The City of Burlington, Ontario, recently confirmed it offered $15 million to buy the remaining portion of the Millcroft Greens Golf Club in an attempt to preserve the land as open park space.
This offer was made to prevent further residential expansion on the property, a key objective for the local advocacy group Millcroft Against Bad Development. The $15-million price tag for the land was roughly three times what the current owners paid for the entire golf course in 2020.
The property owners turned down the offer, and a portion of the site is still set to be turned into a housing development. This follows the Ontario Land Tribunal‘s final approval of the project on February 19, 2025.
Details of the offer were made public after they were inadvertently released on social media, which led the City Council to officially waive legal privilege and share the information on March 10, 2026. Officials stated they wanted to be transparent with the community regarding their efforts to protect local green space.
