Region of Waterloo Official Plan

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Our local experience would show you a good example of this. Woolwich isn't the kind of place that wants a Wal-Mart, but it sees that Wal-Mart wants to be near Waterloo. So it lets them build on the border with Waterloo, giving Woolwich control and tax benefits. Especially if you're a small population with a large land area, and an employer wants to access your area, it's no longer about only should you gain the tax revenue and not your neighbour, but should you get to decide where to pollute and not your neighbour.

And this bill allows the lowest levels to decide, so Woolwich council passes this, and the Region of Waterloo council can't do anything.