TORONTO — The Town of The Blue Mountains requested the Ontario Government streamline approvals to build 160 long-term care beds and housing for seniors in Grey County and the province has granted it.
Ontario is supporting the development through a new tool that helps municipalities fast-track their own planning process, the Community Infrastructure and Housing Accelerator, which helps municipalities speed up approvals for housing and community infrastructure, like hospitals and community centres. It’s the first Community Infrastructure and Housing Accelerator order to be issued by the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing.
Once complete, the Community Campus of Care will be located on approximately 20 acres of town-owned surplus lands at 125 Peel St. S. The campus will also provide a range of retirement home living options, such as affordable housing and attainable housing units (e.g., townhouses and apartments), day care facilities and certain commercial uses, states a release.
“The approval will help expedite the Campus of Care project to add 160 long-term care beds to our community,” said Andrea Matrosovs, mayor of the Town of the Blue Mountains, in a statement. “This is a central component to the creation of a micro-community on a multi-generational campus. Through this initiative, the town has an opportunity to increase much-needed long-term care access and support services for our local residents. It is vital our residents have options to stay in our community to remain close to their social support network.”
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