by Rick Crouch | Apr 2, 2023 | Community Affairs, Environmental Issues, Live Play - Georgian Bay, Odds and Ends
Although I was born and raised in Toronto, I have been visiting Georgian Bay and specifically Manitoulin Island since I was an infant. My mother was born and raised on Manitoulin so in addition to the Island being our summer destination for holidays, I have a great...
by Rick Crouch | Mar 29, 2023 | Business Matters, Community Affairs, Condominiums, Environmental Issues, Municipal Affairs, Planning and Development, Real Estate General, Waterfront Properties
On Monday March 27th a presentation was made to Collingwood Council by Streetcar Development Inc. and Dream Unlimited Corp. wherein the developers revealed their proposed plans to revitalize the Collingwood Grain Terminals. Opened in 1929 the Terminals are 94 years...
by Rick Crouch | Sep 9, 2022 | Community Affairs, Environmental Issues, Municipal Affairs, Planning and Development, Waterfront Properties
Municipal elections are fast approaching across Ontario (October 24th) and a plethora of election signs are once again dotting the landscape. For the Town of Collingwood, one item that I am willing to bet will not be a major election topic is Collingwood’s...
by Rick Crouch | Apr 27, 2022 | Environmental Issues, Live Play - Georgian Bay, Odds and Ends, Real Estate General, Waterfront Properties
In Part 1 of this post I covered how after a sudden and unexpected rise in the water levels of Lakes Michigan, Huron and Georgian Bay had taken place from 2019 into 2020, it has for many including myself taken a surprising and worrisome drop of 28″ in the past...
by Rick Crouch | Apr 25, 2022 | Community Affairs, Environmental Issues, Live Play - Georgian Bay, Odds and Ends
Every year since I was an infant, I have spent summers on Georgian Bay and Lake Huron. As such, I have seen both the highs and lows of the water level on these two bodies of water. Never in my lifetime however, have I seen a decrease in the water level happen so...
by Rick Crouch | Jul 20, 2021 | Environmental Issues, Real Estate General
After watching the news coverage of the recent tornado in Barrie and with climate change something we can no longer ignore, a couple of important things come to mind that make me think it is perhaps time to review and make changes to the Ontario Building Code as well...
