The land owner and property developer that planned to put an Amazon warehouse on a provincially significant wetland in Pickering has announced a "voluntary promise" not to alter or remove the wetland. Last week, CBC News reported that Amazon Canada had been considering the wetland property as a potential location for a new fulfilment centre. Pickering Developments Inc. said that Amazon Canada's announcement now means that no work will take place on the site. A subsidiary of Pickering Developments Inc. had proposed to build the largest retail warehouse in Canada on this Pickering property. Michael Schreiner, the leader of the Green Party of Ontario, issued a statement calling Pickering Development Inc.'s announcement a "short-term victory."

Source: CBC News March 14, 2021 21:11 UTC