[50:46] And we're live your worship. Thank you very much, Madam
[50:48] Deputy Clerk, and good morning, everybody, and welcome. Looks like
[50:52] it's going to be a sunny day. We've had lots
[50:54] of rain, which is good. But today's looking good in
[50:56] Wasababeach. So we'll get call this meeting to order, and
[50:59] we will ask if you can stand, please do so
[51:02] for our national anthem.
[51:44] To. Square. Two.
[52:36] Very much, everyone, and I will now look to Councillor
[52:38] DeLayo for the Land Acknowledgement, Councillor. Thank you, Mr. Mayor.
[52:42] Good morning, everyone. The Thawna Wasaba Beach acknowledges it is
[52:46] located upon the traditional territory of the Anishina people of
[52:50] the Three Fires Confederacy. We also acknowledge that the people
[52:53] of the Wyne. nation also inhabited these lands. We acknowledge
[52:57] that these nations are sovereign nations existing before the arrival
[53:00] of settlers. We respect the spiritual interconnection among these nations
[53:04] to the land and to the water. We also acknowledge
[53:07] that water weighs near us have a long history predating
[53:10] European arrival. Since time in memorial, waterways with a lifeblood
[53:14] of the Indigenous people by trade and hunting roots. We
[53:18] are dedicated to inclusivity of First Nations, Inuit, and MATI
[53:22] people in our future stewardship of the land and the
[53:24] longest freshwater beach in the world. In the spirit of
[53:27] reconciliation, we welcome the opportunity of learning to be sustainable
[53:31] caretakers of the Land and Waterways for all future generations.
[53:36] Mewish. Thank you, Councillor Megwitch. We'll now move on to
[53:41] item number two on the agenda. It's a disclosure of
[53:44] pecuniary interests. I have none before me at this point
[53:46] in time. If at some point throughout the meeting a
[53:49] member of Council Fields, they have a Procurement interest, please
[53:51] let us know for the record at that time. At
[53:54] number three is the approval of the agenda, and I
[53:55] will look to our Clerk Nicole, Madam Clerk. Thank you.
[53:59] We're shipping good morning, Jersey members of Council. And accordance
[54:03] with Section 6. 01B of the procedural bylaw, and following
[54:07] consultation with the chair. Item 6. 2 closed session will
[54:11] be considered following the adoption of the agenda today. I
[54:14] would also like to note that item 6. 2. 2
[54:18] Property Acquisition and Disposition noted for the closed session will
[54:22] not be heard today and has been removed from the
[54:24] closed session agenda, and will be reflected in the Council
[54:27] minutes. Thank you, your worship. Thank you very much, Madam
[54:29] Clerk. Any questions or comments from Council on those changes?
[54:34] All right, seeing none, we do have a recommended motion
[54:36] that the contents of the agenda of August 27, 2026
[54:39] be approved as circulated. Gonna have a move in a
[54:41] second, or for this, please. Deputy Mayor Snell, Councillor Tims,
[54:44] all in favor. That carries unanimously. Item number four is
[54:50] the closed session with a recommended motion that pursuant to
[54:52] the Municipal Act 2001 is amended. The next portion of
[54:54] the August 27, 2026 Special Counsel meeting will move into
[54:58] closed session to consider the following matters. Destination, Wasaga Initiative,
[55:03] and you've heard the other item has been removed. Could
[55:05] I have a mover in a seconder for this, please?
[55:06] Muy by Councillor DeLeo and seconded by Councillor Ego, all
[55:10] in favor. That carries unanimously, and we will now go
[55:13] into closed session.
[1:04:42] And we're live your worship. Thank you very much, Madam
[1:04:44] Deputy Clerk, and welcome back everybody. A short closed session,
[1:04:47] and we will have our clerk to a rising report
[1:04:50] on that at the end of the meeting today. So
[1:04:53] we'll move on to item number five on the agenda,
[1:04:55] which is presentations, and we do have a delegation today
[1:04:59] with respect to the destination. Wasaga master plan updates, and
[1:05:04] we do have our consultants here with respect to the
[1:05:09] master plan that will speak to this, but I'll turn
[1:05:11] the floor now to our CEO, Andrew McDealander. Thank you,
[1:05:15] Mr. Mayor, members of Council. We are thrilled to be
[1:05:18] here today to share the emerging plan that has resulted
[1:05:23] from the tremendous engagement with our community, and I think
[1:05:26] every consultant team that comes to our community is amazed
[1:05:30] just how engaged our community is, and we have not
[1:05:32] disappointed through this process. Through all of that amazing work,
[1:05:38] a plan has emerged. We are still engaged in technical
[1:05:43] studies, market analysis. But I am excited to share that
[1:05:47] we are already seeing private sector interest that this plan
[1:05:52] is generating. So that is phenomenal for our community. More
[1:05:56] work lies ahead. The emerging plan provides strong direction, but
[1:06:01] we will continue to advance all the ingredients within the
[1:06:05] plan. So this is a vision that you are seeing.
[1:06:09] All the components that we'll need to come to life,
[1:06:12] they will all need to be studied in further detail.
[1:06:15] There will be approvals and permits required. So please, this
[1:06:18] is not a fetico complete. There is more work that
[1:06:22] follows the vision. Engagement will continue. We are reaching out
[1:06:27] to indigenous communities to make sure that we've properly engaged
[1:06:31] on that perspective and incorporated indigenous elements into this plan,
[1:06:37] alonged with continued engagement with the province, community, our stakeholders.
[1:06:41] On that front, we are looking at September 24. We're
[1:06:45] going to confirm that date publicly shortly at the Replex.
[1:06:50] Many that want to come out to hear our consultant
[1:06:53] team come and present the emerging plan to our community
[1:06:56] at that time. But today is about to check in
[1:06:59] with council, ensure that you're comfortable with the direction that
[1:07:02] this plan is starting to take, and then provide an
[1:07:05] opportunity for you to ask your questions. Before we get
[1:07:08] out in front of the community. So with that, I'll
[1:07:10] turn it over to Tim, who I think will take
[1:07:12] the lead in the presentation. Thank you, Andrew. And good
[1:07:15] morning, Tim. Mr. Tim Smith of Urban Strategies, just for
[1:07:18] the record, absolutely no relation to the mayor, Brian Smith.
[1:07:22] First time we met was when we started this process.
[1:07:24] Tim, welcome, and I'm glad to hear your team believe
[1:07:28] that Wasaga Beach is so awesome. So just so you're
[1:07:30] aware, are a few homes for sale here. So you're
[1:07:33] welcome to join us anytime. Go ahead. Ah, there we
[1:07:41] go. Good morning. It's a pleasure to be here again
[1:07:44] before you. As we get close to the end of
[1:07:46] the Master Planning Process, as Andrew said it will be
[1:07:51] the end of a process in about a month's time.
[1:07:53] But the beginning of another process, the continuing transformation of
[1:07:59] your town, the waterfront in downtown in particular, which will
[1:08:03] take a concerted effort in many part. We hope maybe
[1:08:05] we can help along the way, but we're very pleased
[1:08:07] to be sharing with you today what's emerging in the
[1:08:11] destination master plan. I think Mr. May, you refer to
[1:08:14] this as of a delegation. Well, it's going to be
[1:08:17] one of the lengthy ones. So I do appreciate us
[1:08:19] giving this time this morning to walk you through where
[1:08:22] we are with the plan at this stage. You see
[1:08:25] up on the screen here, what we'd like to kind
[1:08:27] of cover today is to start with a quick recap
[1:08:29] of what came out of the public engagement back in
[1:08:32] April. And that's really that, you know, what we've been
[1:08:35] doing in the month since then. And that includes refining
[1:08:38] the overall vision, refining the overall concept. Looking at what
[1:08:43] we're calling priority initiatives that are merging in the plan
[1:08:47] from a kind of feasibility standpoint technical standpoint. And we're
[1:08:51] going to finish off with some numbers. We've had NBLC,
[1:08:54] one of our members of our team look at the
[1:08:56] potential economic impacts that might come from the development that
[1:09:01] we are envisioning in the master plan. A little bit
[1:09:10] about process very briefly here. We have four phases of
[1:09:13] work and you can kind of see there where we
[1:09:15] are. It is, you know, as I say, getting close
[1:09:17] to the end here. And you see in the bubbles
[1:09:19] here where we have engaged the community, the two big
[1:09:23] events starting back in November. And then in April, an
[1:09:27] open house series of workshops for both of those weeks
[1:09:29] that we were here. And then you can see the
[1:09:32] outreach to First Nations beginning in July, follow - up
[1:09:36] in August. That engagement is going to continue in the
[1:09:40] month ahead and even beyond, as we get into the
[1:09:43] kind of design stage of implementation, it'll be important for
[1:09:50] there to be engagement, both with your existing residents and
[1:09:52] with First Nations on some of the details of that
[1:09:55] for their input. Stepping way back, you might recall back
[1:10:02] in November, we really just kick things off with a
[1:10:05] lot of conversations through those workshops in November with your
[1:10:08] community around these six themes. And I just, I brought
[1:10:11] these back because it's kind of a reminder that we
[1:10:13] had a lot to talk about, quite frankly, because these
[1:10:17] elements identified in these themes are all essential, really, to
[1:10:21] not only creating a four - season destination in Wasaga,
[1:10:25] but making your community even more complete. It's a great
[1:10:28] place to live now, but it needs more of a
[1:10:30] downtown. It needs more things to do on the waterfront.
[1:10:33] It needs more connections. Um, and so this is just
[1:10:36] to kind of reiterate that the plan to that really
[1:10:40] addresses all of these themes. And it will take time
[1:10:42] to implement them all, but it will be critical. The
[1:10:47] engagement has been really amazing. You know, we, I've been
[1:10:51] 30 years in this business and I don't know for
[1:10:53] community or size that the numbers of people that have
[1:10:55] come out I've ever been matched in another community I've
[1:10:58] worked in. And it's just to hear the passion for
[1:11:02] their community and the excitement about changes. Everyone, I think,
[1:11:07] recognise this particularly on your waterfront. It's time for investments
[1:11:11] and change and place making and all that. Uh, so
[1:11:14] we really appreciated all the participation and, you know, you're
[1:11:19] an older community. I think you know that, but it
[1:11:21] was so great to be able to reach out. And
[1:11:23] this was full credit to staff here to reach out
[1:11:25] to your young people in the schools in particular through
[1:11:28] a series of workshops. You can see some of the
[1:11:30] results of that up on the screen here. This was
[1:11:36] the concept plan we presented back in April. And when
[1:11:41] you look at the concept plan we share with you
[1:11:43] today, you'll see it's not changed that significantly. Certainly there
[1:11:47] have been some fine tuning. And that's because we really
[1:11:50] received pretty strong support for most of what was in
[1:11:53] the plan here. There were some issues, things to talk
[1:11:55] about, lots of questions to address. But people like generally
[1:11:59] what they were seeing. So since then, what we've been
[1:12:01] doing is, as I said, looking a little bit more
[1:12:05] closely at some of the specific ideas in the plan.
[1:12:09] We brought on CBRE who are experts that tourism market
[1:12:13] side of things to look at the demand for hotels.
[1:12:16] Look at what we're calling the new Dardanelle. You'll hear
[1:12:19] more about that shortly to kind of ensure that it
[1:12:23] would be a viable thing that people would come. And
[1:12:27] it would see a lot of programming throughout the year.
[1:12:29] We've worked with Tatham to look at Proposed Pedestrian Bridge
[1:12:33] to Nancy Island as well as a more complete active
[1:12:37] transportation network. We asked Mannequin to look more closely at
[1:12:42] arts centres in different cities in Canada to see, to
[1:12:46] give us an idea of what might work in our
[1:12:49] proposed art sub that you hear about today. In main
[1:12:52] end, we worked with Tatham again on understand the servicing
[1:12:55] needs, uh, and we worked with azimuth, our environmental consultant
[1:12:59] to understand better the opportunities and constraints within the larger
[1:13:04] provincial park in the south side of town to see
[1:13:07] where future amenities there could be added. And, uh, finally
[1:13:11] ongoing is a marina feasibility study, a full team that's
[1:13:15] looking at the potential for both the seasonal and transient
[1:13:19] marina. It perhaps in the bay, perhaps in the river,
[1:13:22] these are, this is what's being explored. I can report
[1:13:24] that in fact to this day they have confirmed touristics
[1:13:28] has confirmed in fact, there is demand for seasonal marina,
[1:13:32] uh, in the southern Jarton Bay region. So the real
[1:13:34] opportunity there. Okay. One thing we have done is refined
[1:13:40] our kind of vision statement that we presented back in
[1:13:42] April. One of the comments we got was, well, it's
[1:13:46] rather wordy. Could you make it a little bit more
[1:13:47] concise? So we have done that. And I'll just walk
[1:13:51] you through the tweaked vision statement. And I'll actually, this
[1:13:56] is the one slide that I'll read because it is
[1:13:58] important to appreciate, I think, the underpinnings of the plan,
[1:14:01] what we at a high level are all collectively, we
[1:14:05] think, trying to achieve through the plan. Wasababea Beach is
[1:14:08] one of the world's great waterfront destinations, a place where
[1:14:10] nature, culture, heritage, and community come together to create an
[1:14:14] extraordinary quality of life for residents and memorable experience. For
[1:14:19] visitors. Anchored by the world's longest freshwater beach and the
[1:14:23] breathtaking beauty of Georgia May destination will saga is a
[1:14:26] place where people come to relax by the water at
[1:14:29] a spa, explore the trails and streets have funneled a
[1:14:32] concert or an unzip line and discover a great place
[1:14:34] to stay for a weekend, for a week or for
[1:14:38] good. And finally, diverse economic opportunities, housing options, and something
[1:14:45] I can't read. Underpinned with saga sustainable growth while distinct
[1:14:50] character natural beauty amenities. Vibrant festivals and events seen in
[1:14:54] many recreational opportunities to have millions of visitors year round.
