Archive for the 'Blue Mountains' Category

Chocolate, Valentines and Blue Mountain

I love chocolate.  I mean, I LOVE chocolate.  Doesn’t everyone?  If you are a bit of a connoisseur, you know that not all chocolates are equal.  There’s the grocery store aisle chocolate that’s really just strange candy stuff wrapped in silly packages.  It’s exactly like the little mini bars you find at Halloween.  In my [...]

BLUE MOUNTAINS RENAMING HURLBERT

The Blue Mountains has passed a by-law effective March 31, 2012, changing the name of Hurlbert Court in Lora Bay to Hammond Court. Read the by-law and see the map here.

What Is a Condominium?

Condominiums now account for about a third of all new homes built in Ontario and likely much higher than that here in the Collingwood – Blue Mountain areas. All condominium projects are made up of two parts:  the common elements which are jointly owned and, the units which are individually owned. The term condominium applies [...]

A Dozen Fun Things To Do In Collingwood – Blue Mountain Over the Holidays

Are you looking for some great ways to spend some down time with the family or friends this holiday season?  Here are some ideas: • Check out the Ice Sculpture Festival from December 27 – 31 in Downtown Collingwood  PS.  There is free parking Downtown now until January 1st, 2012 • Go Bowling in Collingwood or Meaford [...]

Mountain Walk Condos at Blue Mountain

After a good day on the slopes, there is something very comforting about walking home to your own condo rather than a hotel room.  You can light the fireplace, pour a glass of wine, pop dinner in the oven and enjoy privacy and views of a forest from the windows and patio.  You can easily [...]

A week-end in Blue Mountain

My clients are so nice.  Almost all of them keep in touch and share their stories with me as the years go by and I LOVE getting those emails! This fall, a family from east of here purchased a condo in Craigleith and spent their first week-end their over Thanksgiving.  Here is what they said [...]

Going Back To Visit Your Former Home

A few years ago, I listed a century home for sale in Thornbury which had been in the same family for three generations.  Can you imagine the memories they created there?  Lives started and ended, birthdays, holidays, family dinners, tears, heartbreaks, laughter and all the moments that life brings about left their mark on this [...]

Georgian Gate’s OPA and Zoning Bylaw Amendment Adopted

Georgian Gate is a proposed development in The Blue Mountains consisting  of 609 detached and semi-detached dwelling units.  The municipality has issued  Notices of Adoption of an Official Plan Amendment and a Zoning By-law Amendment with respect to the subject lands, shown on the map in the shaded area.  The Official Plan Amendment is being forwarded to the [...]

Why We Love Our Blue Mountain Condo

I worked with a family back in the late spring who had decided to buy either a chalet or condo in the Blue Mountain area for ski season use.  They didn’t really envision using it too much in the summer months.  Turns out they were mistaken. This wonderful family of four bought a condominium in [...]

Thornbury – Clarksburg Transit

Here’s some good news picked up from the Town of Blue Mountains website: The Thornbury-Clarksburg Transit committee has partnered with Hewgill Bus Lines to provide transportation services for those in the community who would find it valuable.  As interest grows different routes and opportunities will be developed.  For a full listing of routes, times and [...]

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