In one of it’s final acts before their term expired, Collingwood’s last council gave approval to a Draft Plan of Subdivision, subject to appeal, of a long proposed development on the south end of town. The new Eden Oak development is proposing a subdivision of 243 new homes located just east of Hurontario Street at [...]
If you are thinking of building in Collingwood, this is information you need to know. At the time of permitting, you need to pay development charges and these are changing as new higher fees are being phased in. The following is an update of Development Charges as supplied by the Town of Collingwood 12/22/2010. [...]
Late last year, the Anglican Church in Collingwood organized and hosted a lecture series entitled, “No Place Like Home”. The impetus behind this 5-part series was to get people thinking about the realities of living in our community in the hope that sharing of knowledge leads to change. As the opening speaker, my talk examined [...]
First, Happy New Year. Hopefully 2011 will kind and gentle to you. My year has started off with some lucky luck. It would appear that my predictions for 2010 were pretty well bang on. Yay! Here we are with a whole new year ahead and the best way to make sense of it is to look back. [...]
A significant, proposed new development in Collingwood has made it through the first round of approvals. Collingwood council recently approved an official plan amendment for the Black Ash Lifestyle Village, a large project located on the former Cranberry driving range in the west end of town. The Black Ash project includes a plan for two [...]
It’s no secret that the Lighthouse Point condominium development in Collingwood is one of my favourites. My mother and my mother-in-law both lived there and my uncle currently lives there. You know when I take the chance of putting my own family there, I really have to love it! So here are my top ten [...]
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 [...]
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