[1:14:58] Destination was saga builds on the town's authentic beach town
[1:15:00] legacy while creating more reasons to residents and visitors to
[1:15:04] enjoy Wasaga Beach in every season. All right. Now, what
[1:15:10] we have done, we kind of broke up our very
[1:15:12] long vision before into a shorter vision statement. And five
[1:15:18] principles. And each of those are supported by a series
[1:15:21] of goals. I'm not going to an interest of time
[1:15:22] go through all the goals you hear. I hope through
[1:15:26] the full presentation, you'll get a sense of actually what
[1:15:28] we're trying to achieve in alignment with these five principles.
[1:15:33] So the first is to protect enhance and promote vastraordinary
[1:15:37] natural environment. We've been saying for day one. And I
[1:15:40] think you can all appreciate how incredibly important it is.
[1:15:43] You're number one asset, the beach, the dunes, the forest,
[1:15:46] the river, the bay, et cetera. We must protect those
[1:15:50] while also providing people an opportunity to enjoy them. Sensitively.
[1:15:55] Principal two, recognise and celebrate the area's rich cultural heritage.
[1:15:59] This covers everything from what you have at the Nancy
[1:16:03] Island Historic site, your history is a music destination. And
[1:16:10] as a tourist destination, generally, how can we celebrate that
[1:16:14] and interpret that in the future design and programming of
[1:16:18] spaces of buildings? Principal three, establish was saga as a
[1:16:22] unique four season destination. There's not much more to say.
[1:16:26] That's obviously a key objective here is to turn you
[1:16:29] from a summertime destination into a four season place to
[1:16:33] visit. Principal PORE expand the town's range of recreation and
[1:16:39] cultural experiences and specifically more things to do. Uh, in
[1:16:44] the shoulder seasons in the winter seasons, uh, particularly some
[1:16:47] indoor facilities, but also things you can do outdoors. And
[1:16:53] finally, in show was saga is a welcoming, inclusive, and
[1:16:56] accessible community. This needs to be a place for everybody.
[1:17:01] Um, and I think you've done a great job of
[1:17:03] expanding your amenities and making your community welcoming to a
[1:17:09] more diverse population. And it'll be important to continue to
[1:17:13] support that population with more amenities. Also more housing options,
[1:17:17] and particularly more higher density housing, which really wants to
[1:17:22] be downtown to provide more vibrancy downtown. But you need
[1:17:25] more of those smaller units, more townhousing, more affordable entry
[1:17:28] level housing and places where young people can. Confine a
[1:17:34] place to live. All right. One thing we've been doing
[1:17:38] since April is taking some of the materials we share
[1:17:41] with the public and refining them and also making them
[1:17:44] a little bit more detailed. Now these framework plans are
[1:17:48] not the most exciting part of the plan graphically. They're
[1:17:51] a little bit more technical, but they are important because
[1:17:53] they establish in terms of mobility and land uses and
[1:17:58] servicing a very clear understanding about where infrastructure belongs, but
[1:18:02] also where we're certain land uses belong. Think of it
[1:18:06] a little bit as a kind of, uh, zoom in
[1:18:09] on your official plan, uh, kind of, kind of map.
[1:18:12] So this is the sort of blobby framework plan. We
[1:18:16] showed the public back in April reflecting land uses. The
[1:18:21] idea of mix of land uses along Main Street and
[1:18:24] in the main end. And clearly highlighting key park spaces
[1:18:28] as well as places for improved connections. What we've done
[1:18:32] now is turn that plan into First, a Land use
[1:18:35] plan, as you see here. Purple areas and red areas
[1:18:37] identifying mixed use areas along the waterfront where we see
[1:18:42] more accommodation along Main Street where we see more hotels.
[1:18:46] But generally, hopefully in many cases in mixed use buildings
[1:18:50] where on the ground floor, particularly where you see the
[1:18:52] dark red lines, you have shops in restaurants, other active
[1:18:55] uses that help to activate the streets in open spaces.
[1:18:59] The yellow areas are for lower scale residential neighbourhoods. And
[1:19:04] you see the different colours of green very obviously green
[1:19:08] spaces to be protected and enhanced. And speaking of green
[1:19:12] spaces, now this public round plan takes that to another
[1:19:16] level of detail distinguishing the different types of open spaces
[1:19:20] to be protected and enhanced as well as, you know,
[1:19:25] key street scapes that will provide those sort of green
[1:19:27] connections within the public realm framework. We have a servicing
[1:19:33] plan that Tatham helped us prepare, identifying existing services. Of
[1:19:37] course, you're upgrading, rebuilding new services along Beach Drive and
[1:19:41] the other, uh, streets leading to Main Street. So some
[1:19:44] services are there, but there will be a need to
[1:19:47] upgrade in some cases to support the future hotels and
[1:19:51] other anchor destinations. And I need to extend services out
[1:19:56] to recalling the point to service the future changes out
[1:20:02] there. Tatim also helped us develop an active transportation plan.
[1:20:08] It is going to be fundamental over time to make
[1:20:10] your downtown in the waterfront much more walkable, much more
[1:20:13] bike - friendly. I mean, number one, cycling tourism is
[1:20:17] big. So you want to be inviting cyclists from all
[1:20:19] over the province to come down into the heart of
[1:20:22] your community. But you also want to make the heart
[1:20:24] of your community much more accessible to everyone who lives
[1:20:27] across the long stretch of wasaga beach, uh, and so
[1:20:30] that's about a more interconnected bike network and more pedestrian
[1:20:34] friendly streets. So this gives you a good sense of
[1:20:36] that network. Of course, we cannot forget about vehicles and
[1:20:41] cars, since we've been saying from day one, recognising that
[1:20:44] although we want more people walking in bike, most people
[1:20:46] are going to continue to come to a saga beach
[1:20:49] by car. And so we need to ensure that they
[1:20:53] have clear routes to get to where they want to
[1:20:55] go. And of course, parking, uh, is fundamental. And if
[1:21:00] you recall back when we updated you back in April,
[1:21:03] uh, we talked about a parking strategy and moving away
[1:21:07] from, and the need to move away from surface parking,
[1:21:10] which was occupies about 30 percent of your waterfront today
[1:21:14] to parking structures, more on - street parking and broader
[1:21:18] parking strategy to free up land for other uses. Uh,
[1:21:22] just a little bit more on this, because we know
[1:21:24] parking really is going to be a concern everyone in
[1:21:27] your community is to just reiterate this strategy that is
[1:21:32] about parking structures. We'll talk about that as we go
[1:21:35] through the concept to new structures on the waterfront and
[1:21:39] potentially on this site in the fullness of time should
[1:21:42] town hall move. And we also maintaining, as you'll see
[1:21:46] in the concept plan, many of the surface parking lots
[1:21:49] on In Beach Area 1 Beach Area 2. There's not
[1:21:51] a significant reduction in parking there at all. And the
[1:21:54] main street corridor, we're looking at a strategy of more
[1:21:57] kind of shared use parking actually encouraging future existing property
[1:22:02] owners, future developers to include some public parking as they
[1:22:07] redevelop their sites, uh, to share underutilized parking lots. And
[1:22:11] then finally, the need to really get creative with how
[1:22:14] parking is managed through pricing and incentives to get people
[1:22:18] necessarily not all wanting to park right at the waterfront,
[1:22:21] but parking a little further away, perhaps taking its shuttle
[1:22:24] on those busy weekends walking along a more, more, more
[1:22:28] attractive, comfortable streets and trails. And then, but there will
[1:22:32] be a need constantly to kind of monitor how parking
[1:22:35] is working and not working and adjusting those, these strategies
[1:22:38] to ensure that people can find parking when they get
[1:22:41] here. All right. Now we get to, I think the
[1:22:45] more kind of exciting part of our presentation, what we're
[1:22:49] really sharing with you the physical vision that we've been
[1:22:51] refining since April. Whereas you recall, we had some very
[1:22:57] kind of sketchy ideas to present to you that now
[1:22:59] are becoming a little bit more solidified in the emerging
[1:23:02] plan. So here is the updated concept plan. As I
[1:23:09] said, it's similar to the plan in April. We'll highlight
[1:23:12] some of the differences as we go through each of
[1:23:14] these six areas that make up the heart. Of destination
[1:23:20] was saga, uh, what we're calling the Westwaterfront. I think
[1:23:23] we might have called it the West End, but folks
[1:23:25] in your community said, well, we already have a West
[1:23:26] End. It's way, way west. So we've gone back to
[1:23:28] calling it the West Waterfront. We were calling the point,
[1:23:32] I think, the spit. Now it's called the point. But
[1:23:34] of course main end is at the centre of this
[1:23:36] plan. And we will, we will start there before moving
[1:23:39] on to the other areas. So here's a much more
[1:23:45] detailed conceptual plan for main end. As Andrew made clear,
[1:23:50] we are still at a conceptual level of planning. There
[1:23:52] will be a lot of details to be worked out
[1:23:55] with each of the initiatives that we've identified and highlighted
[1:23:58] with the labels you see here. We're going to go
[1:24:01] through each of these and a little bit more detail
[1:24:03] to explain what we envisioned and give you a kind
[1:24:06] of picture of how we see these places being created.
[1:24:11] So main end, we've identified here just for reference that
[1:24:16] where the site of the Maria Hotel now under construction,
[1:24:21] you can see on the left there, the Strombridge mixed
[1:24:23] use development. Um, but the real heart of main end
[1:24:28] and the place to be concentrating both public and private
[1:24:31] investments over the, of the coming years and decades is
[1:24:34] what we're calling the fund zone on either side of
[1:24:37] Main Street, standing out onto the beach with our proposed
[1:24:41] amusement deck. As you can see right at the heart
[1:24:45] of this fund zone is what we're calling the new
[1:24:48] Dardanella. Uh, it's a really exciting project. It's one that
[1:24:51] we've had CBR look at more closely to really confirm
[1:24:55] that this is a good idea. This is something that
[1:24:58] can anchor, uh, you as a four season destination and
[1:25:02] also just be a place your community comes for fun,
[1:25:05] entertainment and other gatherings. So we're going to start there.
[1:25:09] Oh, and let me just show you a quick 3D
[1:25:11] rendering of main end with those labels on it to
[1:25:15] give you more of a clear picture of the scale
[1:25:18] of development here. And really the extent of transformation we
[1:25:21] envision happening potentially in the next 10, 15, maybe 20
[1:25:26] years in case of some of the buildings here might
[1:25:27] take a little bit longer. But this is what we
[1:25:30] see as possible through the concerted effort. And with public
[1:25:34] and private investments as what could be achieved in terms
[1:25:37] of the amount of development and the types of development.
[1:25:42] That will transform the main end. So what I want
[1:25:46] to do is turn this over now to Leo Lynn
[1:25:49] from GPA architects on our team. They've been looking much
[1:25:52] closely at the concept for the new Dardanella and really
[1:25:56] looking at how it can be the multi - purpose
[1:25:59] event centre that it will need to be and how
[1:26:02] it can be that future landmark on your site. And
[1:26:05] here's Leo. All right. Good morning, Mr.
[1:26:15] Mayor and members of the Council. It is an absolute
[1:26:19] pleasure to be here, especially at this time of year.
[1:26:22] Uh, and it is really a great treat for us
[1:26:25] to be presenting to you at new concept for the
[1:26:27] new Dardanella. Um, as Tim mentioned, uh, we're very excited
[1:26:33] about the new Darnell out. Like it didn't take long
[1:26:35] for us to realise how important and significant the previous
[1:26:39] DARNA was. And what an institution it has been. And
[1:26:44] so we really wanted to continue that legacy and build
[1:26:47] on that fantastic space cultural arts space. So as you
[1:26:53] can see here in the area view, the new Dyronella
[1:26:56] is really cited strategically. It's, it's what we call kind
[1:27:01] of centre ice in the main end. Uh, on the
[1:27:04] kind of south side, well actually in this case the
[1:27:08] upper part of the image kind of frames festival squares
[1:27:13] strategically. And on the north side is the amusement deck.
[1:27:17] And it becomes this kind of pivotal, um, glue, if
[1:27:22] you will, that animates and facilitates both kind of important
[1:27:26] public ground spaces. Um. PETS. Here's another view. This is
[1:27:32] actually, uh, you're on the beach drive and you're looking
[1:27:36] southward. What you see in front of you on that
[1:27:40] second floor is what we call the kind of, uh,
[1:27:43] porch or more of an idea, uh, taken from the
[1:27:47] previous start now. There's this fantastic photo of the previous
[1:27:51] DTNAL is showing all these people sitting out. And this
[1:27:55] porch we're designing is over a hundred foot long. Um,
[1:27:58] you know, with almost a double height space. It's an
[1:28:02] outdoor space that has ability to be spill out from
[1:28:05] the indoor, the second floor space, which we will talk
[1:28:07] more about. As well as here, you're seeing the kind
[1:28:10] of ground floor, which is also another really heightened space.
[1:28:13] It's another, you know, another kind of porch that's ground
[1:28:18] related. That's very much related to festival square as well
[1:28:21] as the new revitalized beach drive. Uh, this will help
[1:28:25] to kind of frame. It animates both spaces. And we're
[1:28:29] seeing this kind of glass veil on the ground floor.
[1:28:32] We're going to call it the living room, as you
[1:28:33] will see, that really has an ability for those glass
[1:28:38] adores to open up and allow spill out inside and
[1:28:42] out. Uh, this, this kind of overhang on the ground
[1:28:45] floor becomes a bit of a lowjia. So as Tim
[1:28:48] mentioned earlier, uh, we want to extend the seasons. We
[1:28:51] want to, we want to capitalize on those shoulder seasons,
[1:28:54] uh, as well as winter. Um, so that, that this
[1:28:57] becomes a really kind of people's place that they can
[1:29:00] inhabit and look out to the beach. Here is a
[1:29:05] kind of, uh, a little bit more abstract. It kind
[1:29:10] of aerial, we call it exploded axle nometric view, which
[1:29:13] you take the three on the left hand side, the
[1:29:16] three volumes. And really, the point of this image is
[1:29:19] to talk about those relationship between, uh, terminating the kind
[1:29:24] of, uh, main street and framing the festival square. It's
[1:29:29] important to frame squares, both to kind of, uh, provide
[1:29:35] containment and also protection from the climate. And then so
[1:29:38] that there's a feeling of, of that the animation all
[1:29:42] the way around. At the same time, that glass veil
[1:29:45] and the living room that I was talking about earlier
[1:29:47] is extremely transparent. So you still see great vista towards
[1:29:52] the amusement deck and ultimately two more. It's the beach
[1:29:55] and the lake. Um, so that is done very strategically.
