Skyline International Development Inc. has broken ground on the new Port McNicoll Yacht Club, a focal point of the ongoing revitalization of the town’s waterfront. The estimated $3 million project is being undertaken by a team that includes construction manager Penalta Group and consulting engineers Genivar. The project is scheduled for completion by early summer of next year.
PORT MCNICOLL, ONT.
Skyline International Development Inc. has broken ground on the new Port McNicoll Yacht Club, a focal point of the ongoing revitalization of the town’s waterfront.
Designed by the firm of Joe Colonna Architects, the facility will form one of the hubs of a vibrant new redevelopment along nearly 11 kilometres of once inaccessible shoreline. It is just east of Midland, about 160 kilometres north of Toronto.
When completed, the yacht club and its associated facilities will be a primary gateway for easy exploration of Georgian Bay’s 30,000 Islands, a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve. The club’s location has been carefully positioned on a diverse network of open space linked to broader regional systems, by the Tay Shore Trail and Ganaraska Trail.
“We are committed to revitalizing Port McNicoll in the timeless traditions of other landmark shoreline communities and restoring the area’s rich maritime past,” said Skyline chairman and president Gil Blutrich.
“Skyline’s shared vision is to encourage people to reconnect with nature through accessible, water-based recreation, while creating a flourishing four-season civic and commercial destination for the region.”
The estimated $3 million project is being undertaken by a team that includes construction manager Penalta Group and consulting engineers Genivar. The project is scheduled for completion by early summer of next year.
Established as the home base of Canadian Pacific’s Great Lakes service in 1908, Port McNicoll is located across from the entrance to the Trent-Severn waterway in the Township of Tay. Its deep water port was closed in 1965 after nearly six decades of vital passenger “boat train” and freight service, which also connected the region to main Ontario and Quebec rail lines.
The yacht club launch follows the recent announcement of an agreement between Skyline and Michigan entrepreneur R.J. Peterson to purchase and repatriate the S.S. Keewatin, the crown jewel in Canadian Pacific’s Great Lakes steamship fleet, to its original berth on Port McNicoll’s waterfront. The Edwardian-era vessel was retired in 1966 after spending 65 seasons ferrying passengers and goods from Port McNicoll to Thunder Bay.
As part of the yacht club and wider Port McNicoll redevelopment plan, elected officials and leaders from the township of Tay, stakeholders from the town and broader region, and representatives from various provincial ministries collaborated with Skyline’s multi-disciplinary team to highlight key elements integral to both the town’s goals and Skyline’s vision.
The overall project is also considered environmentally significant given Skyline’s investment in the reclamation of sizeable former brownfield sites within the project’s footprint and extensive, ongoing shoreline remediation work.
“The launch of the yacht club, marina and adjoining park will generate tourism activity not seen here since the 1960s,” Tay Township Mayor Scott Warnock said in a release. “This is a very important step in the re-emergence of Port McNicoll’s waterfront as a gateway to Georgian Bay.”
Upon its completion, Skyline’s community-building development at Port McNicoll will include more than 1,400 new homes in a mix of configurations.
At the heart of Skyline’s master plan is the town centre, a lively district featuring the yacht club and marina and surrounded by commercial, civic, cultural and recreation uses including specialty retail shops, cafes, restaurants and entertainment facilities.
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