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‘Totally out of place’: Public meetings planned for 34-storey tower, 108-unit apartment building in downtown Barrie

Jul 21, 2021 , , , , by shlf

Barrie is preparing to build up once again.

The city’s planning committee will host public meetings Oct. 20 for two large, neighbouring developments proposed for the downtown core.

Of the proposals, is by far the largest. Rockhap Holdings has applied for a zoning bylaw amendment that, if approved, would permit the construction of a 34-storey mixed-use condominium building on its 2.2-acre site.

The project includes 1,014 square metres of ground-floor commercial space, 467 condominium suites, eight townhouses fronting onto Maple and five live/work units. A total of 412 parking spaces would be provided.

“The subject lands are currently occupied by a commercial office building, a large surface parking area and a single-detached dwelling unit which has been converted to commercial uses,” city planner Andrew Gameiro said.

A Bell office building borders the site and there are commercial and residential properties in the surrounding area.

Neighbours have expressed concern over the potential effect the development would have on traffic, the downtown skyline and loss of privacy. They’d also like to see more affordable options included in the design.

“It’s a very creatively designed project, yet I am totally dismayed at the proposed height of its tower,” resident Janet Ness wrote in a letter addressed to the city. “Planners should take a harder look at the big picture. This is not Toronto. Nor do we want it to be. (This) tower … will be totally and majorly out of proportion with current ‘high-rise’ buildings standing in the downtown. (It) will look totally out of place.”

She also expressed concern over the city’s ability to rescue occupants from a building that large during an emergency.

A zoning bylaw amendment has also been proposed for the nearby property at . Here, Coral Sophia Lane Housing wants to construct an eight-storey, 108-unit apartment complex. The building, if approved, would feature about 70 affordable units, a rooftop amenity area and 96 parking spaces.

Neighbours issued many of the same critiques toward this project as the tower proposal, Gameiro said.

“All comments that are received, as well as comments provided at the neighbourhood and public meetings, will be considered as part of the final recommendations in the planning staff report,” he said.

A staff report on each proposal will likely be presented to councillors in the first quarter of 2021.

The planning meeting begins at 7 p.m. To see the agenda, visit . The meeting can be viewed on the city’s .

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Environmental groups urge Toronto to turn city golf courses into parks, urban farms and housing

Jul 14, 2021 , , , , by shlf

Toronto has been a hot-button issue throughout the pandemic, as cooped-up residents have been heading to their to stretch .

The issue has drawn attention to the concern that residents in racialized and low-income neighbourhoodsto have easy access to any green space. So environmental and food-advocacy groups are calling for the city to ask the public whether it should keep its golf courses, or instead create a new parks or urban farms to better serve residents.

whether to extend the operating licences for five of the city’s seven courses: Dentonia Park, Don Valley, Humber Valley, Scarlett Woods and the Tam O’Shanter for two years with a further optional year into 2023.

“The issue is around how public assets are used to support communities. Green spaces need to serve the public good and this is the perfect opportunity to target populations that are disproportionally disadvantaged at this moment,” says Melana Roberts, chair of Food Secure Canada and a member of the Toronto Food Policy Council. “(The courses) are in dense populations with low-income neighbourhoods that have inadequate access to parks. Build a city for the people who live here and not for the privileged few.”

Roberts says she’d like to see the city’s Indigenous communities have priority input as part of the , in addition to consultations with residents on what to do with the land.

“The only option is a deep public consultation,” says Heather Marshall of the . “There have been a lot of ideas that come up, some around food production, Indigenous peacemaking, and making sure the land helps meet the city’s tree-planting and biodiversity goals. That might still include golf courses, but we just want a consultation and for people to have their say.”

She adds that planting more trees and vegetation can help with flood prevention, and that this is also an opportunity to not go back to the “status quo” and address existing inequity for BIPOC and low-income residents. The organization is asking the public to requesting a public consultation on what to do with the land before council meets this week.

Jessica Bell, MPP for University-Rosedale, to city council and the licensing committee asking for the licences not to be renewed.

“In this pandemic, access to public space is in short supply and many of our city’s residents are struggling to make ends meet, and it is for these reasons why it is unfair to limit the use of city land to those who can afford to pay up to $75 on a game of golf. These golf courses are expensive to maintain and do not generate revenue for the city. The popularity of these city-run golf courses is in decline. We do not have a golf course shortage in our region as there are over 100 other golf courses in the GTA that are available for public use.”

Cheyenne Sundance, a farmer and founder of the local urban farm, says the land should be accessible to all residents and not just those paying for golf. While she says the neighbourhoods should ultimately decide how the land should be used, she’d like to see some of it turned into urban farms and community gardens.

“Urban agriculture is life-changing, and you only need a small amount of space to feed so many families,” she says. “It not only grows food, it grows jobs and gives people the skills to build a career in agriculture.”

The notion of transforming golf courses into public parks has been . In April, for a month while the course was shut down. Seattle turned one of its largest privately owned courses in 2017.

Before COVID-19 struck Toronto, urban planners also suggested , citing the city’s report that the from 2007 to 2016.

In by the city’s Parks, Forestry and Recreation department, which manages the courses, they saw a six per cent increase in rounds being played this year compared to last year through mid-August, though the document goes on to say it’s unknown whether this uptick will continue, and asks that the city council renews the golf course contracts until business stabilizes.

Karon Liu is a Toronto-based food reporter for the Star. Follow him on Twitter: