February 24, 2020
The budget debate brings us to the second highlight of the Council meetings from Tuesday last week - the Main Street East Heritage Study.
This study was requested by a joint delegation of SaveMainStreet and the Grimsby Historical Society, at both Planning and Council meetings, and it was referred...
February 21, 2020
What a Tuesday night! Two events that promise a major impact on the road ahead for Grimsby’s heritage and especially that of Main Street occurred during the marathon Council meetings.
Let’s start with the good news: The Heritage Study for Main Street East was approved by Council in this...
January 27, 2020
If you haven’t heard from us in a while, it wasn’t because we’re feeling cozy. In the past few weeks, we doubled down on our efforts to save Main Street from being torn apart by redevelopment, through a new project in partnership with the Grimsby Historical Society.
This project stemmed from...
December 16, 2019
There was a great turnout at the Town’s Open House last Tuesday December 10th. 160 Residents filled the room to full capacity, causing Town Staff to close the doors to those who didn’t make it there on time to get a seat.
For those and others who couldn’t attend the meeting, here are some...
December 9, 2019
Our efforts to preserve the character of Main Street are being noticed beyond Grimsby’s borders.
This letter was sent last week to our Planning Department and Council by Greg Woodruff, an Aldershot resident who witnessed first hand the negative changes brought by similar mixed-use developments in...
November 5, 2019
A wake up call. That is how some residents present at last week’s developer open house for the proposed five storey mix-use condominium at 133 Main St East, described the event.
The presentation was led by the IBI group, who brought their specialists and hired consultants in heritage, traffic and...
October 21, 2019
Residents who live in close proximity to 133 Main St East, received notices for a developer’s open house, just a few days ago. The event will be held Monday, October 28 at 6:30 pm, at the Nelles School (118 Main St. East).
It is important to note that this event is NOT a Town’s official meeting...
September 24, 2019
If you’re one of the many residents who think that Century Condominiums proposed downtown are not a good fit on our Main St., get ready for its twin just down the road, at 133 Main St. East.
This massive 5 storey mixed-use proposed development, recently published on the Town’s website, wants to...
March 7, 2019
A letter to Town Council from the Region’s Planning Department sparked one more discussion about The Hospital Corridor Study at last Monday’s biweekly Council meeting.
Arguments for its continuance were provided by the Region’s Planning Department, this time admitting that they were...
February 8, 2019
The Council Meeting on February 4th brought the Hospital Corridor Study back into spotlight. After discussing if and how to continue it, and the possibility of changing its outcome, the Council decided to stop the study, in a 7:1 vote.
Council’s decision was met with joy and relief by many...
January 28, 2019
After a long pause, the Planning and Development Committee will hold their first meeting of this new term, on Tuesday, January 29. With the recent departure of Mr. Michael Seaman, the Town’s most recent Planning Director, it’s understandable that some loose ends needed to be tied, along with...
October 19, 2018
We said it all along: the motives behind this Secondary Plan had nothing to do with our hospital. Just another “Designed in Grimsby” intensification project by our Planning Department, this time at the core of our town, and packaged as a “must-have”.
Intrigued by the constant and skillful...
October 10, 2018
The winds of change are blowing throughout Grimsby. People are waking up. You hear the sound of their discontent growing louder whenever “intensification” is mentioned in any conversation.
The talk about intensification of Main St. East (the so called “Hospital Corridor”) has brought even...
September 18, 2018
If you’re raising a family in Grimsby, you must have spent some quality time with your kids at Centennial Park. After school hours, parents come here and exchange experiences while kids learn to climb, slide and play with each other. This is one of the most cherished green spaces in the area...
August 14, 2018
(Updated September 13)
Still standing tall at the corner of Main St. East and Nelles Road North, the James Willison Grout Nelles House is slowly crumbling down. Now just a faint memory of what once was, you can still get a glimpse of its former glory in Queen Anne’s style architecture. The cherry...
August 8, 2018
A new article about the Main Street East intensification plan (or “The Hospital Corridor”) was published in Grimsby Lincoln News on August 7.
The Town is trying to address growing concerns from residents regarding the amount of intensification that may occur as the result of this plan and also...
July 24, 2018
Published with permission of Grimsby Citizens For Responsible Growth
Agenda: https://grimsby.civicweb.net/filepro/documents?expanded=542,543,90113&preview=96192
Official Town Minutes: https://grimsby.civicweb.net/filepro/documents?expanded=1127,1965,90198&preview=96209Hospital Corridor Study
The...
July 23, 2018
Discussions around the Intensification Project of Main Street East - or “the Hospital Corridor”, as the Town likes to call it, were on the agenda of the latest Council Meeting on Monday, July 16.
Many people are concerned about the outcome of this project and the aldermen were under pressure to...
July 20, 2018
In case you missed it or you’d like a refresher on what was shown during the Visioning Workshop, the Town made their presentation publicly available on their website.
Participants were asked for input in different ways through polling, direct questions and group sessions.
Heritage buildings and...
Send us your thoughts and we’ll publish them right here for everyone to see: