East Village Revitilisation

The East Village is an area framed by Memorial Avenue, and bordered by Fir Street, Fern Road and Berwick Road, and holds huge potential for the Town.

The East Village revitalization project seeks to connect East Village with the rest of the Town centre, redesigning it with the Town's architecturally distinct feel and style, and creating an inviting and quaint 'uptown' area. The revitalisation will also providing an injection of life into businesses; providing greater opportunities for investment and economic success.

Specifically, this project includes:

Adding public spaces, including a community gathering area with a stage;

Re-configuring and repaving the streets to emphasize pedestrians and have a focus on accessibility;

Activating the public realm by adding street trees, new lighting, public seating areas and planters;

Creating linkages between East Village and the rest of the town by connecting the neighbourhood through the use of streets, laneways and trails; and,

Engaging town-owned land to foster creative uses, such as an innovation hub and brew pub.

Concept Designs

Concept Plan

Street Scape

Image Boards

Brewery Proposal

Second Ave Concept Plan

The Project so far ...

Public outreach - completed 2018

Landscape architect - completed 2019

Design approval by Council and Community buy-in - completed 2019

Provincial grant funding - completed Stage One of funding request

Engineering completed - anticipated fall 2019

Brew pub lease - anticipated fall 2019

Provincial grant funding Stage Two ($250,000) - Winter 2019

Construction - Spring 2020 – June 2021

Further Reading

• News Release - here