Smiths Falls Record News July 4, 2019

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‘AN IRRATIONAL SITE’: BRUCE LINTON STAKES REPUTATION ON NEW DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT DESMOND DEVOY desmond.devoy@ metroland.com Plans to redevelop the old Smiths Falls Water Treatment Plant into a new hotel/office/ conference centre space are coming into focus, but even the developers admit that it is a tricky site to work on. "(It is) kind of an irrational site to tackle, but I want to do it," said Bruce Linton, the CEO of Canopy Growth Corporation, speaking before Smiths Falls town council's committee of the whole meeting on Monday, June 24. Apart from the contamination on the site, aesthetically and location-wise, "that site is amazing," said Linton. However, because of the logistics involved with the site, Linton estimated that it would take a year longer to build there than it otherwise would have at any other similar site. "One of the aspects is heritage," he said. "If it is truly heri-

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tage, it has value. If it does not (have heritage), it is cost." Two of the buildings on site have a heritage designation. One major change Linton would like to see would be to straighten out Old Mill Road, which would give the facility more frontage. He'd also like to see the relocation of the town's water tower. "Parking is going to be a thing for this site," added Linton. Another change would be to have a restaurant on site, with decking stretching out over the water, "so you really feel you are in and part of Smiths Falls." The plan also calls for a conference centre and hotel, as well as offices for Tweed. The nearby Confederation Bridge, closed for many years now, is also part of the plan. "Get rid of that bridge and rebuild it," he said, with a new pedestrian bridge that could be used by couples on their wedding See ‘GREAT’, page 2

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