Ontario residents stopped an airport, but now developers are coming for the land

At a packed open house hosted by the City of Pickering on April 22, residents filed past maps and easels outlining three possible futures for the lands: all options included a mix of employment zones, a blend of housing and agriculture and an expansion of Rouge National Urban Park.

It never ends. What does it take to make people understand that we have very little arable land left on this planet??? www.nationalobserver.com/2026/04/28/n...

Thousands of acres of land have already been allocated to speculator sprawl. We own these lands and should keep them: Ontario residents stopped an airport, but now developers are coming for the land www.nationalobserver.com/2026/04/28/n... #cdnpoli #NewRouge

Peggy Bowie proposed her own alternative: “Option 4 — ask Ottawa to transfer the entire 9,300 acres into Rouge National Urban Park which would continue to allow the land to be used for farming and recreation.” www.nationalobserver.com/2026/04/28/n...

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