A newly released 135-page report is renewing scrutiny of the Region of Waterloo’s efforts to assemble roughly 770 acres of farmland in Wilmot Township for a proposed mega industrial site, a project that has remained largely opaque for more than two years and has sparked widespread opposition across the rural community.
The report, published in January by the Wilmot Civic Action Network (WCAN), argues the land assembly violates long-standing planning rules, threatens prime farmland and groundwater resources, and has advanced with little public transparency or consultation. The group is calling for the process to be stopped entirely.
While regional officials have not publicly confirmed next steps, residents say key decision points may be approaching, with purchase options on some properties reportedly nearing expiry and speculation growing that the matter could return to council as early as February.
