Brantford city council turns down medical clinic proposal in Dufferin Heritage District

Allowing a medical clinic to open on Dufferin Avenue would “open the floodgates” to other proposals and “offend” the character of the heritage district, says a Brantford city councillor. “From a planning perspective this application fails mainly because we’re losing housing stock in the middle of a housing crisis,” Coun. John Sless said. “It’s contrary to what we want to do, it doesn’t make sense.” The Ward 2 councillor said appro