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BILD Members – For 2025, BILD will be increasing its in-person Forum meetings (previously referred to as Chapters) in two capacities: (1) REGIONAL FORUM ROUNDTABLES We have heard from many of our members that they would…
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BILD York Forum Members, Please be advised that York Region will begin its 2026 Development Charges Review this Fall. In December 2023, Council directed staff to accelerate a comprehensive Region-wide update of the 2022 DC By-law,…
BILD HALTON FORUM, Be advised, on November 7th, the City of Burlington Pipeline to Permit Committee decided to proceed with the Pay-On-Demand Development Bonds Policy. This item is scheduled to proceed to Council for adoption on…
BILD PEEL FORUM, Please be advised that applications are now being accepted for the City of Mississauga’s affordable rental housing building program. This incentive program is designed to help quickly increase Mississauga’s supply of new affordable…
York Forum Members, On November 12th, the City of Vaughan Committee of the Whole will be considering two reports that may be of interest to you: Development Agreement Surety Bond Policy Pilot and Letter of Credit…
BILD Members, please see message below for important updates and upcoming meetings regarding the electrification of new communities file. ONTARIO ENERGY BOARD BULLETIN Earlier this week, the OEB released this Bulletin regarding its guidance and expectations…
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Members of BILD, Please be advised, the latest DC index data is now available. This time, they’ve made some adjustments — they’ve archived the old data and reweighted the index. Additionally, they’ve expanded the dataset to…
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BILD SIMCOE FORUM, As an update to the email below, on October 9th the Town of Innisfil Council adopted the Town’s Integrated Sustainability Master Plan (ISMP) for 2024-2030. Additionally, a new recommendation was adopted directing staff…
BILD HALTON FORUM, Be advised that the City of Burlington has released the draft Community Benefits Strategy and Bylaw for review. The City’s current Community Benefits Charges (CBC) bylaw has not yet expired, but the City…
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BILD SIMCOE FORUM, Be advised that on October 29th, the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury held a Special Council meeting to discuss the 2023 and 2024 Community Improvement Plan (CIP) Program. To view a recording of…