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Public meeting set for July 11 for proposed condo development in Beeton

The Beeton Station Condominium development will be the focus of a public meeting taking place next week.

The town received an application from a developer seeking to build two four-storey condo buildings on a vacant 5.36-acre site on the west side of Dayfoot Street, south of Danielle Gate.

The buildings are to include a total of 87 units, a two-storey clubhouse and underground and surface parking.

The application seeks to re-designate the lands from medium density residential to urban residential exception.

John Robulack, the architect behind the proposal, made a brief presentation to council back in November.

He told council the proposal seeks to honour the heritage of Beeton and would feature Victorian-style buildings.

He also said the site includes lands that were purchased from the South Simcoe Railway and the developer would rebuild the 1887 era train station, allowing residents to ride the steam train between Tottenham and Beeton.

At the meeting, Coun. Richard Norcross highlighted a number of issues that would need to be addressed, including the location of the sidewalk on Dayfoot Street, storm water management, traffic studies and parking.

The public meeting takes place Wednesday, July 11 at 7 p.m.


County school board disappointed with cancellation of indigenous sessions

Simcoe County District School Board trustee and vice-chairperson Jodi Lloyd says it was disappointing to see Indigenous curriculum writing sessions be cancelled by the provincial government, and worries it is a step in the wrong direction.

The sessions, set for early July, would’ve bolstered Indigenous education topics in Ontario’s school curriculum, but were cancelled last minute, reportedly due to a government ban on non-essential travel.

“These curriculum-writing sessions were very, very important and in all likelihood there were very little savings realized because most of the costs had already been incurred,” said Lloyd, adding people were notified of the cancellation the Friday before the sessions were set to start.

The SCDSB published a letter to Minister of Education Lisa Thompson outlining the importance of the sessions and a desire to see improvements to the Indigenous education curriculum continue.

“The cancellation of these specific writing sessions sends a negative message to the education system, the Indigenous community (including students), as well as the greater public,” the letter sent on behalf of the board reads. “In our opinion, it infers that there is a limited value placed on the curriculum revisions.”

Lloyd said the writing sessions would’ve provided further opportunity to improve on calls to action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Canada for reconciliation-focused education.

Indigenous education topics such as residential schools, treaties, and aboriginal people’s historic and contemporary contributions to Canada are already taught at the SCDSB, but the writing sessions could’ve further established the topics across the province, Lloyd said.  

“We’re a very inclusive board and we are a leader in indigenous education in this province so we felt it was important for our board to speak out and express our disappointment,” she said.

According to a spokesperson for the minister of education, the TRC curriculum revisions will continue to move ahead with the help of experts, elders and indigenous communities in the “most cost-effective way possible.”

Still, Lloyd worries the cancellation sends the wrong message and was a step in the wrong direction, adding there has been no communication about a rescheduling.

To read the full letter from the board, visit

— With files from Torstar News Service


Fram to present development concepts for Wasaga beachfront

The company developing Wasaga Beach’s municipally-owned properties in the downtown and on the beachfront is looking for your input.

Fram Building Group will be holding a redevelopment community meeting on Aug. 15, from 7 until 9 p.m.

The company will be presenting ‘starter development concepts’ for the first phases of the town square and beachfront projects.

Fram will be developing a residential and commercial project at the town square site at Beck and Main, and a residential development at Beach Area 2.

According to Fram, the development will “set the tone for the architectural style that will be used at the beachfront and Main Street.

Residents will have a chance to provide feedback on the development concepts, and provide input on potential design.

(Editor’s note: Story updated Aug. 14 to reflect the accurate time of the meeting. Simcoe.com apologizes for any confusion caused.)