Then, both religious tensions and concerns about density surfaced in community discussions, with more than 3,250 people signing a petition against it at the time. A proposed and widely contested 28-acre residential development around a Thornhill Woods mosque will be the subject of an Ontario Municipal Board hearing next week, over four years after it was initially proposed to the community. With OMB rules set to change next month, ISIJ appealed in mid-November to ensure their proposal was considered under the same rules they initially applied within. This is despite the fact the density being proposed, said Flowers, is less than that permitted in low-density neighbourhood. Ebrahim remains “cautiously optimistic.”“The project is inclusive...I don’t understand how it cannot benefit the community,” he said.

Source: thestar March 22, 2018 21:11 UTC