steveintoronto
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ShonTron said:
Where that would leave Caledon, I don't know.
I've noted a few articles in the Orangeville Metroland spawn (can't remember the name) examining whether Caledon would be welcomed north. It's an interesting discussion, but Caledon's wish is not to be an orphan, but at the same time, to remain rural.
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/20...provinces-review-of-regional-governments.htmlCould Dufferin County be a municipal dumping ground for province’s review of regional governments?
By CHRIS HALLIDAYOrangeville Banner
Wed., Jan. 16, 2019
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In a four-part series produced in December by the Orangeville Banner and Caledon Enterprise, the newspapers sought to answer one hypothetical question: would it make sense for Caledon and Dufferin County to amalgamate?
Our final answer: “It’s complicated,” but it’d most certainly have to be brought down from on high by the province. And it’d be far more likely if Peel were to be restructured. That possibility has been made even more real by Tuesday’s announcement.
“Amalgamation disproportionately affects rural areas. It leads to cuts in services and therefore the disenfranchisement of rural residents,” White argued. “For an area like Dufferin where the largest economic sector is agriculture, that would be a tragedy.”
Uncertainly in Peel Region, namely due to Mississauga’s wish to break away from Brampton and Caledon to become a single-tier government, is the X-factor though. If Caledon, Brampton and Mississauga can’t resolve any differences, provincial officials have told Peel politicians a merger of the last two into a single city could be contemplated.
“Then the question is, does Caledon stay in that new city?” Caledon Coun. Ian Sinclair previously asked. “Or do we take everything, Mayfield, north and join with the greater Dufferin?” [...]