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Getting GO station back on track is another Breslau planning issue In the vein of proposed collector road, issue involves region and province Steve Kannon Observer Staff
Sledding with a smile, Lucas Cutting, 3, and his mom Neta enjoyed the winter weather Tuesday at Elmira’s Bolender Park. Justine Fraser
Something of a white Christmas Justine Fraser Observer Staff
THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND WILL BE a mix of rain, some light snow and the start of colder temperatures. Christmas Day is expected to be cloudy with mild temperatures at 4 degrees that feel like minus-1. Woolwich is looking at a 30 per cent chance of rain as Santa delivers presents and a small drop to minus-2 into the evenings, set to feel
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like minus-9. Boxing Day shopping will be paired with some flurries and a bit of sunshine with a 40 per cent chance of precipitation, cooling down into the nighttime to minus-4. Environment Canada senior climatologist David Phillips is eyeing up the sky for the arrival of the man in red Friday night. “Here we are in the middle of December and really winter is only starting to arrive in this
country. Sometimes winter arrives by Thanksgiving Day or certainly by Halloween. The first part of winter was slow to arrive, so we know the next part of winter is going to be winter-like. We don’t forecast the length of winter – my sense is that we know winter might only be three months long in parts of Canada, which would be alright for most Canadians.” Phillips explained that several winters in a row have been warmer for parts
of southern Ontario than previously. “How many seasons in a row have been warmer than normal? It’s nonstop. I always think the best weather is normal weather. There are people who like to snowmobile and ski, they’re always disappointed when winter isn’t winter. And those that hate winter are glad when they can cheat it. Most of the province looks that way – normal temperatures.” → WINTER 7
IN POSTPONING A BRESLAU CONNECTOR road that would have put the entire $30-million price tag on future Woolwich homebuyers, the township is hoping others will join the party. That list includes the Region of Waterloo, the province and the transit agency Metrolinx. Woolwich councillors who opted to put on hold the project argue the road, and in particular a $15-million overpass, would benefit plans to funnel people to the airport and proposed new GO Transit train station in Breslau. A recent environmental assessment study determined the preferred route for the future extension of Dolman Street in the older section of Breslau to Fountain Street and then continuing east to Greenhouse Road. The first stretch to Fountain Street is to be
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completed by the developer as part of a large new subdivision proposed by Breslau Properties Ltd. and now sold to the Madison Group, a Toronto-based real estate developer. The township’s study determined the section to Greenhouse Road would be funded entirely by development charges assessed on all future new homes constructed in the township. The latter proved to be a stumbling block. Though township staff backed the plan, councillors balking at the cost argued other groups should be footing at least part of the bill given the road would serve a wider group of users than local residents. That’s a sentiment shared by the owners of the development lands, who see the GO station as a key piece of the equation. Thomasfield Homes, which has developed much of the north end of Breslau, has plans to → GO STATION 6
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