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Bremner Growth Management Strategy

Consultation Summary: Visioning Workshops June 13-15, 2013

Introduction

Strathcona County is undertaking a comprehensive planning exercise to develop a Growth Management

Strategy for a four square mile area north of Highway 16 and east of Highway 21 which is currently being

called “Bremner.” Bremner will be a new urban community in the County and will accommodate growth

once Sherwood Park is fully built out. A comprehensive Communication and Public Engagement Plan has

been developed for the project to ensure that the public is engaged throughout and has a meaningful

voice in the creation of the strategy.

The process of developing the Growth Management Strategy is being undertaken in four phases –

Explore, Assess, Synthesize, and Approve. Public events of different forms are planned for the first three

phases. This document summarizes the Visioning Workshops held between June 13 and 15, 2013.

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About the Visioning Workshops

Three visioning workshops were held over the course of three days in June 2013 following the Public

Launch of the project. Two “Community Visioning Workshops” were held for the general public, one on

the evening of Thursday, June 13 and one on the morning of Saturday, June 15 to give community

members two options to participate. The events were advertised through the Sherwood Park News, the

County’s digital display boards, a media release and a media advisory. Landowners in and directly

adjacent to the Bremner area were sent letters of invitation to the events. Twenty-five participants

attended the Thursday evening workshop and 12 participants attended the Saturday morning workshop.

An all-day “Community Leaders’ Visioning Workshop” was held on Friday, June 14 for the Technical

Advisory Committee (made up of County staff) as well as invited key stakeholders including

representatives from developers, the Public and Catholic school boards, faith groups and agricultural

organizations.

A variety of materials were prepared for use at the visioning workshops. Ten graphic panels were

positioned around the room providing information on the project and process, inviting participants to

share their thoughts on some key questions. A “Citizens’ Bulletin” gave similar information and also

explored five community building themes—the environment, the economy, housing, moving around and

people places—that were identified using feedback from key stakeholder interviews held in April 2013.

A workbook contained a series of general questions about participants’ aspirations for Bremner as well

as questions focused on each theme.

At each visioning workshop, the consultant team gave a presentation which provided background on the

project and some high level ideas about current best practices in new community design. A facilitated

room discussion was held on the first set of workbook questions. Responses were recorded on the

screen and participants were encouraged to write their ideas in their workbooks. A second presentation

explored the five community building themes and then participants were asked to discuss the themes at

their tables and report back to the larger group. Once again responses were recorded on the screen and

participants also made use of their workbooks. Most workbooks were collected at the end of the

workshops, but participants also had the option of taking them home and returning them within two

weeks.

The visioning workshops fall under the “Listen and Learn” category on the Strathcona County Continuum

of Public Engagement. They offer an opportunity to have a dialogue with the public about their ideas,

goals, concerns and expectations for the future of their community.

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Summary of Visioning Workshop Feedback

This section summarizes the feedback received through the visioning workshops. Many common ideas

were expressed at the Community Visioning Workshops and the Community Leaders’ Visioning

Workshop, therefore to avoid repetition this summary combines the feedback from the two groups and

notes key differences at the end of each theme. A system of asterisks is used to indicate the frequency

with which ideas were heard during the consultation (*more than once, **frequently). The ordering of

comments is done by similarity of content, rather than number of asterisks.

Aspirations for Bremner

The first set of workbook questions was designed to elicit participants’ hopes and aspirations for

Bremner. Participants were asked about what they like about Strathcona County and Sherwood Park

that should be replicated in Bremner, what should be done differently in Bremner, and what specific

elements they would like to see in Bremner. The most important aspiration for most participants was for

Bremner to maintain the high quality of life that Strathcona County is known for. There was also a

widespread desire for Bremner to be an innovative, sustainable community that makes use of cutting

edge technologies. Participants wanted Bremner to be a self-sufficient community, providing a

diversity of housing and employment options and not relying on Edmonton or Sherwood Park for

shopping or services. Efficient, multi-modal regional and local transportation was also a priority for

many.

