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Council mulls another pot farm proposal BENJAMIN PRIEBE The Standard
Laura Collins of Epsom crafted an artistic leaf from a rod of metal, during the Uxbridge Fall Fair’s 4H Blacksmithing Club demonstration, on Saturday, Sept. 6. For more Fair photos, see page 10. BENJAMIN PRIEBE The Standard
Additional 142 homes planned for Cawkers Creek DARRYL KNIGHT The Standard
SCUGOG: Plans are currently in the works for an additional 142 homes to be built in Port Perry, following the construction of a new wastewater facility in Scugog Township. The public got its first glimpse at plans for an expansion to the Ravines Of Cawkers Creek subdivision at a public meeting in Council Chambers
on the evening of Monday, Sept. 8. Under the current plans, construction would take place in two phases in the northeast and southeast corners of the current subdivision. The approximately 19 acre site will be accessed by three new streets running off Sherrington Dr. While members of council were generally receptive to the plans to expand the current subdivision,
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some took exception with a lack of parkland and greenspace within the proposed development. “Once completed, there will be about 330 homes and there isn’t any parkland at all,” commented Ward 5 Councillor Howard Danson. “We have to look for some parkland, it’s one of the biggest subdivisions in Scugog and it doesn’t have a park.”
UXBRIDGE: Another medical marijuana farm is hoping to be able to open its doors soon within Uxbridge Township. CannaCare Medical Limited, a first-time venture headed by Owner and CEO Charlene Chamberlain, made a deputation to council on Monday, Sept. 8 - asking Mayor Gerri Lynn O’Connor and the members of council to grant the group a letter of no objection to their medical marijuana production facility. “We have an agreement of purchase and sale for a lot on Davis Dr., near Conc. 5 in Uxbridge,” said Ms. Chamberlain. “In order to move forward, we need to give a letter of support to Health Canada.” As Ms. Chamberlain explained to the members of council, the proposed facility will cultivate between 5,000 and 6,000 cannabis plants per year and will only operate as a growing and shipping centre, with no sales or customers on-site. “The building will be about 16,000 square feet, house 8 to 12 workers, and will see extensive security,” said CannaCare Chief of Operations Fred MacNeil. “From the driveway to the production rooms - there will be two security gates, three sealed steel doors and a high-security vault.” Most of the planned five-acre lot is encircled by a separate 25 acre lot, but there is one home standing a mere 200 feet away. Mayor O’Connor suggested that the proponents and Ward 2 Councillor Pat Molloy meet with the homeowners in an effort to keep them in the loop. “This is an exciting business venture that our team is venturing into, and we are hoping to get an approved application with completed paperwork,” said Mr. MacNeil. T U R N TO PAG E 4
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