Mayor says urban concepts don’t work in rural area

WALKERTON – Mayor Chris Peabody is adamant that urban planning concepts don’t work in rural Ontario – concepts like walkable communities. “We’re not Toronto,” he said. “People here have to travel – for work, for health care …” He noted that in the provincial policy statement (PPS), “we’re often held to Toronto” planning concepts that…

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Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Pauline Kerr is a Local Journalism Initiative Reporter with the Walkerton Herald-Times. The Local Journalism Initiative is funded by the Government of Canada.