Bruce Power planning development north of Sutton Park Mall, Kincardine

Bruce Power is planning to build a training and education facility north of the Sutton Park Mall in the Municipality of Kincardine.

The company has put forward a planning application which will be presented Wednesday night (Aug. 9) at the Kincardine council meeting, regarding an Official Planning amendment and a zoning change to allow the development to proceed.

In the report, Bruce County senior planner Leah Barrie states that this is for information purposes only, as staff will review comments obtained from the open house, the public meeting, and written submissions, and return to council with a recommendation at a subsequent meeting.

In the application, Bruce Power is requesting Official Plan and zoning amendments to Business Park and Business Park Special, from the current Highway Commercial, Future Development and Planned Development, permitting a 128,757-square-foot facility, to include special provisions for training and education facilities. The facility would encompass:
 

• A two-storey office area (offices, classrooms and amenities for the occupants)
• A one-storey, high-bay shop (training, shop and storage for detube/retube, steam generator, feeder tube, and balance of plant groups)
• 330 office area employees and 150 training area employees
• Stormwater management facility and an extension of full municipal services
• On-site parking for vehicles and bicycles

Barrie states that with the confirmation of Bruce Power’s Major Component Replacement project, the proposed development is part of the company’s economic development initiative to provide further benefit to local municipalities related to the company’s investment program.

Further details of the planning application will come forward during the public meeting portion of the council meeting Wednesday night.