has received the backing of the Durham Region Federation of Agriculture (DRFA), representing some 1000+ farm families.
WE AWAIT RELEASE OF DR POLONSKY’S REPORT
On February 22 we took Dr Polonsky on our tour of the Lands and provided him with a perspective quite different from the narrative offered by Transport Canada when they showed him around.