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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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…
Feb 05, 2024
Statement by Phil Pothen, Ontario Environment Program Manager, on reports of forthcoming legislation to reinstate…
Dec 12, 2023
Environmental Groups Celebrate End of Hamilton Boundary Case
New law makes good on Ontario government promise to end attack that forced city to…
Dec 12, 2023
From now until December 15th, the City of Toronto is conducting public consultation on Environmental…
Oct 24, 2023
Statement by Phil Pothen, Ontario Environment Program Manager on the Ontario government’s Application for Judicial…
Oct 23, 2023
Statement by Phil Pothen, Ontario Environment Program Manager on Ontario Government’s Commitment to Reverse Forced…