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Station View Developments given green light by council JEFF HELSDON Editor
A downtown development that initially resulted in pack council chambers was given the go-ahead by town council at the March 24 meeting with less fanfare. Station View Developments, which the BMI Group owns, is proposing a development that will fill the block between Venison Street West, Bridge Street West, Rolph Street and Bidwell Street. It will consist of several buildings with a mix of residential and commercial uses and a courtyard in the centre. It will also provide a permanent home to the farmer’s market The present design, with a nine-storey tower facing Bridge Street, an eight-storey tower facing Venison, a three-storey townhouse complex, and a two-storey commercial building facing Bridge, was a redesign from the original plan. The original design included a 12-story tower and would house 276 units, while the present design is for 188 residential units. The issue was before town council for multiple zoning changes, including increasing the maximum height of an apartment building, reducing parking requirements, and changing the allowed uses in the commercial component of the building. Planner Marc Davidson reported only one letter of objection from the public, which discussed the quality of life changing for existing residents. He also said the development would require 432 parking spaces, but it is only providing 293. Davidson recommended approval of the changes with pay-in-lieu-of-parking at the time of site plan approval. CONTINUED TO PAGE 2
A CENTURY OF CARING
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The 100th year of the Tillsonburg District Memorial Hospital (TDMH) and TDMH Volunteer Association will be celebrated with several events through the year, but the big one will be the “A Century of Caring Gala” on May 10. From the left, Loralee Heemskerk, Gerry Dearing and Nadia Facca, hold tickets for the event, which will be available from the TDMH and TDMH Foundation offices.
Gala to celebrate Hospital’s 100th JEFF HELSDON
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A big gala is being planned to celebrate the 100th year of Tillsonburg District Memorial Hospital (TDMH). A Century of Caring Gala – An Evening of Storytelling is planned for Saturday, May 10 in the Lion’s Auditorium of the Tillsonburg Community Centre. Organized by TDMH, the TDMH Volunteer Association and the TDMH Foundation, the evening will feature a delectable meal followed by storytelling about the hospital. “We are super excited to host this event. It’s an opportunity to come together and celebrate this incredible
milestone for our hospital and the volunteer association,” said Loralee Heemskerk, a retired employee who is the is the co-lead of the organizing committee for the gala with TDMH Foundation Executive Director Gerry Dearing. Tillsonburg businessman John Smith’s foresight was responsible for building the hospital. A former town mayor, he bequeathed the land where the hospital sits in his will and it was opened in 1925 as the Tillsonburg Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital. “He saw the need for a facility to care for the sick,” said Nadia Facca, Integrated President and CEO of Alexandra Hospital Ingersoll and TDMH. CONTINUED TO PAGE 2
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