The GTA-905: News & General Development Thread!

dennis1 · #1 Posted **Dec 5, 2011, 6:29 PM**

http://www.thestar.com/news/article/...estrian-stable

Sad news from Clarington

Quote:

A pony was killed in a raging barn fire in Bowmanville on Sunday.

The barn, full of horses and hay, caught fire around 8 a.m. at Chance Stables equestrian centre, about 70 kilometres east of Toronto. It was continuing to burn late Sunday night.

“I’ve had my moments (this morning),” said stables owner Bill Metcalf. “It’s … it’s a hard thing to deal with.”

Workers arriving Sunday morning at discovered the fire had just started. They quickly phoned the fire department, Metcalf said.

The fire was contained to just one of four barns on the farm. It was a new barn that housed 10 horses. The nine horses other than the pony escaped

dennis1 · #2 Posted **Dec 6, 2011, 3:18 AM**

http://www.theifp.ca/news/library%e2...lery-unveiled/

Halton Hills (georgetown, on)

Quote:

The Halton Hills Public Library Board recently unveiled the Community Artwork Project Outdoor Gallery. More than 20 groups and individuals of all ages created paintings to express what the Library and Cultural Centre mean to them.

dennis1 · #3 Posted **Dec 6, 2011, 3:19 AM**

http://www.theifp.ca/news/new-housing-units-not-enough/

Quote:

The 300 new assisted housing units planned for Halton isn’t enough to address the region’s ballooning wait list, according to a housing advocate.

Garth Brown of Affordable Housing Halton addressed the Region’s health and social services committee last week as the group discussed the 2012 budget.

Brown, the only individual to present at the meeting, said with $30 million the Region plans to use in a three-year, 300-unit assisted housing plan, about 1,500 units could be created.

“The definition of a home usually had to be 1,500 square feet or beyond. Of the 2,140 people on the HATCH (Halton Access to Community Housing) wait list, 75 per cent are looking for single bedroom units, and those individuals, when we talk to them, they’re very clear they don’t want 1,500 square feet. They’ll take half of that. They’ll take less than half of that.”

dennis1 · #4 Posted **Dec 21, 2011, 8:18 PM**

http://www.durhamregion.com/news/cri...ring-farmhouse

Uh oh....

Quote:

PICKERING -- Police are investigating the discovery of a dungeon in the basement of an abandoned house in rural Pickering.

"It's bizarre," Durham homicide Detective Chuck Nash said of what police are describing as a confinement room, discovered late last month in a house in the vicinity of Concession 7 and the York-Durham Line. "It is a spooky scene."

caltrane74 · #5 Posted **Dec 21, 2011, 9:24 PM**

Was the guy just using it as a fun S & M room, or was he killing people?

Vertigo3000 · #6 Posted **Dec 22, 2011, 12:51 AM**

I heard that it was just an abandoned movie set

dennis1 · #7 Posted **Apr 9, 2012, 9:38 PM**

http://www.thestar.com/news/article/...to-oshawa?bn=1

Ugly Stuff Here.

Mrs Sauga · #8 Posted **Sep 1, 2012, 12:37 AM**

Didn't know where to ask this, but there is a highrise building (~20 stories) built near the 410 near Clark Blvd in Brampton. Its beige with narrow windows. Any information on this? Anyone know what I'm talking about?

MapleLeafs · #9 Posted **Nov 15, 2012, 4:58 AM**

New Oakville Hospital

MapleLeafs · #10 Posted **Nov 28, 2012, 11:55 AM**

New proposals for Midtown Oakville:

177 Cross Avenue, corner of Cross and Argus, directly across from the Oakville GO Station; 4 tower complex rising 22, 18, 14, and 10 stories.

See: Urban Design Brief (PDF) via the Town of Oakville website.

354 Davis Road, corner of Davis and South Service Road E; 6 storey office building with PwC as the anchor tenant.

See: Elevations (PDF) via the Town of Oakville website.

The office building has been under construction for a couple months already.

P. Alouishous · #11 Posted **Nov 29, 2012, 3:19 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by MapleLeafs

New proposals for Midtown Oakville:

177 Cross Avenue, corner of Cross and Argus, directly across from the Oakville GO Station; 4 tower complex rising 22, 18, 14, and 10 stories.

See: Urban Design Brief (PDF) via the Town of Oakville website.

great location, but that render looks like shit

MapleLeafs · #12 Posted **Nov 29, 2012, 7:50 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by P. Alouishous

great location, but that render looks like shit

The renders were just submitted earlier this month, so I presume there's still time for a redesign. Here's hoping.

goodthings · #13 Posted **Dec 10, 2012, 4:13 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by MapleLeafs

New proposals for Midtown Oakville:

177 Cross Avenue, corner of Cross and Argus, directly across from the Oakville GO Station; 4 tower complex rising 22, 18, 14, and 10 stories.

See: Urban Design Brief (PDF) via the Town of Oakville website.

Poor tenants for the middle floors.

Dwils01 · #14 Posted **Jul 9, 2013, 3:00 AM**

Oakville
Rain Condominiums

Hotel that has been under construction since 2010.

Oakville Hospital

Pictures by me.

Dwils01 · #15 Posted **Jul 11, 2013, 2:25 AM**

Richmond Hill
Mon Shoeng Court at Yonge Street and Silverwood Avenue.

Grand Palace 1, 2, & 3 at Yonge Street and Yongehurst Road.

The Beverly Hills Towers at Yonge Street and 16th Avenue.

Grand Genesis 1 and 2 at Oak Avenue and Yonge Street.

Vaughan
Condo under construction at Yonge Street and Arnold Avenue.

Office building under construction at Hwy 400 and Langstaff Road.

Office Building under construction at Jane Street and Riverrock Gate.

Centro Square Condos site at Hwy 7 and Weston Road.

Bellaria Residences IV at Jane Street and Rutherford Road.

Expo Condominiums 1 at Hwy 7 and Creditstone Road.

Fountains 1 and 2 Condos at New Westminster Drive and North Park Road.

Pictures by me.

Dwils01 · #16 Posted **Jul 12, 2013, 4:07 AM**

Brampton
Bramalea Legion Condo at West Drive and Queen Street East.

Brampton Civic Centre at Queen Street West and George Street South.

Office building almost finished construction at Hurontario Street and County Court Boulevard.

Mississauga
Office Building under construction at Hurontario Street and Britannia Road West by Hwy 401.

Crystal at Pinnacle Uptown at Hurontario Street and Eglinton Avenue West.

Square One Mall redevelopment at the Mississauga City Centre.

Pinnacle Grand Park 1 at Grand Park Drive and Burnhamthorpe Road West.

PSV at Parkside Village at Confederation Parkway and Burnhamthorpe Road West.

The Grand Residences at Confederation Parkway and City Centre Drive.

Pictures by me.

Dwils01 · #17 Posted **Aug 16, 2013, 11:24 PM**

Oakville
Condominium under construction at Dundas Street East and Prince Michael Drive.

Photo by me.

Dwils01 · #18 Posted **Oct 15, 2013, 11:30 PM**

Construction in Vaughan along Jane Street.
Bellaria Residences IV at Jane Street and Rutherford Road.

New office building on Jane Street at the entrance to Vaughan Mills.

Expo Condominiums 1 on Highway 7 at Creditstone Road.

Pictures by me.

Dwils01 · #19 Posted **Oct 15, 2013, 11:35 PM**

Mississauga Construction
TJX Canada Office buildings on Standish Court near Britannia Road West and Hurontario Street.

Crystal at Pinnacle Uptown East and West Towers on Eglinton Avenue West at Hurontario Street.

Square One Mall Expansion in the Mississauga City Centre.

Mirage Condominiums on Rathburn Road West at Confederation Parkway.

Pinnacle Grand Park 1 on Burnhamthorpe Road West at Grand Park Drive.

PSV 1 and 2 on Confederation Parkway and Burnhamthorpe Road West.

The Park and Grand Residences on Confederation Parkway at Princess Royal Drive.

Pictures by me.