A Swan Lake saga

From community resistance to trimmed-down consultation, it’s more soap opera than ballet.
Vikram Nijhawan
September 5, 2025

THE LEDE

In Caledon, the Swan Lake saga is more soap opera than ballet.

To recap: In May, Caledon mayor Annette Groves put forward a controversial by-law change that would permit construction fill dumping into the town’s 44-acre Greenbelt lake. The proposal inspired a local uproar at a town meeting, with many residents criticizing the harm this poses for the town’s vital groundwater supply.

THE LEDE

In Caledon, the Swan Lake saga is more soap opera than ballet.

To recap: In May, Caledon mayor Annette Groves put forward a controversial by-law change that would permit construction fill dumping into the town’s 44-acre Greenbelt lake. The proposal inspired a local uproar at a town meeting, with many residents criticizing the harm this poses for the town’s vital groundwater supply.

THE LEDE

In Caledon, the Swan Lake saga is more soap opera than ballet.

To recap: In May, Caledon mayor Annette Groves put forward a controversial by-law change that would permit construction fill dumping into the town’s 44-acre Greenbelt lake. The proposal inspired a local uproar at a town meeting, with many residents criticizing the harm this poses for the town’s vital groundwater supply.

THE LEDE

In Caledon, the Swan Lake saga is more soap opera than ballet.

To recap: In May, Caledon mayor Annette Groves put forward a controversial by-law change that would permit construction fill dumping into the town’s 44-acre Greenbelt lake. The proposal inspired a local uproar at a town meeting, with many residents criticizing the harm this poses for the town’s vital groundwater supply.

THE LEDE

In Caledon, the Swan Lake saga is more soap opera than ballet.

To recap: In May, Caledon mayor Annette Groves put forward a controversial by-law change that would permit construction fill dumping into the town’s 44-acre Greenbelt lake. The proposal inspired a local uproar at a town meeting, with many residents criticizing the harm this poses for the town’s vital groundwater supply.

THE LEDE

In Caledon, the Swan Lake saga is more soap opera than ballet.

To recap: In May, Caledon mayor Annette Groves put forward a controversial by-law change that would permit construction fill dumping into the town’s 44-acre Greenbelt lake. The proposal inspired a local uproar at a town meeting, with many residents criticizing the harm this poses for the town’s vital groundwater supply.

THE LEDE

In Caledon, the Swan Lake saga is more soap opera than ballet.

To recap: In May, Caledon mayor Annette Groves put forward a controversial by-law change that would permit construction fill dumping into the town’s 44-acre Greenbelt lake. The proposal inspired a local uproar at a town meeting, with many residents criticizing the harm this poses for the town’s vital groundwater supply.

THE LEDE

In Caledon, the Swan Lake saga is more soap opera than ballet.

To recap: In May, Caledon mayor Annette Groves put forward a controversial by-law change that would permit construction fill dumping into the town’s 44-acre Greenbelt lake. The proposal inspired a local uproar at a town meeting, with many residents criticizing the harm this poses for the town’s vital groundwater supply.

THE LEDE

In Caledon, the Swan Lake saga is more soap opera than ballet.

To recap: In May, Caledon mayor Annette Groves put forward a controversial by-law change that would permit construction fill dumping into the town’s 44-acre Greenbelt lake. The proposal inspired a local uproar at a town meeting, with many residents criticizing the harm this poses for the town’s vital groundwater supply.

THE LEDE

In Caledon, the Swan Lake saga is more soap opera than ballet.

To recap: In May, Caledon mayor Annette Groves put forward a controversial by-law change that would permit construction fill dumping into the town’s 44-acre Greenbelt lake. The proposal inspired a local uproar at a town meeting, with many residents criticizing the harm this poses for the town’s vital groundwater supply.

THE LEDE

In Caledon, the Swan Lake saga is more soap opera than ballet.

To recap: In May, Caledon mayor Annette Groves put forward a controversial by-law change that would permit construction fill dumping into the town’s 44-acre Greenbelt lake. The proposal inspired a local uproar at a town meeting, with many residents criticizing the harm this poses for the town’s vital groundwater supply.