from Division Street to Princess Street
began in 2012. The fifth and final phase
is the most complex — building a
bridge over the CN tracks and
finishing the road widening to
Princess Street near the Via Rail train
station — and will be completed from
2019 to 2021.
Staff have a short list of bidders and
should be ready to award the railway
overpass contract to start construction
between July and September.
That’s not the only big bridge
project slated to start construction this
summer. A much bigger project to
start the in-water construction of the
Third Crossing is also expected to
begin soon. The 1.2-kilometre crossing
will link JCB in the west with Gore
Road in the east.A
proposed relaxation centre in
Glenburnie continues to make
the neighbours feel tense.
Supporters and opponents of the
upscale Unity Farm Inn and Spa in
Glenburnie had their chance to speak
out at a public meeting in June at
Kingston City Hall.
BPE Development Inc. is behind the
massive commercial development on
three land parcels spanning 13.7 hectares
of land on the northwest corner of
Battersea and Unity Roads —“to
accommodate a 27-suite boutique inn,
spa, gift shop, restaurant, corporate
event venue and 40 rental cabins
distributed across the lands,”
according to a city planning report.
The site would also include
agricultural land, vineyards, gardens,
a fruit and vegetable stand, craft
brewery and craft winery.
The project is located near Glenburnie
Public School and the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints.
However, the project has been mired
in controversy for months over concerns
it will draw too much water from area
aquifers and have an impact on
surrounding wells, detract from the
area’s rural tranquility and increase
local traffic.
“I am upset that BPE Development
Inc. has not adequately taken our
concerns into account and is moving
forward to develop this project
without proper analysis and adequate
consultation with the neighbouring
residents,” writes Nicholas Farkas in
a letter to the city.
David Pentney, chair of the22 JULY 17, 2019
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