When asked about what they like about Strathcona County and Sherwood Park today that they would

like to see carried forward to Bremner, participants mentioned the abundant greenspace, the wide

variety of recreational opportunities, and the strong environmental features. Participants value the

friendly, small town feel of the community and the ability to have a rural lifestyle while still being close

to amenities. In regard to how Bremner should be different from Sherwood Park, many participants feel

that it should be completely different from Sherwood Park, which is built entirely around the car.

Improved mobility was a common theme, including better transit to Edmonton and within Bremner, a

more walkable community, and better infrastructure for bicycles. The ability to choose to be a one-car

household is a dream for many.

Participants shared many ideas about elements that should be incorporated in Bremner. A strong theme

to arise from both the community and community leaders’ visioning sessions is the importance of giving

agriculture a role in the new community. Participants also want to see a diversified downtown, cultural

facilities, alternative energy technologies, affordable housing, and a more distinctive community

character in Bremner.

The greatest difference in perspectives between the community and the community leaders came up in

regard to the height and density that they envision for Bremner. The community leaders are largely in

agreement that Bremner must be a dense, compact community that includes multi-family housing,

sometimes in high-rise buildings (in the context of Strathcona County, this will probably mean in the

range of 12-14 storeys). Some community members agree with this vision, but many want Bremner to

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be a primarily low-rise community with a three to four storey height restriction and an abundance of

single family homes on large lots. There is also a strong divide within both the community and the

community leaders regarding the timing of development in Bremner. Some interests in both groups—

the development community and many Bremner landowners—want to see development in Bremner

begin as soon as possible. A much larger contingent—community leaders representing agricultural

interests, some landowners, and many community members—do not want to see development happen

in Bremner at all due to its location on prime agricultural land.

Hopes and aspirations for Bremner:

High quality of life**

Friendly, community feeling**

Innovative, cutting edge community**

Sustainable community** o Use of sustainable technologies/energy

sources

Housing diversity** o Affordable housing options

Complete community with both housing and employment**

Self-sufficient community – all the services and amenities of a city so residents don’t have to rely on Sherwood Park or Edmonton**

Mixed land uses*

Unique character*

Downtown with small businesses*

Retail diversity*

Agricultural origins maintained and celebrated**

Lots of greenspace**

Sense of space*

Rural connection maintained*

Preservation of ecological features**

Opportunities for indoor and outdoor recreation*

Efficient transportation to Edmonton**

Transportation options within the community – walking, cycling, driving, transit**

Accommodating to seniors and youth*

Accessible built form and transit*

Walkable*

Embrace the winter climate

How Bremner should be similar to Sherwood Park:

Lots of greenspace**

Lots of recreational opportunities**

Strong environmental features**

Family-oriented community**

Friendly, community feeling**

Rural lifestyle while still close to amenities*

Small town feel*

How Bremner should be different from Sherwood Park:

Better transit within the community and to Edmonton ** o Designed to consider transit

More walkable**

Ability to be a one-car family*

Completely self-sufficient community**

Downtown and smaller mixed-use centres**

More diverse businesses* o More diverse retail

Focus on agriculture**

Better connections to nature

Better transitions from urban to rural

Well planned (e.g. easily accessible schools that make efficient use of resources)*

More sustainable*

More character*

More variety of housing to retain youth and seniors

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Ideas for specific elements to be incorporated in Bremner:

Downtown**

Use of alternative energy sources**

Integration of agriculture**

Multi-purpose agricultural facility

Distinct looks in housing and retail**

Housing diversity within neighbourhoods**

Affordable housing*

Seniors’ housing integrated with the community*

Cultural facilities**

Efficient transit system to Sherwood Park and Edmonton**

Interconnected trail system with links to Edmonton River Valley system*

Higher education facility*

Large NGO centre to serve community members in need

Economic/employment diversification

Diverse outdoor and indoor recreation opportunities**

Large urban park

Well-designed public spaces

Youth gathering spaces – skate parks, bike parks, skating rinks

Unique perspectives:

Height and density o Community leaders: desire for compact

built form including a higher overall density and some high-rises (12-14 storeys)

o Community: divided between desire for a higher density and desire for a low-density, low-rise built form

