PROFILE KINGSTON 23Glenburnie Residents’ Association,
also opposes rezoning of the
agricultural lands. “Commercial
development on this site would
fundamentally change the character
of the local environment.”
But others have spoken out in favour
of the project. “These will all create
new jobs and local partnerships in the
community that will create economic
growth for many,” says Lee-Anne Paul.
The project was the focus of a
handful of public meetings with the
developer in recent months before
moving on to City Hall for a
mandatory public meeting linked to
the application.
Ben Pilon, BPE’s owner, told the
meeting that the development will have
separate wells, dug much deeper, to
avoid depleting the aquifer that the
neighbourhood uses, and the project
will have its own water recycling
system. They have already started
preliminary construction on the site.
The proposed development is to be
constructed in three phases. Phase 1
is to comprise the main inn building,
spa, restaurant, agricultural land,
3 cabins and corporate event venue.
Phase 2 is to consist of 15 cabins,
which are to be primarily located in
the mid portion of the lands on the
parcel addressed municipally as 2311
Battersea Road. Phase 3 is to consist of
25 cabins and an agricultural building.
The cabins are to be primarily located
on the northernmost portion of the site,
a landlocked parcel located directly
west of 2329–2359 Battersea Road.
City politicians and planners have
not yet made any firm decisions on
whether to support or deny the
application.
A
fter decades of debate, city
council has finally put the
brakes on the contentious Wellington
Street extension (WSE).
“For almost 20 years, this has been
a very community-divisive issue,”
says Councillor Jim Neill, adding, “It
truly is time to put a stake in the heart
of the WSE, particularly given our
commitment to active transportation
and to affect climate change.”
The proposed roadway — the
portion running south of Rideau
Street through Douglas R. Fluhrer
Park and into the downtown — is no
longer deemed necessary to enhance
the city’s transportation network.