Contractors will be on site at 125 Peel Street as work on the Campus of Care project continues.
The Blue Mountains CAO Shawn Everitt sent out a news release/statement last week to provide an update on the Campus of Care project.
“The town has entered into an agreement with Skyline Development Acquisitions Inc. and peopleCare Communities Inc. to develop the Campus of Care, which was finalized earlier this year. As such, contractors are expected to be on-site at 125 Peel Street between Dec. 1 and 7 to complete borehole drilling and groundwater sampling work as part of phase two,” Everitt said in the news release.
The large-scale Campus of Care project features a number of elements including: 160 long-term care beds, retirement living options, affordable and attainable housing units (townhouses and apartments), daycare facilities and commercial uses.
“Since early 2022, the town, alongside a variety of partners, has been actively working towards the development of a Campus of Care. The project requires the disposition of municipal land, specifically portions of the 125 Peel Street property. This work has also been a collaboration with the Ministry of Long-Term Care and the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing,” Everitt said in the news release.
In May, peopleCare and Skyline made a presentation to The Blue Mountains council about their conceptual proposal for the Campus of Care. Included in the presentation was a preliminary site plan for the property. The town will continue to own an 11-acre piece of the property that runs along Highway 26 for future town needs/uses.
After that presentation, council approved an agreement to sell 18.7 acres (southern portion) to Skyline and peopleCare for $15 million.
Everitt said in his news release that the final purchase agreements for the sale will be complete by the end of 2023.
The CAO said the town is responsible for severing the land to create three separate parcels (there will be a buffer zone between the two properties). The town also has responsibility for servicing and road work to the property line for the project. Everitt also said Skyline and peopleCare have the responsibility to obtain site plan approval for all work on the site.
This week contractors will be on site doing some work that is part of phase two environmental assessment for the project.
