[darkharbour]

I have spent a decent amount of time working in the environmental space, and my issue with the way that some of the activism has handled the Lorneville zoning is that they are going hard on this initial application, which is only a rezoning, with no specific industrial proposal associated with it.

The issue will be when/if there is a large specific proposal in the future, there won't be as much credibility or stomach for it, because of the fatigue on the part of the citizens and the general public. It's a bit like the boy who cried wolf, because right now you are playing by the alarmist playbook, without even knowing what might end up being built there. It might be a fulfillment centre or a warehouse, it might be built around existing watercourses and wetlands, we don't know the parameters of the development yet because this is just a rezoning.

I applaud both the community for pushing for concessions, and also the city for making meaningful modifications to the proposal in response to community opposition, it's been nice to see them continue to engage and be willing to incorporate changes rather than digging in their heels.