Statement from Mayor Burton on the Ontario government’s Minister’s Zoning Orders (MZOs) for a Transit-Oriented Community (TOC) near the Oakville GO Station

Thanks to the sustained advocacy by Council, Town staff, our local MPPs, and Oakville residents, the Province has committed to adjusting maximum building heights to 38 storeys across the TOC sites in Midtown Oakville. This commitment includes maintaining the overall number of homes and the full complement of community benefits for the Midtown community, including publicly accessible spaces and enhanced access to the Oakville GO Station.

I want to thank Premier Ford, Minister McCarthy, Minister Sarkaria, Minister Flack, Minister Crawford, and Effie Triantafilopoulos, MPP for Oakville North—Burlington and Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Gaming, for their commitment to working with the Town to ensure the TOC better reflects the concerns of our community. This is an important step forward, and our work and advocacy on behalf of residents will continue.