[1:29:59] On the second floor, you'll see the massing kind of
[1:30:01] hugs slightly. There's a slight curve along that, that, that,
[1:30:06] uh, that Main Street that was done strategically to frame
[1:30:11] that view to the beach, um, as well as, uh,
[1:30:14] on the third floor, there's an expensive kind of terrace
[1:30:17] and patio space. So you can really take advantage of
[1:30:20] that view again. The kind of main box or what
[1:30:24] we call the kind of performance space is a, is
[1:30:27] a rectangle massing and it's done, uh, very strategically, because
[1:30:32] for, for the better of the performances. But there's a
[1:30:35] slight pitch in the roof. Again, a nod to kind
[1:30:38] of the vernacular, um, that we see so much in
[1:30:43] Wasyga Beach. Um, the kind of right hand side images
[1:30:46] are series of plan. It's, it's maybe a little bit
[1:30:49] too small, but basically illustrate what I was just talking
[1:30:52] about earlier. The growl floor, the expansive kind of living
[1:30:56] room space, which we see has lots of opportunities, uh,
[1:31:00] for, for the city to display, uh, lots of events
[1:31:04] that are kind of, um, ever changing. And as well
[1:31:09] as exhibits, also maybe a little museum for visitors as
[1:31:12] well as residents. The second floor, the purple space, which
[1:31:17] houses the main kind of, uh, performance venue, which has
[1:31:20] a number of kind of convertibility, flexibility that I'll talk
[1:31:24] to you about the next slide. And then that kind
[1:31:27] of green area just where the curve is, is a
[1:31:31] series of kind of event space that could be combined
[1:31:34] into one big space as well as a few smaller
[1:31:37] spaces that could be bookable as well as open to
[1:31:40] the public. And the third floor is a destination restaurant
[1:31:43] that has a tremendous amount of kind of spill out
[1:31:47] onto a patio space where you're going to be able
[1:31:50] to enjoy that, uh, that fantastic sunset. And here's the
[1:31:57] kind of, kind of zoom in of, uh, the kind
[1:32:00] of scenarios of the performance spaces. So this is, this
[1:32:03] is only on the second floor, but all three diagrams
[1:32:06] of the second floor. But you can see on the
[1:32:09] kind of left hand image, uh, there's a kind of
[1:32:13] main in that purple, uh, of, of a space where
[1:32:17] there's retractable seating and in 12 rows, uh, the, you
[1:32:22] know, roughly, I think 400 people that could sit there
[1:32:25] as well as the kind of orange space becomes a
[1:32:28] much more open event functions that could house up to
[1:32:31] it kind of 100, 200 people. And then the green
[1:32:35] private event space that could be separated. The second image
[1:32:39] is another scenario, uh, where you're actually the stages turn
[1:32:44] around 90 degrees. And it's actually takes advantage of the
[1:32:47] view towards the beach. And I'll show you an image
[1:32:51] of that. Uh, and this, this one, uh, you're able
[1:32:55] to sit a little bit less people, um, but again,
[1:32:58] you're able to get that view out to the beach.
[1:33:01] And then the third scenario where it's all kind of,
[1:33:04] uh, purple is a scenario where all, all the spaces
[1:33:07] could become performance space, whether it's much more, you know,
[1:33:11] high performance or a little bit more informal cultural and
[1:33:15] music venues. And here's a view that I was talking
[1:33:20] about in that purple area where, you know, I think
[1:33:23] that we heard loud and clear, uh, earlier we had
[1:33:26] shown a precedent, I think in New Hampshire where there's
[1:33:30] a stage in kind of audience we're able to kind
[1:33:32] of view the performance as well as the backdrop of
[1:33:36] the fantastic view to the water. And here we're also
[1:33:40] able to do that with kind of unfoldable walls and
[1:33:43] to kind of become this fantastical, uh, setting backdrop for,
[1:33:49] for a great performance. Uh, this is, this is a
[1:33:56] view now where outside again, and we're actually on festival
[1:34:00] square and we are imagining that there may be a
[1:34:03] kind of market a weekend market. In the foreground and
[1:34:07] then you're seeing what I was mentioning earlier about the
[1:34:10] Dardanella framing the kind of square and providing that containment
[1:34:13] at the same time, lots of kind of visibility through
[1:34:17] the ground floor to see the view. Of course the
[1:34:22] kind of signage, uh, daran Ella on top, uh. Here's
[1:34:28] the same kind of festival square. You're actually now on,
[1:34:32] uh, Main Street. So you're able to see that kind
[1:34:34] of gentle curving, just leading your eye towards the tip
[1:34:39] of the kind of, uh, water. Uh, you're seeing that
[1:34:43] this is a kind of sunset view. So you're seeing
[1:34:46] the kind of space both on a growl floor. And
[1:34:48] the second floor lit up. We think that the use
[1:34:51] of wood is very, very appropriate. It provides a certain
[1:34:56] warmth to the space, especially when it's lit up. Uh,
[1:34:59] we thought that the kind of, uh, you know, conceptual
[1:35:03] at this point, but the cladding could be very evocative
[1:35:07] if it was a bit of a kind of cement
[1:35:09] panels, large format that's very, very durable, but it's done
[1:35:13] and executed in a kind of shiplap or shingo fashion.
[1:35:17] Um, so certainly institutional in scale, but, but, but kind
[1:35:21] of brings back the kind of memories of, of lots
[1:35:24] of kind of wasaga personalities. And here's another view now
[1:35:32] you're at the corner of Main Street and Beach Drive,
[1:35:36] uh, very important corner. You're seeing under that kind of
[1:35:40] load ja or across from that loja, uh, the kind
[1:35:44] of corner, uh, we thought is really important to anchor
[1:35:47] it with a feature stare that red spiral stairs that
[1:35:51] connects to the second level. Um, and then you're seeing
[1:35:54] the kind of elevated porch where people are hanging out
[1:35:57] and enjoying the view. And of course, the Third floor
[1:35:59] also has a terrorist that has a potential to be
[1:36:03] accessed by the public as well as people that are
[1:36:05] just going up to that destination restaurant. This is an
[1:36:10] interior view on the second floor of that corner that
[1:36:14] we were just talking about. You're seeing in the foreground
[1:36:17] that kind of spiral feature stare. And then this is
[1:36:21] just, uh, one of those events that could be much
[1:36:24] more informal. Maybe it's, it's some, you know, drinks after
[1:36:28] a conference where people are able to enjoy the kind
[1:36:31] of horizon of the lake. And again, that would soff
[1:36:36] it really brings into warmth of the space. And then
[1:36:41] finally, I'll leave you with this view. Uh, this is
[1:36:44] looking back. Those of you that are able to enjoy
[1:36:47] from, from the boats, uh, and, you know, it's as
[1:36:51] important as some of the views that we looked at,
[1:36:53] uh, earlier that when, when this building kind of lights
[1:36:57] up, uh, there's a really kind of different, uh, personality,
[1:37:02] uh, and Iconography, uh, that really says something about, uh,
[1:37:07] wasaga, uh, in the 21st century. Thank you so much.
[1:37:22] Morning. Good morning, everyone. Lovely to see you again. So
[1:37:25] we're just coming out of a show from the New
[1:37:27] Darnella. I'm going to take you for a walk. Around
[1:37:30] a lot of the other things that is happening in
[1:37:33] main end. So first of all, we think it's crucial
[1:37:38] that where main and meets, uh, beach drive and then
[1:37:42] you promenade investments that there is an expansion of what
[1:37:46] we're calling an amusement decade. A new civic space that's
[1:37:49] right on, on the sand. And we see this as
[1:37:52] being, being the place where you're midway programming occurs. This
[1:37:57] is, this is your new, you know, go to location
[1:38:01] for fun activity. There's going to be, you know, the
[1:38:03] concession spaces. Perhaps there are permanent revenue buildings that we're
[1:38:07] showing ideas of a kind of indoor carousel space. But
[1:38:11] this is, you can imagine this is your, this is
[1:38:13] your midway right on the beach. But it's designed to
[1:38:16] be flexible. You can take a lot of peak crowds,
[1:38:18] which we know happens during the high season. But all
[1:38:22] the edges we feel should be also designed to be
[1:38:24] intimate, um, invite a lot of, you know, gatherings. I
[1:38:29] mean, I showed this to my daughter. And she says,
[1:38:30] this is where I would go for a date. But
[1:38:31] this is like, this is, this is the place where
[1:38:34] you really can engage with the community right at the
[1:38:36] beach, uh, at stairs looking at sunsets, jumping in the
[1:38:40] water. And also as the dart opens up in stores,
[1:38:45] the spill space onto the beach would be tremendous. Encounterpoint,
[1:38:53] we also think there's, there's places, uh, the small spaces
[1:38:56] are really crucial here, especially in the off season. You'll
[1:39:00] see that in the plan, we're introducing a series over
[1:39:03] calling a mid block Muse, which is the smaller pedestrian
[1:39:06] route, which gives, uh, business's seasonal choice. They can actually
[1:39:11] have more control over microclimate. They can have places that
[1:39:15] work in the winter. And it's also crucial from a
[1:39:20] kind of a small intimate walkways that connect major public
[1:39:23] spaces. So this is a view literally from the river
[1:39:27] going from the new parking structure that we're suggesting to
[1:39:30] the DART and the new festival square. Now pairing with
[1:39:39] the DARed, we do think this is also an incredible
[1:39:41] moment to say this is becomes a cultural, um, anchor.
[1:39:46] We really feel that there is a, uh, a place
[1:39:49] where the local arts community to have a proper space
[1:39:52] and a proper address right on the beach in tandem
[1:39:56] with the Darnellic cultural programming. So we see this as
[1:39:59] being a one to two story building with a lot
[1:40:01] of flexible space for studios, for production, for local artists
[1:40:07] to make their crafts. And it becomes a tourist destination
[1:40:11] in and of itself, but it also becomes a very
[1:40:12] functional community asset. There could be some administration spaces up
[1:40:16] in the upper levels. But we do believe that this
[1:40:19] together with Act rate programming one could imagine that the
[1:40:23] farmer's market comes here for seasonal produce. Um, and this
[1:40:31] all spills out into, into both the amusement deck area
[1:40:35] and also the, uh, main engine square. We're also planning
[1:40:42] that, you know, you'll see in the back, the notions
[1:40:45] of accommodation and hotels. These can be, these projects can
[1:40:48] be done in tandem with other business partnerships. They can
[1:40:51] be done either solo or in conjunction with hotel providers.
[1:40:59] And of course in the nature and spirit of fun
[1:41:02] at the beach, we are proposing a game. So also
[1:41:05] again, there's these trio of destinations that the DART, the
[1:41:09] art sub, but also a game's hall really focused on
[1:41:13] youth and giving them a place to play for all
[1:41:18] seasons. So we're imagining that this is sort of a
[1:41:21] reinterpretation of arcades in the past, but with the modern
[1:41:24] flair, one can imagine this might have virtual reality spaces.
[1:41:28] Perhaps there are some analog programming pool tables. Ping pong
[1:41:33] tables to centre, but it's very much about creating a
[1:41:36] flexible space that can really reflect the programming that youth
[1:41:40] will want to bring to the beach. And again, as
[1:41:48] we're going towards the river through that Muse image, we
[1:41:51] do believe that there's an incredible opportunity to bring transient
[1:41:57] boaters to main end. Once main end grows, there will
[1:42:02] be real cause for having voters from all over Georgian
[1:42:07] Bay to come right up to maintain Park at the
[1:42:10] river. We're suggesting that the riverfront needs a new boardwalk,
[1:42:15] new proper infrastructure to provide for both new public PROM
[1:42:19] approach that takes you along the point. But also to
[1:42:22] give, uh, proper, uh, mortgage for transient boaters. We have
[1:42:28] completed a marina study and there is demand. So we
[1:42:33] would estimate that at least 50 slips here, right up
[1:42:37] main and bridge. It could be accommodated and have the
[1:42:40] traffic necessary. Um, it just brings the life of the
[1:42:44] river right up. Into, into main end. And of course,
[1:42:54] these all work together, uh, to frame and enliven, which
[1:42:58] is really the new living room for Slaga. This is
[1:43:00] the great public space that was saga needs and demands.
[1:43:05] Um, this is showing a view towards, uh, towards the
[1:43:08] north, towards the Dardanella. And it's framed by the arts
[1:43:12] market. It's framed by smaller scale retail. It's an animate
[1:43:16] space. It's lively, but it's flexible. This shows, uh, main
[1:43:22] drive. Main street coming right down to the beach. But
[1:43:25] it's an idea that Main Street should be flexible, closeable
[1:43:28] when the demand is necessary. You can imagine Main Street
[1:43:32] being closed. The square, the amusement deck, the Dardanella, the
[1:43:38] Arts Hub, these all work together to really create an
[1:43:41] amazing space of energy. And commerce. This is really the
[1:43:47] future postcard of the main end. Rejuvenation. And on this,
[1:43:56] I'm going to pass it to Shady's online.
[1:44:15] Hello, can everybody hear me? We can hear you, Shady.
[1:44:18] Yes. We just can't see you. Uh, I try to
[1:44:22] turn on my video. Oh, it's coming down. Beautiful. But
[1:44:26] you want to measure Council members, uh, we are also
[1:44:29] equally super excited about the strategies for the public PROM
[1:44:34] and the open space that have emerged the intended with
[1:44:38] other develop opportunities. Uh, and it's my pleasure to take
[1:44:41] you through them. And I apologise. I wasn't able to
[1:44:45] attend in person and see all. Uh, so this was
[1:44:49] what funds, the point, um, is an important extension of
[1:44:53] the waterfront experience. Uh, it begins agrement back with the
[1:44:58] last slide that Dennis showed you. And it continues along
[1:45:03] the beach. And it wraps around the Easter most edge
[1:45:09] of the site all the way to the waterfront bloke
[1:45:13] and creates those significant opportunities, both for, uh, environmental perseveration
[1:45:21] for education, for hospitality and full recreation. Um, and as
[1:45:28] a continuation of the West waterfront book, uh, and, uh,
[1:45:33] multi - purpose pathway, it's integrates of programmed outdoor spaces.
