TORONTO — The chairwoman of a government organization that signed a partnership with a Google-affiliated company to create a smart-city development in Toronto said she and two other appointed board members have been fired. Waterfront Toronto chair Helen Burstyn confirmed Thursday that herself and board members Michael Nobrega and Meric Gertler have been removed from the board. Complaints about the proposed development prompted Waterfront Toronto to re-do the agreement to ensure a greater role for the official agency, which represents city, provincial and federal governments. Earlier this year a prominent Toronto developer resigned from the Waterfront Toronto board over the project. Among other things the development plans to have heated streets will melt ice and snow on contact as well as sensors that will monitor traffic and protect pedestrians.

Source: National Post December 07, 2018 05:22 UTC