The Ford government is in a…

The Ford government is in a rush (for reasons unknown) to push through the development of the Therme MegaSpa. They have accelerated the timeline by a year to May 2025.

As a result, they need to do a 2-year temporary redirect to the West Channel (an area used by swimmers, rowers and paddlers and of course, wildlife) of a sewer system as it will interfere with the 10-acre landfill extension of the Therme MegaSpa development.

The City already has a multi-year plan in place to deal with this issue properly but due to the timing of the contract with Therme, the Ford government and Infrastructure Ontario are pushing through their needs.

Tens of millions of taxpayer dollars are once again being wasted to prioritize a private company over the wellbeing of the public and the environment.