‘This is unique and transformational’: Collingwood council endorses MZO for $2-billion Poplar Wellness Village
Developers are proposing a wellness village that would include a host of potential health services, attainable housing and recreation opportunities. – Nadia Stolfi photo
From Simcoe.com, August 24, 2022
By John Edwards
More than 130 acres of land that has been vacant for decades could soon have new life.
At its Aug. 18 meeting, council endorsed in principle requesting a minister’s zoning order (MZO) for the Poplar Wellness Village, a $2-billion project proposed for Collingwood’s east end.
The MZO will allow the property to be rezoned from industrial to mixed use, and will allow the minister of municipal affairs and housing to bypass local planning approvals in hopes of accelerating the development.
The project, a partnership between DiPoce Management and Live Work Learn Play, will include a health and wellness village, knowledge-based businesses and 2,200 attainable-housing units.
“This is an opportunity that is unique, broad in scope and transformational,” said Mayor Keith Hull.
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