Timing of development: o Community leaders: participants

representing the development industry want to see development in Bremner begin as soon as possible; participants representing agricultural interests largely do not want to see development take place in Bremner at all due to its location on prime agricultural land

o Community: many landowners want to see development begin as soon as possible; other landowners and many community members do not want to see development take place at all

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The Environment

The environment is an important aspect of life in Strathcona County. Open space, environmental

features and recreational facilities are greatly valued by the community. Preserving and enhancing

Bremner’s natural features such as Pointe-aux-Pins Creek and Old Man Creek is a priority for the

development of Bremner. Participants suggested connecting important natural features together to

create a “green spine” for Bremner that could be used to create pedestrian connections, for

recreational and tourism purposes and for environmental education. Experts from the Technical

Advisory Committee are supportive of this idea, but caution that natural features are not always

appropriate for recreational use, and access to these features should be controlled.

Participants had many suggestions for the types of open space and recreational features they would like

to see in Bremner. Creating opportunities for year round outdoor recreation is important given

Strathcona County’s climate. Skating rinks, cross country skiing and snowshoeing trails, snowmobile

trails and toboggan hills are some ideas for accommodating winter recreation. A multi-use trail system

that connects key destinations is viewed as an essential component of the community. Participants also

desire a wide range of programmed and unprogrammed recreational spaces such as sports fields,

tournament sites, golf courses, children’s play areas and quiet picnic areas. Community gardens for

local food production are one of the most frequently mentioned features.

Environmental sustainability is also viewed as a priority for Bremner. There is a great deal of enthusiasm

for using best practices in sustainable design and exploring alternative energy sources in Bremner.

Participants are concerned that currently policy and regulation sometimes get in the way of sustainable

practices, for example, the use of greywater in homes. Both community members and community

leaders agree that sustainability must be incorporated into the design of Bremner, but there is some

disagreement about what this means. While community leaders see density as a key component of a

sustainable design and some community members agree, others do not see a high density as the best

way to achieve sustainability goals. One topic that arose with the community but not with the

community leaders was concern over the health of pollutants released by heavy industry, and a desire

to keep heavy industry out of Bremner for this reason.

Natural features:

Preserve creeks/ravines and restore riparian buffer** o Use to create pedestrian connections o Use for recreation and tourism o Incorporate educational element o Similar to River Valley Park area in

Edmonton

Partner with federal and provincial governments for conservation of land*

Force developers to plan around existing natural features*

Share Municipal Reserve dedication over whole Bremner area instead of parcel by parcel

Find ways to compensate landowners with natural features on their land

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Open space and recreational features:

All season recreation** o Skating rinks o Interconnected, multi-use trails – walking,

cycling, cross country, snowshoeing o Snowmobile trails o Toboggan hills

Community gardens**

Parks** o A large, treed “Central Park” – ¼ or ½

section

Multi-purpose recreation centre*

Sports fields

Space for quiet recreational uses – barbeque and picnic areas*

Spontaneous use open space

Natural playspaces for kids

Off-leash dog areas*

Golf courses

Tournament sites

Connect trails to destinations

Granular trails instead of asphalt

Equestrian trail

Water features

Integrate space for recreational use from the start

Environmental sustainability:

Best practices in sustainable design** o Stormwater recovery, rainwater capture,

efficient construction technologies, “purple pipe” for non-potable water

Alternative energy technologies** o Photovoltaic, cogeneration,

microgeneration, geothermal, solar, wind

Design principles should support air quality

Better transit and walkability to limit car use*

Increase greenspace**

Regulations that support sustainable practices o Allow use of greywater, clotheslines o Require sustainable technologies o Front and back gardens, rooftop gardens

Tax incentives to encourage sustainable technologies

Reduce, recycle, reuse mentality in design of community**

Encourage recycling – on streets, in multi-family units*

Unique perspectives:

Heavy industry o Community: do not allow heavy industry in

Bremner because of concern about environmental and health impacts

Access to natural heritage features: o Community leaders: caution that

recreational use is not always appropriate in natural heritage features – access needs to be controlled

Density o Community leaders: building at a higher

density is important to sustainability o Community: some support for higher

density but preference for lower density

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Housing

Participants were asked about the types of housing and the housing mix that they envision for Bremner.

