Phil Pothen
Program Manager, Land Use and Ontario Environment & Counsel
Phil is a land use planning and environmental lawyer with a background in landscape ecology, landscape architecture and 10 years of experience advising and representing provincial policy-makers, select small builders, and concerned residents. He joined EDC to advance “big-picture” approaches to problems he has dealt with case-by-case – a comprehensive alternative vision for development and industry that meets people’s needs while preserving Ontario’s natural spaces, farmland and other “greenfields” in perpetuity. Having spent his early summers searching out berries, moose tracks and rabbit burrows in the woods and barrens near his house, he has been pleased to introduce his three children to the many similar pleasures available in Toronto’s own urban ravines.
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Jun 05, 2024
“Third party” appeals limited to polluters, airports, and aggregate pits Statement from Phil Pothen, Land…
May 24, 2024
Statement from Phil Pothen, Land Use and Land Development program manager Toronto | Traditional territories…
May 22, 2024
Statement from Phil Pothen, Land Use and Land Development program manager Toronto | Traditional territories…
May 06, 2024
If people in Ontario don’t speak up, the government might push through two new laws…
Apr 30, 2024
Statement from Phil Pothen, Land Use and Land Development program manager Toronto | Traditional territories…
Apr 15, 2024
Statement from Phil Pothen, Environmental Defence Counsel, on discontinuation of the current Federal Impact Assessment…
Apr 10, 2024
Phil Pothen, Land Use and Land Development Program Manager Toronto | Traditional territories of the…
Mar 22, 2024
Statement in Response to Premier Ford’s Comments Ruling Out Fourplexes in Ontario’s Housing Strategy
Phil Pothen, Land Use and Land Development Program Manager Toronto | Traditional territories of the…
Mar 04, 2024
Moving trucks to Hwy 407 would tackle 401 congestion faster – and $6 billion cheaper…
Feb 21, 2024
Statement: “Get It Done Act” Would Make it Harder to Fix the Housing Shortage and Tackle GTA Traffic
Statement by Phil Pothen, Land Use and Land Development Program Manager Toronto | Traditional territories…