After 26 years of trying and over 10 different temporary locations, it’s exciting to know that construction will soon get under way on Georgian College’s new, permanent Collingwood campus. The $4.3 million facility will be a 20,000 square foot facility housing nine classrooms, an e-lab, two computer labs, a multi-functional health sciences lab, a student [...]
The first half of 2010 is now behind us and here is a recap of the real estate market in the Georgian Triangle. The number of properties sold in the area so far this year is up 28% over last year however sales for the month of June, with 197 unit sales, were down 4% [...]
Last week, just a few hours before the “soft opening” of the new Collingwood Shipyards, I parked my car and walked up around the barricades to see what was in store. Wow. Wow, wow, wow! For the first time in over 100 years, Collingwood residents are about to get their waterfront back. The new master [...]
On a regular basis, at least 2-3 times a month, I get an enquiry from someone who would like to buy a recreational condominium in the Collingwood – Blue Mountain area that they can use at certain times and rent out other times to offset their carrying costs. It’s a terrific idea and certainly doable [...]
It’s that time year when people are again beginning to look for land to buy in our area. The dream of building a home is very much alive and well. Lots within the town are very far and few between as Collingwood is an established community and most new land released for sale in recent [...]
Spring 2010 marks the opening of The Shipyards’ amphitheatre and biking/walking trails. The terraced amphitheatre incorporates locally quarried limestone into it’s design and is built into a landscaped berm. It will be utilized for summer events, such as music festivals and concerts featuring our trademark spectacular sunsets. Plans are to open the theatre, along with [...]
If you are contemplating buying a condominium in the Collingwood – Blue Mountain area, you owe it to yourself to visit Lighthouse Point. This very popular development sits on about 100 acres with a mile of Georgian Bay shoreline on the west edge of Collingwood. Construction began in 1989 with the last of the roughly [...]
The following information was obtained from the MLS® statistics provided by the Georgian Triangle Real Estate Board. They include a summary of data for the following areas only: Collingwood, Wasaga Beach, Blue Mountain, Clearview, Grey Highlands and Meaford. Previous week(s) are in brackets. Single Family Residential New Listings: 51 (61, 35, 40) Average List Price: [...]
Unlike the City of Brantford where they’ve recently voted to demolish 40 heritage buildings in their historic downtown core, the Town of Collingwood has increasingly shown it’s respect for our heritage assets. On February 8th, council passed its first Heritage Tax Relief By-law. Under this program, owners of significant heritage buildings can apply for a [...]
Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.” How very true. As municipalities across the Province struggle to establish budgets and tax rates, I can’t help but wonder how they ever arrive at a decision. There are so many factors to consider and endless demands to entertain. Councilors and [...]
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