An Ontario court has overturned a decision by the Ontario Municipal Board and is backing Richmond Hill's town council in a dispute with condo developers over the amount of green space needed to accompany new developments. "We were thrilled," Richmond Hill Mayor Dave Barrow told CBC News. Barrow says several of them, including Mississauga and Oakville, supported Richmond Hill's case, worried the OMB's cap would affect them as well. Richmond Hill planning commissioner Ana Bassios says this case is important because municipalities need to be able to plan their own futures. (Makda Ghebreslassie/CBC)Richmond Hill planning commissioner Ana Bassios says the divisional court's decision "speaks to the limits of the Ontario Municipal Board's jurisdiction to disregard the community's planning."

Source: CBC News September 18, 2016 20:26 UTC