[1:45:40] Uh, if you look at the site starting from reunion,
[1:45:46] the H basically curves around the protected piping plymer habitat.
[1:45:52] And that's where it creates opportunities for stewardship and environmental
[1:45:57] education. And then it connects and why is besides the
[1:46:02] eco resort with additional program spaces adjacent to the ecocenter.
[1:46:08] Uh, and then it gets close near to the, uh,
[1:46:12] festival park, the bird walk continues parallel to the multipurpose
[1:46:17] pathway where the recipe open space, uh, can accommodate
[1:46:27] seasonal events, but also really large crowd concerts and gathering
[1:46:33] spaces. Uh, and further east before it turns around the
[1:46:38] point is to create a complete loop and a complete
[1:46:43] experience. The bill block has an opportunity to have an
[1:46:48] observation tower to take it to the other dimension because
[1:46:54] the views to the leg are all amazing in here.
[1:46:59] And then allow the southern egg, it continues along the
[1:47:03] river and it completes the root and supports both the
[1:47:08] transient marina and becomes part of that riverfront. It worked
[1:47:13] that Denice was showing some night images of that with
[1:47:17] the marina. Next V, please. So this is like an
[1:47:26] aerial view of what I just explained in the parent
[1:47:29] forming. If only provides I feel it better on the
[1:47:34] standing and a clear understanding that how the site presents
[1:47:38] itself as a really integrated landscape and open space which
[1:47:43] allow for all these recreational and opportunities, uh, to be
[1:47:48] created. It starts from the abusement. It just wraps around
[1:47:54] the Python cable environment gets itself to the eco centre.
[1:48:01] You may be able to the sake of shell. It
[1:48:02] becomes parallel with the, you can see the image, the
[1:48:07] multipurpose pathway. And then you can see that the recre
[1:48:11] shell is this amazing, beautiful space for large crowd size
[1:48:15] vents, but it has two supporting elements to it, which
[1:48:18] is the open space in the back, but also the
[1:48:22] parking lots that can contribute and create that additional facilities
[1:48:27] when the space is in food function. Next image, please.
[1:48:36] I think the one jump. Okay. That's okay. Uh, so,
[1:48:42] um, a closer kind of visualization of our ecocenter as
[1:48:50] we're proposing a very contemporary timber pavilion. We feel that
[1:48:55] wood is very appropriate here. Uh, which is embedded between
[1:48:59] the bill walk, the beach and also the protected with
[1:49:04] light in the back. Um, I feel the design acts
[1:49:08] as that transition between ecology and activity, you can see
[1:49:14] it's part environmental learning centre, uh, part hospitality and part
[1:49:20] waterfront destination. The form and the massing really echoes the
[1:49:27] surrounding sandals and has the opportunity to create the forms
[1:49:33] that people, when they pass by, they feel it's shaped
[1:49:36] by the landscape. And again, the wood and that room,
[1:49:40] uh, natural effect that there's cloud in the booms into
[1:49:44] this, uh, it really takes it to the next level
[1:49:48] because it's adjacent to the wood love and gives it
[1:49:50] that informal character. It's a vision to have the opportunity
[1:49:56] to be in two levels because it creates the other
[1:50:00] dimension of being able to view the wood life, view
[1:50:04] the point and view back to the amusement death. But
[1:50:09] also at great at ground floor patio, it's that extends
[1:50:13] the building program. All the way to the edge of
[1:50:17] the boardwalk and to the edge of the beach. Next
[1:50:24] to VPs. Uh, I love this photo. I love really
[1:50:29] the atmosphere of love being there. I've been part of
[1:50:34] what it's trying to create. Uh, it's a, it's a
[1:50:37] concept and it's sculptural. It's a, it's a sculptural open
[1:50:43] air performance pavilion that we feel it's architectural needs to
[1:50:49] grow from the surrounding landscapes. How we envisioned it as
[1:50:55] the series of sweeping structural ribs that creates this enclosure.
[1:51:02] And when we look at it, the field, it's a
[1:51:05] shell. It's a wave. It's a wind shaped gene. The
[1:51:11] tinder expression again here creates that warmth and gives the
[1:51:16] value a natural character and connects it with the waterfront.
[1:51:21] The performance lawn is shape as a broad, gently sloping
[1:51:28] amphitheater that it rises gradually away from the shelf. Um,
[1:51:34] and I think the landphone, it creates, it provides beautiful
[1:51:38] sidelines to the stage. And it allows the large crowd
[1:51:43] to sit and conf me, um, experience the venue. We
[1:51:50] also think that the land form that we're creating around
[1:51:54] it, uh, supports that movement, flexible ground circulation and enables
[1:52:02] the place to function as an everyday park. And then
[1:52:07] the events are on as, as that place that it's
[1:52:12] truly memorable and activated. Next slide. Please. Okay. I'm jumping
[1:52:21] in on this one. Um, so we are suggesting that
[1:52:26] we reimagine the approach to the river mouth as an
[1:52:30] arena discussion. Um, and as the slight suggests, um, this
[1:52:35] is, this is a very bold, bold approach. But we
[1:52:38] think it's something definitely worth investigating and further detail. And
[1:52:42] we're taking three approaches to the river mouth. Um, obviously
[1:52:46] everyone's familiar with the river. It's unpredictable. It has silting
[1:52:51] issues. Um, it impacts life up towards the town itself
[1:52:57] as far as how it's managed. And the expenses of
[1:52:59] dredging, et cetera. And the first intervention we're suggesting is
[1:53:04] introducing a new channelization of the river mouth, stabilizing the
[1:53:09] river mouth from swinging back and forth along the beach.
[1:53:12] Um, with, uh, with two new groins. Um, that in
[1:53:16] theory should allow for, for the river to self manage
[1:53:20] itself as far as, uh, cleaning the sediment deposits, et
[1:53:24] cetera. And so doing the second intervention is that if,
[1:53:29] if the, the groins are successful from a perspective of
[1:53:32] managing the river, managing it from a, from a boning
[1:53:35] perspective and access perspective, um, there is a lot to
[1:53:40] say there is a potential for a bayside marina. And
[1:53:43] further to our marina studies, there is demand regionally around
[1:53:48] the bay that we could estimate between 250 to 400
[1:53:52] slips for seasonal slips here to be integrated. So this
[1:53:56] is in combination with the transient slips that we're suggesting
[1:54:00] at main end. Now once this is all here, um,
[1:54:05] the, the really wonderful opportunity is to say, well, can
[1:54:08] we now bridge, uh, bridge the mouth of the river.
[1:54:12] And actually finally connect the full 14 kilometers. Of the
[1:54:15] beach into an incredible community amenity. It is also an
[1:54:19] incredible landmark. It puts wasaga on the map from a
[1:54:24] perspective of this becomes a three hour promenade from, from
[1:54:29] one end to the other experience the beach and all
[1:54:32] the different communities along it. So it's an incredible opportunity
[1:54:34] to create a true landmark for Wasaga that has a
[1:54:38] functional role as an infrastructure piece. Um, needs to say
[1:54:43] anything here has to be truly vetted with environmental, um,
[1:54:48] restrictions and study and technical study. But we would hope
[1:54:51] that it does a few things. One is that it
[1:54:54] could expand the plumber habitat and the beach creation here
[1:54:57] could actually expand and make this a more hospitable area.
[1:55:02] Um, we also want to make sure that Sturgeon and
[1:55:05] fish habitats anything that is built in here would actually
[1:55:09] improve and foster growth in those, uh, environmental, um, investments.
[1:55:21] And then back to shady. Thank you, Denice. And continue
[1:55:25] here. Uh, so now we're at the West Waterfront. Westwaterfront
[1:55:31] starts from the Third Street and the cultural park and
[1:55:36] the vision for it, which we heard a lot from
[1:55:40] the community is about a year around citi landscape that
[1:55:48] can incorporate all gathering waterfront environments. And always coming together,
[1:55:55] uh, which also can provide, uh, in the future, um,
[1:56:01] some kind of, um, collection with the enuncia island and
[1:56:07] the Nancy Museum and being able to work with more
[1:56:11] curated artists. Uh, the word of film itself, it emerges
[1:56:16] as series of outper rooms. They're all elevated and wrapped
[1:56:22] around the protected forges. Uh, and along the southern edge,
[1:56:29] always flanked by the multiple paste pathway for cycling that
[1:56:33] connects all the way from west to the east waterfront
[1:56:36] to the point. Releasing the PLOT and parking and facilities
[1:56:41] have been maintained in this scenario. And there's also an
[1:56:46] opportunity for a future TREFOP trekking operator to use part
[1:56:52] of the existing woodlock where you see the label, uh,
[1:56:57] aerial attraction is. The next slide, things. Again, in any
[1:57:05] of you of the proposed waterfront park, uh, the east
[1:57:11] to west remains, uh, the most important element defining both
[1:57:19] movement and where people can leader. And that I think
[1:57:23] that language defined both these and best waterfront. It remains
[1:57:30] starts along the DUN landscape and allows the public, um,
[1:57:35] access while limiting disturbance to the sensitive DEA vegetation. Uh,
[1:57:41] it's broader. Uh, it curves around the forebooms and brings
[1:57:46] parallel to the signed beach, which you can see it
[1:57:51] features the outer wounds with sitting areas with the potential
[1:57:57] food trucks coming in. It has two major, bigger, as
[1:58:03] you can see the image. Outer wounds. One is the
[1:58:07] community deck, which is an elevated part of the boardwalker.
[1:58:11] It direct access and accessible accesses and ramps since there's
[1:58:16] two to the beach suitable for gathering, a potential splash
[1:58:20] bag, uh, a themed playground and some spilaxos for any
[1:58:26] future possible, uh, beach bar operators. And as you can
[1:58:32] see, a new bike path, multiple spike path is a
[1:58:38] dedicated pathway and runs along the boardwalk, under southern edge.
[1:58:44] And it runs through the green buffer on both sides
[1:58:49] and creates that faster moving effect at the same time
[1:58:54] along the beach and constantly looking at all the activities
[1:58:59] in the beach. And you can see again in the
[1:59:00] background, the wood lots have been preserved. There's an opportunity
[1:59:05] for an aerial attraction, a trekking tab to accommodate and
[1:59:11] also maybe a future government that will give that three
[1:59:16] - dimensional really higher up view of all these attractions
[1:59:20] which can be quite amazing. Next slide, please. It's a
[1:59:28] type and just, uh, this is an example. It's a
[1:59:30] type of an attraction that can be accommodated in the
[1:59:34] woodlock. It really benefits from being in the mature good
[1:59:38] block because the seasons that was not used, it can
[1:59:41] be kind of the structures can be combined with denatural
[1:59:46] elements. And it's something that really doesn't know how, it
[1:59:51] doesn't matter how old you are. It's an exciting, I
[1:59:55] think, uh, opportunity for folks in all ages. Next slide,
[2:00:00] please. So, uh, this is a closer look at the
[2:00:07] proposed character for the community. Deck. And it is the
[2:00:13] vibrant waterfront hub where recreation social activity beach experiences. They
[2:00:22] all come together. Uh, at the heart of it, uh,
[2:00:25] it can include an interactive, a very theatrical water feature
[2:00:31] experience. Kids always enjoy it and families as well. Being
[2:00:38] the closer to the beach. It can be flanked by,
[2:00:42] uh, theme playground structure. Uh, and really goes open gathering
[2:00:49] spaces that constantly are, uh, in between the beach and
[2:00:53] the other activities that can happen on this community there.
[2:00:58] And adjacent to it, we can see that dedicated multipurpose
[2:01:03] pathway that supports the cycling walking. And in general, I
[2:01:08] would say active lifestyle. Which it's quite important, it's quite
[2:01:14] critical for all folks and old ages. Uh, but at
[2:01:18] the same time maintained that safe, really comfortable, uh, separation
[2:01:24] from a more social and pedestrian, um, focus spaces. Um,
[2:01:30] I think this relationship really reinforces the waterfront board as
[2:01:37] both a movement corridor and also a place to lay.
[2:01:41] Thank you. Thanks. And this few illustrated proposed gateway through
[2:01:47] the waterfront. It's right at the intersection of the Third
[2:01:51] Street and the cultural part to the North. And the
[2:01:55] beach drive and it features again one of those ex
[2:02:01] pounded elevated decks. A few spaces provide opportunities for more
[2:02:07] social gathering and enjoying the doomspate environment. This intersection, it's
[2:02:16] really important because that's where it's the introduction to the
[2:02:19] rest of waterfront and can create a strong identity for
[2:02:24] it. Both creators opportunities for public art, indisgenous partnership, uh,
[2:02:31] storytelling interpretations and cultural expressions in the public firm. Late
[2:02:39] town plantings and shade trees and naturals last few areas,
[2:02:44] uh, are quite critical to soften the edge. And kind
[2:02:48] of create that transition between the public run and a
[2:02:53] more sensitive beach environment. Next slide. Please. This view presents
[2:03:03] the cultural park as a real, that real year round
[2:03:07] public destinations that it is meant to be. It shows
[2:03:13] how the activities can be extended beyond the traditional reach
[2:03:18] season. Uh, and it's conceived as that flexible cultural landscape
[2:03:24] environment. It brings together gathering spaces, public art, uh, opportunities
[2:03:31] for First Mission Envelopment. Uh, to create that, uh, VCs
[2:03:38] and, uh, opportunities. It also includes that integrated doomscape environment
[2:03:44] to it and the ecology and puts them at the
[2:03:47] forefront. Why creates these small pavilions, uh, these sheltered outdoor,
[2:03:54] uh, gathering areas that can support year around community gatherings.
