Development · Glenorchy
Oakville has banned houses on its busiest transit corridor
Within 50 metres of Dundas Street, six storeys is now the floor and townhouses are out.
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Business
What Oakville's eighth investment ranking actually measures
A facility-project count, not a quality-of-life score. Eight years running.
Transit · Glenorchy
North Oakville finally has an east-west road that goes all the way
The bridge over Sixteen Mile Creek is open, closing a 12-kilometre gap across north Oakville.
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What’s changing in Oakville — 4 tracked, 2 still taking input
Status: Under review. A public body is actively considering it. Options may not exist yet.
Falgarwood PS and Joshua Creek PS Community Integration Boundary Review
Status: Under review. A public body is actively considering it. Options may not exist yet.
Northwest Oakville Elementary Boundary Review
Status: Open for comment. A consultation, public meeting or appeal window is open now.
Westerkirk, Trafalgar Road and Burnhamthorpe Road East
Status: Approved. A decision has been taken. It has not necessarily taken effect.
Dundas Urban Core building types and minimum height
Development
AllTransit · Bronte
A second crossing of Bronte Creek is due to open this autumn
A four-lane bridge over Bronte Creek links Oakville to Burlington, due to finish this autumn.
Development · Midtown Oakville
How Midtown Oakville ended up being zoned from Toronto
Four provincial orders override municipal zoning and cannot be appealed. The Town's own plan waits.
Schools
AllSchools · Joshua Creek
A pocket of Joshua Creek is being moved back to its home school
One pocket of housing would move back to its home school. A decision is due this winter.
Schools · Glenorchy
Oakville's next high school opens in 2027 and still needs a name
The board is taking public suggestions until 13 September for the school opening in 2027.
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