Overwhelmingly there is a preference for including a diverse range of housing types in Bremner,

including single family homes, townhomes, condominiums, live/work units, and apartments over

commercial uses. Members of the community emphasized that single family homes with large

backyards would still be needed, but there is widespread recognition that the current housing mix in

the County provides few options for certain segments of society such as youth and seniors. The

importance of increasing communal open space to make up for the reduced private space that comes

with greater densities was stressed by community members.

Most participants favour combining different types of housing within the same neighbourhood, though

the community leaders mentioned that there must be some clustering of high-density housing to create

the critical mass necessary to support transit and a commercial core. There is disagreement between the

community leaders and community members about the appropriate maximum height for Bremner.

Many, though not all, community members prefer an entirely low-rise community, with even multi-unit

buildings restricted to three or four storeys.

One of the most frequently voiced complaints about the current housing stock in Sherwood Park is the

“cookie cutter” look of many new developments. Participants desire more variety in the external

appearance of housing in Bremner, as well as a distinctive character to each neighbourhood.

Participants were asked about how to ensure that there are affordable housing options in Bremner.

Some people believe that affordability cannot be planned for since housing prices are controlled by the

market. There is a marked preference for affordable market housing over subsidized housing, and the

most frequently cited strategy for increasing housing affordability is to provide some smaller housing

options in Bremner. Other ideas include permitting secondary suites and providing more rental

housing. It was suggested that the County needs to allow flexibility in its policy and regulations to

facilitate the construction of more affordable and rental housing.

Types of housing in Bremner:

Diverse housing types** o Single family homes o Townhouses/condos/apartments o Apartments over commercial uses o Live/work units

Mix different housing types in the same neighbourhood*

Multi-generational housing

Seniors’ housing and care homes integrated with services*

Distinctive character in external looks of housing**

Housing design to encourage interaction: eg front porches

Neighbourhoods should have their own character**

Respond to market demand

Flexibility in policy and regulation to allow housing integration, affordable housing, rental housing

Innovative construction methods

Affordable options* o Secondary suites o Smaller housing options o More rental housing o Preference for affordable market housing

over subsidized housing

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Unique perspectives:

Heights o Community leaders: wide acceptance of

including some high-rises o Community: some support for high-rises,

but overall preference for limiting heights to 3-4 storeys

Density o Community: increase communal open

space to make up for reduction in personal open space with increased densities

Clustering of high density housing o Community leaders: some clustering of

high density housing is needed to create the critical mass to support transit and commercial

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The Economy

While Strathcona County’s economy is thriving, there is seen to be a need to diversify employment to

reduce the County’s reliance on the oil and gas industry. Participants suggested that professional

services should form a major part of the employment base in Bremner, pointing out an opportunity to

attract services supporting the energy industry that are currently located in Edmonton. Small

businesses are seen to be another essential component of Bremner’s economy. In keeping with the

combined rural and urban character of the County and Bremner’s agricultural past, agribusiness was

mentioned frequently as an appropriate industry for the new community. Participants also suggested

that Bremner should have an institution of higher education, preferably a satellite campus of an existing

college or university in the region such as the University of Alberta, NAIT or Grant MacEwan University.

Participants were asked what is needed to attract the industries and jobs that they envision to Bremner.

A frequent suggestion was to include an urban office park or core business area in the downtown, with

housing and the types of services and amenities that professional workers typically desire within walking

distance. To attract small businesses, Bremner must include appropriately sized and affordable

properties that provide exposure on arterial roads. Participants suggested that federal, provincial and

municipal partnerships should be sought to support agribusiness in Bremner. Education and training

facilities, an entrepreneurship business college and a business incubation centre were all mentioned as

potential mechanisms to ensure a strong economy in Bremner.