[2:04:00] Um, I think this cultural play features, important, it's very
[2:04:06] important installations in this park. That's where it moves a
[2:04:11] lot with food. The recreation and culture. And that's where
[2:04:15] it invites exploration and interpretation. Uh, andy formal play. Uh,
[2:04:21] and I think these places all together should be seen
[2:04:25] as a cohesive element with cohesive languages. Uh, that distinctly
[2:04:32] identify the public grant strategies for the safe approach. Thank
[2:04:38] you. Good morning, Mayor and Council. It's been a pleasure
[2:04:45] to work with you and your staff and community on
[2:04:47] this project. It's been very fun and exciting. When our
[2:04:52] team started about a year ago, one of the first
[2:04:55] big opportunities that we saw was, uh, what we've been
[2:04:58] calling the discovery corridor. If you look at, uh, wasabi
[2:05:02] Beach from above, you realise that some of its greatest
[2:05:05] assets really are, uh, kind of aligned. So there's beach
[2:05:09] area two just adjacent to the main end. There's the
[2:05:12] Nancy Island historic site, which we all know is being
[2:05:14] reinvested in by the province. And then on the other
[2:05:16] side of the river, there's the Provincial Park. A bit
[2:05:20] of a hidden gem in the community. So we see
[2:05:23] a tremendous opportunity in physically linking all of these spaces
[2:05:27] as well as creating new destinations along that corridor. So
[2:05:31] Shadi just walked you through the culture park. Uh, there's
[2:05:35] also an opportunity to, uh, reimagine this site, the town
[2:05:39] hall site in the longer term if town hall finds
[2:05:43] a new home in the community. So I'll walk you
[2:05:45] some, uh, through some of the key opportunities that we
[2:05:48] see along this corridor. But first and foremost is the
[2:05:52] physical connection. A pedestrian bridge over the not Ozaga River.
[2:05:56] And this isn't a new idea. It was actually proposed
[2:05:59] in the original master plan for the provincial park back
[2:06:02] in the 1960s and 1970s. Uh, the idea was to
[2:06:06] not just link these, um, these major destinations back then,
[2:06:10] but it was also to relieve some of the traffic
[2:06:13] pressures to provide an opportunity for people to park and
[2:06:17] walk across the river. What we're seeing differently here though
[2:06:21] is that the bridge is not just about a physical
[2:06:23] connection to the beachfront. It's meant to be a piece
[2:06:26] of civic infrastructure in and of itself. So you can
[2:06:29] see in the rendering, it's a very beautiful piece of
[2:06:32] architecture. And you can imagine seeing it from the main
[2:06:34] end bridge, uh, sort of as the backdrop to the
[2:06:37] sales structures that are on Nancy Island. We also see
[2:06:40] it as a bit of a destination in and of
[2:06:42] itself. Deniz spoke about the transient marina. People are really
[2:06:46] drawn to water, the activity along a river. You can
[2:06:49] imagine people stopping here and to just watch the boat
[2:06:52] activity going by. Uh, we have had Tatim, our engineer,
[2:06:58] a look into this at a more at a very
[2:07:01] sort of pre - feasibility level, just to understand how
[2:07:04] it is functional from different perspectives in terms of the
[2:07:08] length of the span, uh, making sure that an accessible
[2:07:11] connection can be made across the river. But also to
[2:07:14] ensure that, uh, there's enough of a span and height
[2:07:18] to ensure that this doesn't disrupt boating activity along the
[2:07:21] river. This of course would need to be, um, worked
[2:07:25] through in more detail, uh, particularly with, uh, HPP on
[2:07:29] the Nancy Island Historic site. Along Main Street, uh, the
[2:07:38] focus of our work has really been, uh, the main
[2:07:42] end in terms of building up a number of anchor
[2:07:45] destinations to really drive animation, uh, throughout the year. Um,
[2:07:50] but we did talk a lot about Main Street through
[2:07:52] public engagement. Um, what we heard from the community was
[2:07:55] that they wanted to see a lot of, um, sort
[2:07:58] of mixed use developments, shops and restaurants with new residential
[2:08:01] uses above. Main Street is a very long street. And
[2:08:04] I think that type of development will take decades to
[2:08:08] happen. Uh, what we've done in the master plan, the
[2:08:11] emerging master plan is really focused on two nodes along
[2:08:14] Main Street. The first is what we're calling village square
[2:08:17] sort of focused around the intersection of Main Street and
[2:08:21] Backstreet. So we're calling these two, uh, anchor mixed use
[2:08:24] developments, um, which would essentially introduce a significant amount of
[2:08:28] density, uh, rate on Main Street helped to sustain local
[2:08:33] businesses and services, uh, feed on the street, for example,
[2:08:36] but also to sort of set the scale, um, and
[2:08:39] set the scale and the quality of design for future
[2:08:42] development, uh, long Main Street. At Stonebridge Boulevard and Main
[2:08:48] Street, the other sort of node opportunity, uh, another site
[2:08:52] where the town does own property and there are other
[2:08:54] properties that could come into play. Uh, this is an
[2:08:57] opportunity for what we're calling a civic bloc, some sort
[2:09:01] of civic use commercial use as well. But also mixed
[2:09:04] use development along Main Street. The opportunity here and why
[2:09:08] we consider this a strategic site. Is it really is
[2:09:11] a lot of people's first impression to Wasaga Beach. So
[2:09:15] coming down River Road and into Main Street. This is
[2:09:19] people's first experience. So to, um, highlight that with great
[2:09:23] architecture and an enhanced public realm, uh, would create a
[2:09:27] first, great first impression from the get - go. This
[2:09:32] is a rendering of a potential development along that village
[2:09:38] square node, which comes with a civic space along with
[2:09:43] it. Um, of course, this would go through more detailed
[2:09:47] design and the design and look of it would evolve.
[2:09:51] What we've tried to visualize here is something that captures
[2:09:56] a more small town, um, or wasaga character, uh, that,
[2:10:01] uh, kind of more authentic to the local environment. We
[2:10:07] also talked a lot about the Provincial Park as an
[2:10:10] opportunity through public engagement. And I think what we heard
[2:10:12] from people is that, um, it's a hidden gem, uh,
[2:10:15] everyone knows about the beach, not enough people know about
[2:10:19] what the Provincial Park has to offer. Uh, so there
[2:10:22] is a lot that could happen here. And this would
[2:10:24] be subject to discussions with, uh, province about how to
[2:10:27] enhance it as a destination and not just in the
[2:10:30] summer, but, uh, throughout the year. Uh, some of the
[2:10:33] ideas that we've put forward for discussion are an enhanced
[2:10:36] Nordic centre and spa. So building on the Nordic centre
[2:10:40] that is there, creating an opportunity for people to spend
[2:10:43] the day skiing or snowshoeing, um, enjoy a day at
[2:10:46] the spa or drink at the end of the day.
[2:10:48] So enhance lounge areas, dining areas, for example. Opportunities to
[2:10:52] actually stay in wasogabeach Provincial Park. So, um, opportunities for
[2:10:57] camping and glamping, but also, uh, potentially paddlin campsites ski
[2:11:02] and campsites. At different locations within the park. On our
[2:11:07] first trip here, the town team took us up to
[2:11:09] monument hill. Incredible views across the bay and to the
[2:11:13] escarpment. Um, the opportunities to leverage that. We've put forward
[2:11:17] ideas about viewing platform to enhance that view and expand
[2:11:21] that view. And then an adventure park. So shady showed
[2:11:24] some examples of opportunities to get up in the trees
[2:11:27] in an ecologically sensitive way. Um, for, for youth, but
[2:11:31] also for adults to sort of interact more intimately with
[2:11:34] the natural environment, uh, in this part of town. Just
[2:11:40] a few precedents of other places across Ontario and beyond
[2:11:43] that have introduced these kinds of elements in provincial parks.
[2:11:51] Then on improving connections, Tim mentioned at the outset that
[2:11:55] we've had Tatim, our transportation engineer, uh, look more broadly
[2:11:59] across the town in terms of, um, connectivity. One of
[2:12:03] the things that, uh, came through that is that, uh,
[2:12:07] there are strong cycling connections to saga beach, but actually
[2:12:10] getting through wasogach beach, uh, is a bit of a
[2:12:12] maze in terms of, um, they're not being a very
[2:12:15] clear and direct connection. Um, we have mapped out a
[2:12:19] potential crosstown cycling route and identified, uh, the specific improvements
[2:12:23] that would be required to implement that, uh, building on
[2:12:27] density and bridge across an Ottawa Saga River. That could
[2:12:32] potentially be part of that connection. But there is an
[2:12:35] opportunity along River Road east to facilitate that as well.
[2:12:41] We've looked more broadly at the whole town recognising that
[2:12:45] people's experience, uh, in Wasaga Beach begins the moment they
[2:12:49] arrive. Uh, so we've provided recommendations on enhancing gateways and
[2:12:53] approaches. So the main places of arrival opportunities to improve
[2:12:57] this with landscaping, uh, coordinated tree planting, for example. The
[2:13:03] 18th Street were veterans way bridge. This is a bridge
[2:13:06] that has been studied through in EA as being necessary
[2:13:10] to help alleviate some of the traffic pressures that, uh,
[2:13:15] the main end in particular experiences. So the master plan,
[2:13:20] the emerging master plan lends support for that notion of,
[2:13:23] uh, what would first be, uh, an active transportation bridge
[2:13:27] and then expanded to a full vehicular bridge in the
[2:13:29] future. And then finally, uh, Mosley Street Improvements wrecking this,
[2:13:34] recognising this corridor as, as one of the key corridors
[2:13:37] into the heart of Wasabab Beach, something that could be
[2:13:40] enhanced with, uh, with streetscape improvements as well. Uh, Tim
[2:13:45] mentioned that there'd be a lot of ongoing technical studies.
[2:13:48] Um, there are some that he would like to report
[2:13:50] now in terms of some of the environmental review and
[2:13:53] the initial economic impacts of the master plan. I'll just
[2:14:03] wrap up with a few more slides. Again, thank you
[2:14:05] for your patience. I hope you can tell through our
[2:14:07] lengthy presentation that not only is there a lot on
[2:14:10] the plan, but we're quite excited about many of the
[2:14:12] ideas. So a lot of them are potential proposed. We'll
[2:14:14] need more, more study and refinement. But we think collectively
[2:14:18] they could really have an incredible impact and achieve our
[2:14:22] objectives. Uh, just briefly, I want to talk about the
[2:14:25] environmental review that Azamith undertook on the emerging concept plan.
[2:14:31] So we wanted to ensure that what we were proposing,
[2:14:33] because the lot of change, as you can tell, uh,
[2:14:36] that it's emerging in the plan. And we've got to
[2:14:39] look at the potential impacts of that, of the development
[2:14:42] of the public realm improvements, the infrastructure. Um, we have
[2:14:45] been, as you might recall from day one, conscious of
[2:14:50] where this environmental features are, as it went through a
[2:14:52] very clear line about, this is where you can go.
[2:14:54] This is where you should not go in terms of
[2:14:56] any significant changes. And they are satisfied through their review
[2:15:00] that we have respected those lines. And they have flag
[2:15:05] no major concerns in terms of environmental impacts. Noting, however,
[2:15:09] that, you know, the devil will be in some of
[2:15:11] the details. And that as the more detailed design happens
[2:15:14] from any of these projects, there will be need to
[2:15:16] look more closely at features, maybe a requirement to kind
[2:15:22] of adjust some of the footprint subjects. For example, the
[2:15:25] boardwalks that Shelley described for you, some of them do
[2:15:28] go on the beach and partly intentionally to kind of
[2:15:30] manage, um, where people go on the beach. In fact,
[2:15:34] try to protect the DuN environment in particular and the
[2:15:37] piping plenty of habitat. But it might be that we
[2:15:40] have to adjust the alignments of those kinds of features.
[2:15:43] Um, and as with also pointed out that implementation of
[2:15:47] the plan is about actually better managing human activity, so
[2:15:52] those areas are protected. And in fact, enhancing habitats as
[2:15:56] changes occur particularly on the waterfront. I want to share
[2:16:01] some numbers. We have MBLCO on our team who have
[2:16:04] undertaken a preliminary economic impact assessment of the emerging plan.
[2:16:10] Let's kind of begin to understand what impact is going
[2:16:14] to have. We've got to make the case to the
[2:16:16] province and others that there's a lot to be, to
[2:16:21] begin here and a big impact that can happen locally,
[2:16:24] regionally, and province - wide. We're looking at probably with
[2:16:29] the development that's envisioned, conceptualized in the plan, perhaps about
[2:16:33] two billion dollars in construction spending. And that translates to
[2:16:37] over two billion dollars and actually boost to the province's
[2:16:41] GDP. 26 over 2, 600 construction jobs over the next
[2:16:47] 10 to 15 years when we would hope that much
[2:16:50] of what we were showing can be built. Uh, in
[2:16:53] terms of the tourism impact, you're at about two million
[2:16:56] visitors, two million last year. And I'm guessing you're probably
[2:16:59] around 2 million dollars this year. We see that going
[2:17:01] up to about 2. 6 million over the next decade.
[2:17:05] That's going to translate into about 91 million dollars in
[2:17:09] additional tourism spending. That's not an insignificant number. And in
[2:17:14] terms of jobs, tourism related over 600 and close to
[2:17:18] 600 other permanent jobs, about 1, 200 in total. And
[2:17:22] of course, it'll be interesting in the tax revenues that
[2:17:24] will come about from new development, looking at things at
[2:17:28] the regional county and municipal level. It's 23 million dollars.
[2:17:35] Once things are built out in almost half of that
[2:17:38] coming to the town of Wasaga Beach. So I think
[2:17:42] pretty impressive numbers there. And I also want to balance
[2:17:47] the kind of economic impact with recognition that there's also,
[2:17:52] we think are going to be a really significant improvement
[2:17:55] to the quality of life for resident with saga beach
[2:17:57] with many of the changes that were proposing in the
[2:18:01] emerging plan. And you really see them summarized here. We've
[2:18:04] talked a lot about the improvements to access and mobility.
