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Slate selected as preferred beachfront developer, negotiations set to start

Council members at a Committee of the Whole meeting this morning approved next steps in the redevelopment of town-owned land at the main beachfront.

Committee unanimously approved Slate Asset Management L.P. as the preferred developer and authorized staff to assemble a team to negotiate with Slate the purchase and sale terms for the property. This recommendation will now go to council for ratification on May 25.

“I am excited that committee has agreed with the evaluation team’s recommendation to...

Committee to consider preferred developer for Beach Area 1 land

Members of Wasaga Beach town council, at a Committee of the Whole meeting on Thursday, May 20, will consider the next steps in the redevelopment of town-owned land at the main beachfront.

Following a Request for Proposals process, launched in November 2020, the town’s evaluation team has identified Slate Asset Management L.P. as the preferred company to develop municipal property at the waterfront, just south of Beach Drive.

Thursday morning, council members will consider a report from chief administrative...

TC Energy purchases land in Wasaga Beach

The Town of Wasaga Beach is advising the community that TC Energy has recently purchased property in the west end, along the shore of Nottawasaga Bay.

TC Energy is a publicly listed company in the initial stages of an alternative energy project.

The company purchased the Wasaga Beach property from a private owner.

The site is off Shore Lane, just east of Constance Boulevard. See the site on Google Maps.

The land in Wasaga Beach is to accommodate transmission cables from the company’s proposed pumped...

Q&A: Planning for a High School in Wasaga Beach

Who is responsible for establishing public high schools in Simcoe County?

Under the Education Act, the Simcoe County District School Board (board) is responsible to determine the number and kind of schools to be established and maintained and the attendance area for each school. The school board makes requests for funding of new schools to the Ministry of Education through the Ministry’s Capital Priorities process.

How does the board go about establishing new High Schools?

Sand remaining on Beach Drive as town moves ahead with redevelopment plans

Due to continued high water levels and as part of the redevelopment of town-owned land at the beachfront the sand will remain on Beach Drive for the summer of 2021 and beyond.

“We are excited to be revitalizing this popular space,” Mayor Nina Bifolchi said. “Now is a period of transition, but ultimately we will end up with an area that affords exciting new opportunities.”

The town chose to keep the sand on Beach Drive in the fall of 2019 after several high water events caused flooding at Beach Drive,...