Development · Glenorchy
Oakville has banned houses on its busiest transit corridor
Within 50 metres of Dundas Street, six storeys is now the floor and townhouses are out.
News
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Newest first. Every story links to the document behind it.
Business
What Oakville's eighth investment ranking actually measures
A facility-project count, not a quality-of-life score. Eight years running.
Transit · Glenorchy
North Oakville finally has an east-west road that goes all the way
The bridge over Sixteen Mile Creek is open, closing a 12-kilometre gap across north Oakville.
Transit · Bronte
A second crossing of Bronte Creek is due to open this autumn
A four-lane bridge over Bronte Creek links Oakville to Burlington, due to finish this autumn.
Schools · Joshua Creek
A pocket of Joshua Creek is being moved back to its home school
One pocket of housing would move back to its home school. A decision is due this winter.
Development · Midtown Oakville
How Midtown Oakville ended up being zoned from Toronto
Four provincial orders override municipal zoning and cannot be appealed. The Town's own plan waits.
Schools · Glenorchy
Oakville's next high school opens in 2027 and still needs a name
The board is taking public suggestions until 13 September for the school opening in 2027.
Town Hall
Oakville's opening number for 2027 is a 4.97 per cent tax increase
Staff say 4.97 per cent. Council has asked for options closer to inflation at 2.1.
Schools · Palermo
A $43 million elementary school breaks ground in north Oakville on 10 September
926 student places and 88 childcare spaces, opening 2028. Ground breaks 10 September.
Development · Southeast Oakville
Oakville freezes data centre applications on employment land for a year
A one-year freeze across every employment designation in town, while staff write the rules.
Transit · Kerr Village
Four Oakville Transit routes change on 6 September, and the on-demand network finally reaches every GO bus
Three routes redrawn, one added, and the on-demand network finally reaches every GO bus.
Town Hall · Bronte
What changed in Oakville: the week of 1 September
Transit changes, a square closing, a school groundbreaking, and the dates that matter.
Town Hall · Old Oakville
Towne Square closes for a year-long rebuild starting 14 September
A $7.5 million rebuild of the downtown square, phased over a year to keep shops open.
Development · Glenorchy
A 6,420-home proposal at Trafalgar and Burnhamthorpe goes to a public meeting
Twenty-seven buildings, ten of them towers, on a single corner. Public meeting 8 September.
Development · Bronte
Council approves four towers and 1,191 homes beside Bronte GO
Industrial land beside the GO station becomes four towers, a daycare and two public roads.
The OakvilleIQ Brief
A weekly briefing on what is changing in Oakville
The development applications, school boundary decisions and Town votes that will affect your street, each one linked to the document behind it.