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From CBC
Amazon will not put the largest retail warehouse in Canada on the site of a protected wetland in Pickering, CBC News has learned.
An official with Amazon Canada said Friday that the company is no longer considering the Duffins Creek wetland property for its new fulfilment centre, a project that could be as large as four million square feet of warehouse space.
The news comes two days after an in-depth report by CBC News on the warehouse proposal for the wetland, located just off HIghway 401, east of Brock Road.
Friday is the deadline for the Toronto Region Conservation Authority to grant permission to the property owner, the Triple Group of Companies, to begin destroying the wetland.
It is not yet clear how Amazon's withdrawal from the proposal will affect the developer's plans to build on the wetland, which is designated as provincially significant.
Amazon will not build giant warehouse on wetland in Pickering.
Amazon will not put the largest retail warehouse in Canada on the site of a protected wetland in Pickering, CBC News has learned.
An official with Amazon Canada said Friday that the company is no longer considering the Duffins Creek wetland property for its new fulfilment centre, a project that could be as large as four million square feet of warehouse space.
The news comes two days after an in-depth report by CBC News on the warehouse proposal for the wetland, located just off HIghway 401, east of Brock Road.
Friday is the deadline for the Toronto Region Conservation Authority to grant permission to the property owner, the Triple Group of Companies, to begin destroying the wetland.
It is not yet clear how Amazon's withdrawal from the proposal will affect the developer's plans to build on the wetland, which is designated as provincially significant.