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New plan that would remake Breslau
Project would mix new homes, shops, offices, industrial uses all within walking distance of each other Steve Kannon
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FOCUS The new community centre has become a central hub in Breslau. A proposed new development to the north would provide the village with more public space.
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lans for sweeping changes to the look of Breslau took form this week as the developer rolled out details of a mixeduse project that would bring 2,300 new residents and 3,330 jobs to the area. Thomasfield Homes envisions a combination of residential (single-family, semis, townhouses and apartment buildings), commercial space, offices, retail stores, industrial uses, schools, open space, trails and wetlands extending over more than 335 acres east of the company’s current development, the Hopewell Heights subdivision. The site also includes a proposed GO Transit station. A series of Official Plan amendments and zoning changes necessary to make that happen were the topic of discussion Tuesday night at a public meeting in Woolwich council chambers. “Imagine being able to walk to work from your home; imagine a stroll along
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