[2:18:08] We're maintaining protecting existing PORPN on the waterfront and adding
[2:18:12] to it, enhancing it, adding more recreational amenities. I think
[2:18:16] you've got a very clear idea that there's going to
[2:18:18] be many more cultural spaces and facilities for a whole
[2:18:21] range of programming. Commercial Metis that will come through the
[2:18:26] mixed - use development restaurants, shops along Main Street and
[2:18:29] main end. Uh, educational opportunities, particularly with the Eco Centre,
[2:18:34] but also the investments in nasty island. Clearly, these will
[2:18:37] be bigger destinations, not only for tourists, but for school
[2:18:40] groups. And finally, we all have a time intending to
[2:18:45] see built more housing, particularly in downtown. That will take
[2:18:50] the form of townhousing and apartment buildings along Main Street,
[2:18:53] which we really would kind of give you a more
[2:18:54] balanced supply of housing citywide to support your more diverse
[2:19:00] population. And that. Really takes us just pretty much to
[2:19:06] the end. So here you see an outline of our
[2:19:08] next step. We have an update to the community at
[2:19:11] the, uh, public forum this evening that Andrew will deliver.
[2:19:15] We're going to be continuing to engage with the community.
[2:19:19] As you saw in one of the early slides, indicious
[2:19:22] engagement was initiated earlier this summer. Uh, and we'll continue
[2:19:26] that relationship will be important as the plan is implemented.
[2:19:32] Conversations are kind of ongoing with the province. And we
[2:19:35] want to make sure that there are kind of supportive
[2:19:40] of many VIET ideas here. As I think you can
[2:19:43] appreciate. The Province will have a role in implementing parts
[2:19:47] of the plan. And then we'll be refining, fine tuning
[2:19:53] the master plan over the next month before we bring
[2:19:55] it back to you and to the public at an
[2:19:58] open house on, as Andrew said, September 24th is the
[2:20:01] target date for that. And then it's on to the
[2:20:05] next phase of work. More detailed design, more detailed feasibility
[2:20:09] studies. More detailed environmental reviews, approvals. And execution. Thank you
[2:20:16] very much for, uh, listening to this like. Uh, to
[2:20:23] pro - reference as we address what request questions you
[2:20:25] may have comments you may have. Thank you. Well, thank
[2:20:28] you very much, Tim Dennis Leo Shady online. If she's
[2:20:32] still with us and James, I think it's the first
[2:20:35] time we've been together that we really haven't seen, Sarah
[2:20:38] Ning, but I'm sure they're busy at the office working
[2:20:40] away on this. So thank you again, Tim, to you
[2:20:43] and the team for coming out today and giving us,
[2:20:46] uh, this presentation as everyone can see. This is, this
[2:20:50] is a big project. And it's complex. And, uh, it
[2:20:54] takes time and it will continue to take time. But
[2:20:56] I, I certainly think we're on the right path. Before
[2:20:59] I go any further, I'm going to look to our
[2:21:01] CIO and any other staff we have comments. Then I'll
[2:21:03] go to members of Council Andrew. Mr. Mayor, I had
[2:21:06] two additional slides. I know you're busy. You've been writing
[2:21:09] down a bunch of questions. We're slightly, Andrew. These are,
[2:21:12] these are good ones. These are fun ones. Go ahead.
[2:21:14] Can I add more can you please put up those
[2:21:16] two other slides.
[2:21:31] There we go. Um, before we get into the detailed
[2:21:36] questions about the master plan, I wanted to share. Um,
[2:21:39] what I believe is exciting news. Um, you may have
[2:21:42] noticed in one of the renderings, there was a gondola
[2:21:45] shown. Please, that is just a conceptual drawing that came
[2:21:47] from urban strategies. I'm excited to announce that, um, this
[2:21:52] morning council actually approved entering into a letter of intent
[2:21:56] with Doppelmire and gondola ventures corporation. Um, gentlemen over my
[2:22:01] left shoulder, represent both companies, uh, DOPEMIR, Canada, uh, will
[2:22:06] be working with us over the next little while. This
[2:22:09] is the result of a request for expression of interest
[2:22:12] that the town put out a couple of months ago.
[2:22:15] Um, DOPLmire and GBC came to the table. They are
[2:22:18] partnering on this. And, uh, what we're going to do
[2:22:20] with them is explore the potential for, um, aerial gondolas,
[2:22:26] uh, within wasogabach as a recreational asset. As you can
[2:22:30] imagine, this would be an incredible tourist draw. That's also
[2:22:33] a way for our residents to get around our community.
[2:22:36] So we're going to be exploring potential alignments as early
[2:22:40] as tomorrow. We're going to spend, uh, bunch of time
[2:22:42] on the ground, uh, walking through wasagi beach and what
[2:22:46] we can connect to. I will share with you that
[2:22:49] these are, uh, world renowned companies. I recently returned from
[2:22:53] Portugal and wrote one of their gondolas in Madeira. So,
[2:22:57] uh, wasabi Beach has world - class assets. We are
[2:23:01] now attracting world - class investors who are looking to
[2:23:03] work with us to create, uh, a destination worthy of
[2:23:07] our reputation. Um, so we're excited about this. Uh, the
[2:23:11] work will include looking at potential alignments as well as
[2:23:14] the creation of a business case. Uh, for how this
[2:23:17] gets funded, um, DOPLMYR GBC have incredible international connections with
[2:23:23] respect to financing. Um, so we're looking to unveil that
[2:23:27] shortly. And, uh, again, more, more to come on that
[2:23:30] front. And if you could share the second slide. In
[2:23:34] Shadi's images, uh, she identified an area that we thought
[2:23:39] would be appropriate for some aerial attractions. Climate courses, the
[2:23:44] coasters, uh, zip lines, et cetera. Um, we're trying to
[2:23:48] look at layering the fund back into wasabich. Historically, we
[2:23:52] had a lot of this kind of stuff. Uh, the
[2:23:54] village at Blue has climbing courses, et cetera. As part
[2:23:57] of our request for expression of interest, we had a
[2:24:00] company come forward known as EcoTech. They are a local
[2:24:03] company. They built the ropes course at the Village of
[2:24:06] Blue. They are interested in working with us to actually
[2:24:09] create these types of fun attractions in the short term.
[2:24:14] We are actually pursuing and hopeful that we can actually
[2:24:16] get some stuff in the ground for 2027. Um, maybe
[2:24:19] 2028, but, uh, we're trying to do this quite quickly.
[2:24:23] Uh, so again, uh, we hear the community loud and
[2:24:25] clear that you want the fun brought back. We're on
[2:24:28] it. And we think in addition to ecochek, uh, working
[2:24:32] with top of myer and GBC, we're on the right
[2:24:33] path to bring some of that fun back to wasababach.
[2:24:37] With that, I'll turn it over to questions. Thank you
[2:24:39] very much, Andrew. And yes, truly very exciting and exciting
[2:24:43] that, uh, you know, with all that's happening here with
[2:24:45] Destination with Saga, as you mentioned, Andrew, we are attracting
[2:24:48] world - class. Developers and organisations who want to be
[2:24:53] a part of the longest freshwater Beach in the world
[2:24:56] and what we have here. So, uh, any other comments
[2:24:59] from any members of staff. I'm not seeing any. I'll
[2:25:02] look to members of council. Council Belanger. Through the mayor,
[2:25:08] thank you very much for the presentation. Truly exciting. I
[2:25:12] was already hearing many comments from a residence as we
[2:25:17] see the very limited finishes that are coming out of
[2:25:21] the ground at the Beach Front as they try to
[2:25:25] envision the final product. And this just is going to
[2:25:29] be such an assistant, says, uh, to understand the project
[2:25:35] completed. And the detail you provided has been amazing. And
[2:25:41] certainly, we will become a world - class international tourist
[2:25:46] destination. And thank you very much. Yes, Mary. You're very
[2:25:52] welcome. Yeah. It's been a pleasure to work on this
[2:25:53] project. Thank you, Councillor. And I'll go to Councillor Tims.
[2:26:01] Thank you, your worship. I just want to say that
[2:26:04] I'm confident that a very full and complete consultation took
[2:26:07] place. I really like the emphasis on the natural environment
[2:26:11] aspects. I think it's wonderful. Um, I see so many
[2:26:15] opportunities with the new Dardanella, not only just to activate
[2:26:19] that space, but to bring us conferences and meetings. And
[2:26:23] things that can give us a full cultural activation as
[2:26:26] well and really see that as a, uh, definitely a
[2:26:29] 12 month active space at our Beach French. I would
[2:26:35] really probably just like to say that I won't be
[2:26:37] surprised if I see some architectural awards in the future
[2:26:41] days ahead. And, um, I'm quite excited about the cultural
[2:26:47] park and the, uh, consultation with our indigenous communities, our
[2:26:51] First Nation communities. And I really, uh, like that expression
[2:26:56] better managing human activity. Thank you. Thank you, Councillor Andrew.
[2:27:03] Yeah, thank you. Councillor Tims through Mayor Smith. The importance
[2:27:08] of the Dardanella cannot be understated. That is a critical
[2:27:12] piece of our revitalization. Um, it is a key catalyst
[2:27:16] that will help drive further investment. I also want, uh,
[2:27:20] picking up on your comment about conventions. Um, it's also
[2:27:23] very important to recognise the significance of having the numeriat
[2:27:27] in close proximity to that building. Um, we know sun
[2:27:31] rays quite excited. Uh, we shared the image of the
[2:27:34] DARD fairly recently with them. So they're excited about this.
[2:27:38] They're interested in working with us in some capacity to
[2:27:40] help make it vibrant. And ensure it's run properly. Um,
[2:27:44] but sunry is looking at convention facilities in their hotel
[2:27:48] three to 400 folks. The DART can also handle equal,
[2:27:55] if not more. So that allows us to compete for,
[2:27:59] we're not going to attract AMO to wasababeage. But the
[2:28:02] Ontario Professional Planner's Institute where I'm going to be speaking
[2:28:05] in a couple of weeks with Trevor and I know
[2:28:07] the team from Urban Strategies will be there. Um, that's
[2:28:11] the kind of convention that we can attract to a
[2:28:14] Saga Beach that I'm quite confident that they would be
[2:28:16] keen to come here. So that changes the equation for
[2:28:18] us. And we can bring those in the off season
[2:28:21] to help drive business and visitation. So those assets are
[2:28:24] really important. Thank you, Andrew. And now go to Councillor
[2:28:28] DeLeo. Thank you through your Mr. Mayor. All reserve a
[2:28:34] lot of my questions when we have a regular council
[2:28:37] meeting on this. The presentation was fabulous. Thank you. I
[2:28:40] really enjoyed that. Um, the Darednella. When historically, the Dardanella
[2:28:47] was a venue for music. So this is not technically
[2:28:52] the same. PENTS. So through you, Mr. Mayor, it absolutely
[2:28:58] is. So it's a flexible venue that absolutely can be
[2:29:03] a music venue. And it is intended to be a
[2:29:05] music venue. It's just flexible that it can do more
[2:29:08] than just music. So it's flexible to be able to
[2:29:11] host receptions, conventions, but the core function of that building
[2:29:16] is about music. That's our identity. We're bringing the name
[2:29:21] forward because that's what we want to recreate. Um, the
[2:29:25] DARDNELA, quite frankly, it was a bar. This is a
[2:29:29] sophisticated venue that allows us to compete within Ontario. And
[2:29:35] let me explain a little bit what I mean by
[2:29:36] that. There are larger concerts that go on in southern
[2:29:40] Ontario at the Rogers Centre. You name it. There's a
[2:29:44] bunch of venues down there. In central Ontario, there is
[2:29:48] a lack of really high quality performance venues. This would
[2:29:53] really separate us from the crowd and provide the ability
[2:29:56] for intimate music performances. That's what CBRE has shared with
[2:30:01] us. That's our sweet spot where you can come and
[2:30:04] see great Canadian bands, Bear Naked Ladies, others, uh, in
[2:30:08] a venue of 800, 000 people where in Toronto you're
[2:30:12] seeing them with crowds of 20, 30, 000. So it's
[2:30:15] much more intimate. And that can really be historically what
[2:30:19] we've always been. You've been able to see those in
[2:30:22] a small venue. So we think there's a strong market,
[2:30:24] but I just want to emphasize music is core to
[2:30:28] that building. What wasn't the arena also built with the
[2:30:34] same idea of bringing music over there. Then we have
[2:30:40] the community theatre at new school. Then we have the
[2:30:43] band shell that's going to be built. Is that not
[2:30:46] supposed to be for the larger? I'm seeing all these,
[2:30:50] do we have that many people going to come? And
[2:30:52] sorry to interrupt. Um, council has challenged us to become
[2:30:57] central Ontario's live music capital. Uh, when you go to
[2:31:00] places that have, have gone after a title I got
[2:31:03] like Austin, Texas. You need multiple venues. Uh, and they're
[2:31:07] all serve a little bit different function. So the new
[2:31:10] community theatre is 300 seats. This would have flexibility 11,
[2:31:16] 1200, uh, at the new DARD. When you're doing an
[2:31:20] April wine concert that we did a couple years ago
[2:31:23] with 15, 000 people, yeah, that would be out at
[2:31:26] the new band shell on the point. If you're doing
[2:31:29] a concert in the middle of winter for a couple
[2:31:32] thousand, then we have the arena. So we have flexibility
[2:31:35] depending on the talent that's coming through. To tailor it
[2:31:38] to a specific venue. I envisioned the new dared would
[2:31:42] be the highest quality sound acoustic, et cetera, uh, but
[2:31:48] again, uh, the wrong with having multiple venues, uh, when
[2:31:52] you're trying to recreate the music icon that we always
[2:31:56] were and still continue to be. Yeah. And I think,
[2:31:59] I think it's important to clear up a couple of
[2:32:01] things. The Darknella actually was built to be a dance
[2:32:04] hall. In a bowling alley in the basement. Uh, it
[2:32:08] was never meant to be a music venue. It turned
[2:32:11] out over the years to become more of a music
[2:32:13] vendor, uh, venue, especially once, uh, once, you know, new
[2:32:16] ownership took over and then it became the hot spot
[2:32:19] and so on and so forth. And then with respect
[2:32:22] to our arena, uh, there are no was never built
[2:32:24] and designed to hold concerts. Uh, it was built as
[2:32:28] an arena. Um, this council decided to do our best
[2:32:32] in order to host concerts there to raise dollars to
[2:32:35] hopefully help pay for that 60 million dollars that we
[2:32:39] need to pay off on that building. But it was
[2:32:41] built as an arena. It was never built as a
[2:32:43] music venue. Sandra. Through your worship. Absolutely. And so I
[2:32:48] just wanted to flag a couple of keywords here of
[2:32:50] what is being proposed. And one is purpose built. We
[2:32:53] do not have any purpose built large indoor venue that
[2:32:57] could serve 365 days of the year four seasons. Right.
