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Proposed new neighbourhood for Peace River could house 2,000 people

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The town of Peace River could see a new neighbourhood in the coming future on the west hill.

Last Thursday, Nov. 1, there was an open house at the Peace River Municipal Library with the proposed layout, otherwise known as the Draft Peace Ridge Area Structure Plan.

“My position at this time is to keep an open mind and do the due diligence of the best interest of the town and ensure it’s properly done. At first blush they’re doing all the right things and I can’t pre-judge until they do their presentation. It’s exciting and it’s definitely what’s needed in the future,” said Mayor Lorne Mann by phone to the Record-Gazette.

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Older Edmonton neighbourhoods overhauled

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By the end of this year, the city will have spent a whopping $201 million overhauling 74 aging Edmonton neighbourhoods.

The investment is part of council’s long-term Building Great Neighbourhoods initiative and as construction season wraps up for the year, officials are celebrating the completion of work in Parkallen and West Jasper Place.

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Council rezones surplus school sites for seniors housing

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EDMONTON- Despite strong opposition in some neighbourhoods, city council voted Tuesday to rezone eight surplus school sites for seniors housing.

“There’s definitely going to be a need for more of this (housing) in the future. More importantly, it’s a good spot for low-rise housing,” said Coun. Don Iveson, part of the 9-3 majority that approved the motion.

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Public input for old neighborhoods

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Strathcona County council was presented with an initiative at a Sept. 25 meeting that looks into the future of mature neighbourhoods in Sherwood Park.

The Mature Neighbourhood Strategy is a planning initiative to determine how redevelopment and infill opportunities are to be considered within the older areas of Sherwood Park.

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