Atlantic Canada's Fastest Growing Community

By Amanée Mousavi, FRI, REIC Nova Scotia Chapter Director

On April 4, 2019 the REIC Nova Scotia Chapter hosted a Lunch and Learn event sponsored by Cresco. Both REIC Members and the general public were invited to attend and learn about Atlantic Canada’s fastest growing and most family friendly community, The Parks of West Bedford.

This community is being developed by West Bedford Holdings Limited, a joint venture between Clayton Developments Limited and Cresco. A subsidiary of The Shaw Group, Clayton has carved out a reputation as the industry leader in premium land development. The event was hosted at Cresco’s sales centre in West Bedford and was catered by Ray’s Lebanese Cuisine.

Christina Baker, FRI from Clayton Developments gave a presentation on the community itself, as well as the present and future developments. I took our guests on a tour through Cresco’s executive custom-built homes. The event yielded a great turnout, which was no suprise considering that this neighborhood has been a hot topic in the Halifax market with all of the upcoming new homes, parks, walking trails, amenities, apartment buildings and the proposed future Highway 113.

This mixed-use community is over 1300 acres and will house 20,000 people when it is completed. The Parks of West Bedford is being designed with innovative approaches to storm-water management, tree-retention, active transportation alternatives, ground-water replenishment, and lake monitoring. The company has also teamed with HRM and the Province of Nova Scotia to build Atlantic Canada’s first interchange with free-flow “roundabouts” (Highway 102/Larry Uteck Blvd. Interchange).

We want to extend a big thank you to REIC National for granting our Chapter the subsidy to help fund this event, and to Cresco for their sponsorship and support! •