[2:33:02] And so this would be a purpose built performance venue.
[2:33:06] The other thing that word that I wanted to really
[2:33:07] sort of highlight when we talk about what is being
[2:33:09] proposed here is the idea of destination infrastructure and demand
[2:33:14] generating infrastructure. So when we think about a venue that
[2:33:18] can a purpose - built venue that can provide, uh,
[2:33:23] year - round programming, uh, that is, uh, that helps
[2:33:27] to create demand for visitation that then spills out into
[2:33:32] our community with our local businesses helps get bums and
[2:33:35] beds. And so of course the plan proposes many things.
[2:33:39] And of course, you can see that obviously hotels need
[2:33:42] bums and beds. And that's part of what we do
[2:33:44] to create that demand. Just with regards to the other
[2:33:48] ideas, uh, and concepts that are proposed right now. Also
[2:33:52] there is, uh, weather is a factor. So you have
[2:33:56] to sort of look at how you're balancing your destination
[2:33:59] infrastructure down at the waterfront. And I think that's one
[2:34:01] of the considerations that we're always keeping in mind is
[2:34:04] how do you create that iconic outdoor under the star's
[2:34:07] festival, that thing that is really much in our DNA
[2:34:09] here in Wasaga Beach and balance that with our goal,
[2:34:12] which is to become a four season destination. And so
[2:34:15] there has to be the right mix. I think that
[2:34:17] we're working at still figuring that out. And, uh, but
[2:34:19] those are important considerations. Thank you, Sandra Tim. Yes, if
[2:34:23] I may, Mr. Mayor. The question, because, you know, when
[2:34:29] we look at a project like this, you do have
[2:34:31] to look at the feasibility of it. Is it going
[2:34:34] to work? It looks great and sounds great to recreate
[2:34:37] the Dardanel. And we, we debated, is that the right
[2:34:41] name for? Because it's inspired by the Darednella, but it
[2:34:44] was going to be much more than that, as you've
[2:34:46] heard. And what I like to want to report to
[2:34:48] you is that we did have CBRE, as I mentioned,
[2:34:50] look at a pre - feasibility study and look at
[2:34:53] all the competition regionally, and even beyond, to see how
[2:34:58] this would slot in and work at its own facility.
[2:35:02] And I just want to share some numbers. So their
[2:35:04] projection is that within a few years of it being
[2:35:06] built, it would accommodate probably about 85 concert type events.
[2:35:12] And then close to about 80 other conferences and meetings,
[2:35:17] those kinds of events. And at least once a week,
[2:35:20] more than 50 kind of social events, weddings, that kind
[2:35:23] of thing. So just about every week, there'd be a
[2:35:25] pretty major event in one of the spaces that Leo
[2:35:28] described for you. Um, so it's going to be well
[2:35:31] used. There's no doubt about that. And as well, you've
[2:35:33] got on top, the third floor, you know, a restaurant
[2:35:36] that's going to be a fantastic amenity and a revenue
[2:35:39] driver. Uh, as well as retail space, a long beach
[2:35:43] drive. So that actually makes it a little bit different
[2:35:44] too. And, you know, on those times where maybe you're
[2:35:47] not generating a lot of revenue from events, you will
[2:35:50] through those spaces. So economically, it should be feasible and
[2:35:54] have the impact that you've heard Sandra and Andrew described.
[2:35:58] Thank you, Tim Councillor. So it's going to be open
[2:36:02] all year round, right? Like the views look awesome. So
[2:36:05] can anybody just walk in without pain? Is it free
[2:36:08] for the residents to walk in when they won and
[2:36:10] go to the views and enjoy it? In the concept
[2:36:13] we have now, as they are described, that ground floor,
[2:36:17] that very open space with all the windows is really
[2:36:19] meant to be a public kind of indoor space. And
[2:36:23] that was our thinking is that right now in the
[2:36:25] winter, there isn't really a place to go and just
[2:36:28] sit in the harsh weather and enjoy the beach. So
[2:36:31] that's going to provide a kind of sitting area, if
[2:36:33] you will, in a closed kind of public space. It
[2:36:36] will be a programmable space, so it might be where
[2:36:38] you, there are some events that are occasionally held. You
[2:36:41] may have displays in there. You may have a little
[2:36:43] bit, I think Leo mentioned a kind of mini museum,
[2:36:45] if you will interpret some of the heritage of the
[2:36:47] town in that space, some other kind of cultural programming
[2:36:50] can happen there. It's a very flexible space, but really
[2:36:53] meant to day - to - day just be a
[2:36:55] space of the public can walk in and enjoy and
[2:36:58] then enjoy the views from it. I'm just walking without
[2:37:01] pain, correct? Like the public can use that? That's correct.
[2:37:03] Correct. Leo. That's a jump in here. Sorry, gentlemen, I'm
[2:37:13] just going to ask turn the microphone back on there.
[2:37:16] Great, thank you. Yes. So the program is absolutely key
[2:37:20] here, and especially it's a really great question. Um, right
[2:37:24] now the ground floor is conceived to be as, you
[2:37:27] know, what we call the living room. This public is
[2:37:29] possible. Um, you know, in recent years, the kind of
[2:37:33] performance spaces being built, but more and more, um, the
[2:37:38] technology has advanced to now performance space that's adoptable, that's
[2:37:43] flexible, that's transformative. It's like a SWIS army knife that
[2:37:47] it can do many things, but it can also, uh,
[2:37:50] have very high performance spaces. So that's the kind of
[2:37:53] space we're looking for here, that it's, it's agile. It's
[2:37:56] able to adapt. Um, and, and still be able to
[2:37:59] give you what you need. And open and free to
[2:38:04] the public. PES. Go ahead, Councillor. This is for Andrew.
[2:38:10] Um, the gondola. It's great. But can you tell the
[2:38:13] public that Dublimayr and GVC will be maintaining and paying
[2:38:18] for it? It's not going to cost us taxpayers or
[2:38:21] anything. So through you, Mr. Mayor, we have just announced
[2:38:26] the letter of intent to begin investigation about roots and
[2:38:31] the business case. We're not at the level of detail
[2:38:33] of knowing all the details yet. However, in discussions with
[2:38:37] DOPLmire, I believe the intention is that this would be
[2:38:41] a privately financed operation. Um, so that's, that's what we're
[2:38:45] shooting for. But again, we need the time to review
[2:38:47] the business case. Uh, we haven't got to the detail
[2:38:51] of whether they would design build own operate. That is
[2:38:56] certainly an option. Again, let's let the work take its
[2:39:00] course and give these gentlemen behind me the opportunity to
[2:39:03] come up with what they recommend as the best approach.
[2:39:07] Thank you, Councillor. So just to be clear for the
[2:39:10] public, cause I'm sure in five minutes from now, it'll
[2:39:12] be all the towns paying for a gondola, uh, we
[2:39:15] are looking at the business case, uh, we're working with
[2:39:18] the best of the best in this industry. Just as
[2:39:21] we are working with the rest of the best with
[2:39:23] urban strategies to ensure that we come up with the
[2:39:25] best plan, uh, for the residents of esoga beach and
[2:39:29] the taxpayers of was saga beach. All right. Now going
[2:39:31] to Councillor Eagle. Thank you. And through your worship. Thank
[2:39:37] you very much for these proposals is an incredibly exciting.
[2:39:42] And I know we spoke a lot on the dart,
[2:39:44] but I had notes on it because I was ecstatically,
[2:39:48] or what I, would I saw that presentation really? And
[2:39:51] the big thing that jumped out at me is that
[2:39:54] view. Optimizing that view across our bay is incredible. And
[2:39:59] people I know travel worldwide to see that sunset that
[2:40:03] we have 24 seven, 365 days of the year. So
[2:40:07] to have that alone optimized on is huge in such
[2:40:11] a beautiful, beautiful venue. I noticed the first one was
[2:40:15] in the soft protection is what I called it in
[2:40:17] the summertime, how those canopy roof, whatever you want to
[2:40:21] call it. So I could see that in light weather
[2:40:24] even that people could still kind of gather there. The
[2:40:28] way that comes out over. Just, you know, in our
[2:40:31] sprinkly days, not our gales, but, you know. So the
[2:40:35] points to it, but I think you've really gone above
[2:40:38] and overboard on the dart. I can't imagine. So thanks
[2:40:42] for that. Um, what section you called it. Dell at
[2:40:47] the Midway, would I pick up there was all that
[2:40:50] step seating is what I call it around. I love
[2:40:53] step seating. I'm little. I could sit down. My feet
[2:40:56] reached the next level. And kids and families gather on
[2:41:00] them. I'm a huge fan of it. So you've really
[2:41:02] incorporated that step seeding for parents and their children playing.
[2:41:07] It's just amazing. And, uh, the whole market kind of
[2:41:11] reminded me of Byward Market or Halifax Harbour or people
[2:41:16] are walking and chatting. It's compact. And yet open. So,
[2:41:21] um, I couldn't help resist it on that. And, uh,
[2:41:24] and the game's all, of course, for the weather. We
[2:41:26] saw that on the kids mural is a biggie for
[2:41:29] them to have that space where they can hang out
[2:41:32] and be their winter, our lousy off days. And it's
[2:41:37] what people want is some interaction and be it inside.
[2:41:42] Okay, I guess I made a note here. I've lived
[2:41:45] here quite a long time. And I went, we've gone
[2:41:48] from parking lots to people place is what I saw.
[2:41:51] There's a lot of greenery still there, a ton of
[2:41:53] greenery. When you look at that whole canopy. And the
[2:41:58] grasses and the dunes and people sitting out there, that
[2:42:01] materializes. I know it's all proposed. But it's really soft
[2:42:05] and inviting. There's nothing harsh about it out there. And
[2:42:10] then on the, uh, I kind of mentioned that the
[2:42:13] natural greed I was looking at the shell there and
[2:42:16] the, um, the waterfront hub. Oh, yeah, that waterfront hub.
[2:42:20] Do you have a water feature there, like a little
[2:42:23] pool. I saw that for the first time this year
[2:42:26] at Australia. And it was, I think in weight having.
[2:42:29] So you've got a really fierce ocean. Down there. And
[2:42:34] then you don't see it, but it comes up. And
[2:42:36] then it's at the back of the town where the
[2:42:38] stores are. And they have this huge area that is
[2:42:41] just like that. And people were laying out on the
[2:42:44] grass and enjoying the water. Without being in the ocean.
[2:42:49] And so when, when I saw that in there, I
[2:42:51] was really excited about it. Cause it's, it's, um, a
[2:42:56] windy days. You can still be at the water and
[2:42:59] not be in buffeted by the wind. So you can
[2:43:02] still be there and enjoy the outdoors in a more
[2:43:06] gentle setting. And what else do I have here. Uh.
[2:43:15] Oh yeah, the cross town cycling moved. I have a
[2:43:17] lot of friends that have, when I campaign way back,
[2:43:21] this lady was at me about it. So, um, to
[2:43:23] see that is we do have a lot of people
[2:43:25] coming here to bicycle. And so that's really important. I
[2:43:30] agree. And, uh, in the visitors. So I'm just going
[2:43:33] to wrap it up that we've talked a lot about
[2:43:35] visitors, but I really, really focus on the residents and
[2:43:39] the families. Of course, I have grandchildren and that have
[2:43:42] come here and I've been lucky my environment. But I'd
[2:43:46] have people complained to me. Our kids don't come visit
[2:43:48] me. I said, well, this, we will have your kids
[2:43:52] will come visit you. Your family's in friends will want
[2:43:55] to come here. We have something for them. So thank
[2:43:58] you very much. Thank you, Councillor. Any comments from staff,
[2:44:04] sorry, Sandra. Through you, your worship. I just wanted to
[2:44:07] say to your comment, uh, Councillor Ego about, you know,
[2:44:11] a place for people down at the Beachfront. And for
[2:44:15] members of the public, uh, I know that council's familiar,
[2:44:17] but you know, we, one of the interesting learnings that
[2:44:21] has come out of this process, certainly for myself has
[2:44:23] been at 42 percent of the land in the main
[2:44:28] end has been dedicated to vehicles, to surface area parking
[2:44:37] So just the massive amount of land that is currently
[2:44:41] dedicated to cars. It's just been, it's fascinating. And I
[2:44:47] wanted to share that statistic with everybody. And so the
[2:44:51] plan here is to reduce that, go up of course
[2:44:53] with cars and parking, but reduce that land mass of
[2:44:56] parking and make that more green and healthy for our
[2:45:01] ecosystem, our plovers and everything else. So, uh, that's great.
[2:45:04] Okay. Deputy Marshnell. Thank you, worship through you. Um, wow.
[2:45:11] Uh, very, very, very impressive to go from sketches to
[2:45:17] solid renderings of, of concept, um, congratulations to your team.
[2:45:22] You've done a tremendous amount of work. That's, that's clearly
[2:45:24] shown into our staff as well. And getting us to
[2:45:26] this point and a huge appreciation to the province for
[2:45:29] funding this process, um, you know, we are very, very
[2:45:33] blessed to be starting this vision. With such detailed design
[2:45:39] and a detailed process and being able to pull in
[2:45:41] all of the experts that you have to leave no
[2:45:43] stone unturned in terms of creating the very best plan
[2:45:47] for our residents and future visitors. I really applaud and
[2:45:51] appreciate a lot of the design elements and being so
[2:45:54] naturalized with the wood and the steel and the steel
[2:45:57] roofs and the abundance of glass to really take in
[2:46:01] the natural environment and to be mindful of long -
[2:46:04] term sustainability with what can be harsh weather environments, especially
[2:46:08] in the winter. And I just want to recognise too
[2:46:11] that, you know, as you, I, you mentioned one of
[2:46:13] the key anchors, um, in the plan is festival square
[2:46:17] and how beautiful that is going to be for our
[2:46:19] staff to be able to program and to be able
[2:46:22] to activate and become a magnet of for people, residents,
[2:46:27] visitors to gather. And to recognise that sun ray is
[2:46:31] paying for that. So again, we've already brought so many
[2:46:34] great partners to this process, even at its elementary stage.
[2:46:39] So, um, again, thank you to Sunray for that. I
[2:46:42] think also too what I heard when you got to
[2:46:45] the arts hub and to the games room area is
[2:46:50] really attractive investment opportunity potentially from the private sector. Um,
[2:46:56] all I heard in my head was ding, ding, ding,
[2:46:58] ding, ding. Because when you have that many people clustered
[2:47:02] and brought to an area for so many different reasons,
[2:47:06] um, that's just naturally going to be such a successful
[2:47:10] element, I feel, um, so thank you for, for that.
[2:47:14] And, and the dart for me is extra special because
[2:47:17] it's actually what brought me to a saga beach. I
[2:47:19] had never been to a saga beach before. And it
[2:47:21] was to see Colin James, 22 years ago. And, um,
[2:47:25] so it has an extra special spot in my heart.
[2:47:27] And I think that to be able to have that
[2:47:30] type of venue in the absolute, one of a kind
[2:47:34] environment that was saga Beach offers. It's going to be
[2:47:37] a bucket list for anybody who's travelling, uh, throughout southern
[2:47:41] Ontario and Ontario as a whole. Thank you very much.
[2:47:45] Love the presentation. Thank you, Deputy Mercinell. Any other comments
[2:47:48] from members of the council. See, none. Uh, team, thank
[2:47:54] you so much. Uh, what an amazing presentation. And the
[2:47:57] extending part for me is seeing this and to make
[2:48:00] it as public as we have, uh, not only the
[2:48:03] public participating, uh, you, you folks have talked to hundreds
[2:48:07] and hundreds of members of our community. Not anyone outside
[2:48:11] our community, but our community. The residents who live here
[2:48:14] full time, who have told you what it is that
[2:48:16] they want, what they desire, what they loved about was
[2:48:19] saga of each before and what they'd love to see
[2:48:21] it become. And you've taken that to heart. You've taken
[2:48:24] it back to the drawing board. And you've come back
[2:48:27] with a few different reiterations, if you will, and then
[2:48:31] we get to see today still not the final. But,
[2:48:35] uh, a project that is just outstanding and exciting and
[2:48:39] has so much for so many. Including, uh, the folks
[2:48:44] who visit our community on a regular basis. You know,
[2:48:48] we've had quite a few concerts and whatnot this year.
[2:48:50] And I get the honour and privilege to get up
[2:48:52] on stage and thank everyone for being there. And I
[2:48:54] always ask the question, how many people are visiting wasugabach?
[2:48:58] And what I can tell you, uh, is often, uh,
[2:49:02] it's 50 - 50 at best. Residents attending these events
[2:49:07] versus visitors. Um, and the, the last couple have been
[2:49:12] probably 75 percent more at these concerts. Our full -
[2:49:16] time residents, people who live here, who pay taxes here,
[2:49:20] who, uh, eat in restaurants here, who have their doctors,
[2:49:24] their denses, their lawyers, uh, you know, they, they buy
[2:49:27] their products here, anything they can, um, and the rest
[2:49:30] they go outside of town for because they have to.
[2:49:33] Not because they want to. And this is helping us
[2:49:36] to create a complete community where we don't have to
[2:49:39] leave this community not to go to school, not to
[2:49:42] shop for anything we may desire unless it's something real
[2:49:44] specialty. Um, and create a complete community where we can
[2:49:48] all gather together in so many places, uh, to celebrate.
[2:49:53] Uh, not just our community, but who we are as
[2:49:56] was saga beaters. And, uh, this is, um. This is
[2:50:00] extremely exciting. You know, I've been here 61 years. And,
[2:50:05] uh, and I've seen some really exciting, fun times in
[2:50:08] Wasaga Beach and I've enjoyed a few of those, maybe
[2:50:10] a couple at the dart that I remember maybe don't
[2:50:12] remember. But, uh, you know, I can think back, uh,
[2:50:16] and reminisce about, uh, you know, the owners of the
[2:50:18] DARD that, that I can remember as far back, which
[2:50:20] was, you know, Jack and Mary Timlock, who just did
[2:50:24] such a phenomenal job in making that location, that place,
[2:50:29] a special, special spot, uh, not just throughout SIMCO County,
[2:50:32] but throughout the Province of Ontario, people come there from
[2:50:36] all over, all over the world for that matter to
[2:50:38] see bands and, and, and to dances and stuff, uh,
[2:50:42] and then of course 18 years with a very good
[2:50:45] close friend of mine, Rick and Michelle Saipe, who, you
[2:50:48] know, changed it up a bit, modernized it. And, you
[2:50:51] know, brought in, you know, maybe somewhere modern things and
[2:50:55] great Canadian bands. And, you know, the dark became known
[2:50:58] upstairs as the hot spot. Where people travelled from all
[2:51:02] over again, the country and some from the world to
[2:51:05] see, you know, really great Canadian bands and productions there.
[2:51:11] Um, and you know, you, you walk around this town,
[2:51:14] if you went out and asked a thousand people, uh,
[2:51:16] that are from wasaga beach, some of their best memories.
[2:51:20] Uh, they would say it would be at the Darden
[2:51:21] Elliot in the summer. And, uh, so, you know, to
[2:51:25] see that new building, although it is, it is quite
[2:51:27] different than what was there. But that's, that's evolution. Uh,
[2:51:31] it is going to be no doubt in my mind
[2:51:33] and anchor again in this community that the dart has
[2:51:36] been for over a hundred years. And, and I can't,
[2:51:40] uh. I can't stress enough how grateful I am that
[2:51:44] that concept is the concept that you folks are bringing
[2:51:47] forward. And then add the mayor out of hotel. Which
[2:51:50] is kind of going to be the wind jammer, if
[2:51:52] you will, or the capston in, the biggest building down
[2:51:55] there, uh, that is going to put bums in beds.
[2:51:59] And, you know, then to look throughout this whole plan
[2:52:01] and it's focused on putting bums and beds and people
[2:52:04] in seats, in restaurants, in the theatre, um, which is
[2:52:08] only going to enhance and make our local businesses not
[2:52:12] just in this area. This is downtown. This is, this
[2:52:16] is no different than young street downtown Toronto or, or,
[2:52:20] you know, Dunlop Street downtown Berry or here Ontario street
[2:52:23] downtown Collingwood. This King Street downtown Midland. This is, this
[2:52:28] is the focal point. This is where the masses will
[2:52:31] come and visit. But they don't stay there. They stay
[2:52:34] everywhere else in the community. And this is going to
[2:52:36] enhance the business community success rate exponentially. Uh, and you
[2:52:42] know, to see the numbers at the end that you
[2:52:45] presented to him of construction jobs and full - time
[2:52:48] jobs. And the dollars that are going to come into
[2:52:51] this can be 91 million dollars. Annually. That is, that's
[2:52:57] where massive amounts of input and influx in dollars to
[2:53:01] our local businesses that are here today. And, um, so
[2:53:05] it's just great. It's, numbers are staggering. It's very positive.
[2:53:08] I'm looking forward to the final, uh, rendition to present
[2:53:12] this to our public. And what I can tell you,
[2:53:15] I've talked to a lot of people in this community,
[2:53:17] especially over the last, uh, month or two. And I
[2:53:20] hear all the time, um, from all different way. I
[2:53:23] love it. I've loved it from the beginning. I don't
[2:53:25] like it. I hate it. Uh, which are few and
[2:53:28] far between. But what I hear more and more often
[2:53:29] is, you know, I wasn't sold in the beginning. But
[2:53:33] as this is evolving, you know what? There's some parts
[2:53:36] of it I still don't like maybe, but wow, it's
[2:53:38] going to be pretty spectacular. And I'm here to tell
[2:53:41] our residents today, give it some time. Let us get
[2:53:45] it moving because I believe once you're able to go
[2:53:48] down there and touch it and feel it and walk
[2:53:50] it and see it and see the infrastructure coming out
[2:53:53] of the ground and see, you know, the hotel being
[2:53:55] built, you see the dardonella coming to fruition. I think
[2:53:58] everyone here and around the world, when they come here
[2:54:01] is going to fall in love with was saga beats
[2:54:04] like they have for, you know, the last century and
[2:54:07] a half, uh, and they're going to create memories to,
[2:54:10] you know, to use Sandra's tagline here to use memories
[2:54:15] to create memories that are lasting a lifetime. We've got
[2:54:18] it happening. We've had it happening. And we're going to
[2:54:20] enhance it and continue it happening. So thank you, team,
[2:54:23] for all of your hard work and this. And for
[2:54:26] those of you who think that maybe you know better,
[2:54:29] find me a team. World class who has done these
[2:54:34] projects all over the world. Like Urban Strategies. And then
[2:54:39] maybe I'll agree you might be able to do better.
[2:54:41] But, um, the most important part, I'll just end with
[2:54:44] is that, um, I'm so happy and proud that. You
[2:54:49] spoke to our residents, you listened to our residents. When
[2:54:52] I look at the amount of green space that is
[2:54:55] still left down there, or being created, that isn't there
[2:54:58] today. Uh, the paved jungle, if you will. It's amazing.
[2:55:04] And, and I'll just reiterate, uh, Deputy Mayor's point. Thank
[2:55:08] you to Premier Ford and the province of Ontario for
[2:55:11] coming to the plate and joining us as our partners
[2:55:13] and creating destination with saga. This is going to be
[2:55:16] something that not only us here in Wasaga Beach, you're
[2:55:19] going to be proud of for generations to come. But
[2:55:22] so is the province of Ontario. I'll end with that.
[2:55:25] And I see Sanders chomping at the bit to say
[2:55:27] something, Sandra. Thank you, your worship, your excitement is contagious.
[2:55:34] Uh, I just wanted to pick up on a couple
[2:55:35] of things that you mentioned in your, your remarks right
[2:55:38] now. One of them is teamwork. Again, I just want
[2:55:40] to also personally hear thank the team at Urban Strategies.
[2:55:44] Thank the team at the province that is right there
[2:55:46] next to us working alongside us very collaboratively as we
[2:55:49] move forward. Um, and I do also just want to
[2:55:51] speak again, also to your point about it not being
[2:55:54] final. Um, we have come an incredible distance since this
[2:55:57] work began. And now we do have this much clearer
[2:56:01] revision for destination with saga that is supported by extensive
[2:56:05] community input and a significant body of technical work, which
[2:56:08] you've seen some of that today. Um, but this is
[2:56:11] not the end of the process. These are concepts, um,
[2:56:15] this represents an important milestone. There's more work to do,
[2:56:19] uh, we are going to continue to move forward with
[2:56:21] meaningful, indigenous engagement. We're going to continue to align with
[2:56:25] the province and develop individual projects, uh, but we have
[2:56:29] a very strong foundation here for the next phase as
[2:56:32] we continue our work. So thank you. Thank you, Sandra.
[2:56:36] And sorry to our guests, but last but not least
[2:56:39] and most importantly, uh, thank you to our staff. Uh,
[2:56:43] for all your hard work and dedication. You know, council,
[2:56:46] it's great and easy, quite frankly, for council to come
[2:56:49] up with ideas. Um, but it's these folks that make
[2:56:53] it happen. And, uh, we couldn't be more proud of
[2:56:55] our staff here in the town with Saga Beach and
[2:56:57] the hard work and dedication that you all put into
[2:57:00] everything we do and accomplish your every day. So thank
[2:57:02] you. All right. We'll move on. And I do have
[2:57:06] a, uh, motion before me, uh, with a recommended motion
[2:57:09] that the report title Destination was SAGA master plan update
[2:57:12] to the Special Counsel meeting of August 27, 2026. B
[2:57:16] received for information. Can I have a move in a
[2:57:19] second on this please? Councillor Belanger and Deputy Mayor Snell
[2:57:22] all in favor. That carries unanimously. Thank you very much,
[2:57:27] team. Appreciate it very much. And safe travels. Idle number
[2:57:30] six on the agenda is Deputations and we have no
[2:57:33] deputations today. Idem number seven is the closed session rising
[2:57:36] report. Now now look to our clerk Nicole for that.
[2:57:41] Madam Clerk.
[2:57:58] Thank you, worship. Just allow the crowd to disperse there.
[2:58:01] Council entered closed session at 10. 04 a. m. to
[2:58:04] discuss the following matter. Item 6. 2. 1 destination wasaga
[2:58:09] initiative. And accordance with section 239 2K of the municipal
[2:58:13] act. As a result of that, uh, meeting and discussion,
[2:58:16] the CAO provided members of the public with an update
[2:58:19] on that initiative. And the following motion is before Council
[2:58:22] for consideration. The mayor that the mayor and clerk be
[2:58:26] authorized to execute the letter of intent for the development
[2:58:28] of a gondola at wasaga Beach with DOPLmire Canada Limited.
[2:58:33] If we can get a mover in a secondary worship.
[2:58:35] Thank you Madam Clerk. You've heard the question mover to
[2:58:38] Second Councillor Tims and Councillor Eagle. All in favor. That
[2:58:44] carries unanimously. Thank you very much, Madam Clerk. And now
[2:58:50] moving on to item number eight, which is our bylaws.
[2:58:53] And we have a recommended motion at the bylaws B
[2:58:55] received and to be deemed have been read a First,
[2:58:57] second, and third time in past number 2026 - 58.
[2:59:01] Could have a mover in a second for this bylaw,
[2:59:03] please. Move by Councillor DeLayo, seconded by Councillor Eagle. All
[2:59:07] in favor. And that carries unanimously. And this meeting is
[2:59:12] adjourned.