Community members expressed a very strong preference for keeping heavy industry completely out of

Bremner. The topic of whether heavy industry is or is not appropriate for Bremner did not arise with the

community leaders, however they stated that heavy industry and pipelines must be isolated from other

uses in the community. Community leaders are concerned that Bremner contain a healthy employment

base to offset the costs associated with residential development and maintenance.

Appropriate industries and jobs for Bremner:

Agribusiness** o Higher productivity food production,

value-added food products

Professional services** o Services supporting the energy industry

which are currently in Edmonton

Small businesses**

Higher education* o Satellite campuses of post-secondary

institutions

Health and social services*

Prestige industrial as envisioned by the Industrial Lands Strategy

Light industry

Home-based businesses – supportive policy and regulations

Less big box retail, more small format retail

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Strategies for attracting industries and jobs to Bremner:

Urban office park/core business area downtown* o Housing within walking distance o Restaurants, shopping, services within

walking distance

Federal/provincial/municipal partnerships to support agribusiness

Liveable, walkable community*

Education/training facilities*

Business incubation centre

Apprenticeship jobs

Entrepreneurship business college

Affordable properties for small businesses

Space for creative industries

Provision of high-tech infrastructure (wifi, etc) Unique perspectives:

Heavy industry o Community: strong preference not to

allow heavy industry in Bremner o Community leaders: heavy industry,

pipelines must be isolated from the rest of the community

Offsetting residential development costs o Community leaders: concern that there is a

healthy employment base in Bremner to offset costs associated with residential development and maintenance

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Moving Around

The importance of providing a diversity of mobility options in Bremner was emphasized by both

community leaders and community members. It was agreed that transit, cycling and walking should be

prioritized, but ensuring efficient transportation by car would remain important due to the climate and

people’s needs and lifestyles. Overall, participants want the transportation system in Bremner to give

them choices that the current car-oriented design of Sherwood Park does not allow or makes extremely

inconvenient—to be a one-car family, to choose not to drive in icy conditions, to take transit to work or

within the community.

Better connectivity was a theme that arose frequently in discussions of mobility. This includes having

more through streets, both crossing the entire community and connecting neighbourhoods. It also

means designing arterial roads so that they don’t act as barriers. Almost all participants expressed a

preference for a grid or fused grid street network.

Participants were asked about how to encourage public transit, cycling and walking as viable alternatives

to driving in Bremner. It was suggested that the basic design of the community needs to be planned to

support these uses. For example, Bremner could incorporate a grid street network, a separate network

of bike lanes and trails integrated with public transit, compact, walkable commercial areas, and high-

density transit-oriented development along transit routes. The importance of weather protection in

encouraging people to get out of their cars in a winter city was also emphasized. Participants suggested

covered, heated transit shelters and covered walkways.

Elements of the transportation system:

Diversity of travel modes** o Walking, cycling, driving, public transit o Prioritize transit, cycling, walking o Cars are still necessary due to the climate

and people’s lifestyles

Grid or fused grid street network**

More through streets – through entire community and through neighbourhoods*

Connectivity between neighbourhoods*

Don’t let large arterial roads act as barriers

Good local transit*

Park and ride lots at stations for regional transit routes

More cycling routes – not necessarily on roads*

Boulevard sidewalks to allow space for snow storage

Limited on-street parking

Accessible transportation system o Accessible buses o Curb cuts, ramps, placement of storm

grates

Commuter arterials will be under a lot of pressure

Access to Highway 16 is very important

Plan Bremner as a complete community to reduce need for outside travel

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Encouraging alternative modes of transportation:

Plan design of Bremner to support transit, walking, cycling** o Grid street network o High density along transit routes o Transit-oriented development along

corridors

Separated bike lanes/trails*

Bike racks on buses

More bike parking

Weather protected/heated transit stops*

Weather protected walkways – above or below ground, buildings with awnings*

Closer mix of land uses*

Compact, walkable commercial areas

HOV lane/BRT on Highway 16 to Edmonton

Affordable transit

Integrate trail network with public transit

Narrower roads

No rural road profiles

Parking demand management strategy

Adequate snow clearance

Active transportation is important for a healthy community

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People Places

Participants were asked about the types of “people places” that they envision for Bremner—places

where people come together and interact, either for a specific purpose or simply through the course of

their day-to-day activities. Participants emphasized the need for both formal and informal community

gathering spaces, public and private, for small and large groups. Community, cultural and recreational

spaces were frequently mentioned, including libraries, schools, churches, community centres,

amphitheatres, sports fields, picnic spaces, recreational centres and parks. Many participants suggest

that these uses be combined in close proximity to create “activity nodes.” Well-designed outdoor

spaces are considered to be a central component of the community, including wide sidewalks, outdoor

retail, public squares, pedestrian-only streets and space for large community gatherings such as

Canada Day celebrations.

Participants were also asked about their preference for a single downtown or a number of smaller mixed

use centres in Bremner. Most participants would like to see both, though there were some who

preferred one option or the other. The idea of a high density core and more suburban secondary

centres anchored around community uses such as schools received support. There was consensus that

any centres, large or small, need to be connected together by transit and good walking and cycling

infrastructure. One suggestion for what a downtown could look like was to combine Centre in the Park

and Millennium Place and then add employment, education and commercial uses. Vertically mixed-use

buildings with residences above retail were also suggested.

The community leaders raised a concern about the feasibility of establishing a successful downtown.

They warned that the phasing of the Growth Management Strategy must consider that a critical mass of

population is needed before many of the uses envisioned for a downtown will be viable.

Types of people places:

Activity nodes like in Centre in the Park ** o Multi-use community spaces with cultural,

recreational, library, outdoor gathering space

Cultural spaces and facilities** o Amphitheatre, “Festival Place” o Concert, show space

Employment/educational/commercial/cultural core**

Recreational spaces and facilities** o Outdoor rinks, picnic spaces, sports fields,

recreational centres, parks

Community/family spaces** o Libraries, schools, churches, community

centres

Farmers’ markets*

Formal and informal community gathering spaces

Multi-use areas* o Vertical mixed-use spaces

Wide sidewalks with cafes, etc*

Roads that go to landmarks, rather than just intersections

Pedestrian only streets/pedestrian mall

Squares* o Large, central square, smaller squares

Patios, outdoor retail

Indoor malls

Community shared greenspaces (eg courtyards)

Front porches

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Shared community resources to ensure 24 hour use* o Schools and community centres, libraries,

recreation centres

Faith spaces

Youth-oriented people spaces – skate park, bike park, places for younger children

Should include public art

Downtown or smaller mixed-use centres?:

Both** o Downtown with active arterials with

commercial radiating out to smaller centres – connect with transit, cycling, walking infrastructure

o Secondary centres could be anchored by school-based community centres

Just downtown* o Having too many centres makes it difficult

to make efficient transit system o Economics will only allow one downtown

Just smaller centres* o More community oriented o More likely people will walk instead of

drive

Concern that a downtown would be deserted after hours

Parking on outside of downtown/smaller centres

Residential buildings with retail on the main floor – good for seniors

Pre-define location and nature of downtown/mixed-use centres so that people know what kind of neighbourhood they are buying into

Unique perspectives:

Phasing o Community leaders: there needs to be a

critical mass of population before a downtown will be successful

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Agriculture

Community members, some landowners and community leaders representing agricultural interests

emphasized the need to have a dialogue about agriculture in Bremner, therefore a sixth theme was

added to the community leaders’ visioning workshop and the second community visioning workshop.

There is a tension in the community regarding growing on prime agricultural land; many participants

view Bremner as the wrong location for a new urban community due to the quality of agricultural land

that will be lost and want Council to revisit its decision to grow in the Bremner area. Others see

development as inevitable but want to ensure that agriculture remains an important feature of the new

community.

The protection of agricultural land is the top priority for most participants. They would like the Growth

Management Strategy to consider mechanisms for implementing this goal, as it is recognized that it is

difficult to keep land in agricultural production once it has been established as a future urban

development area with corresponding land values. Participants favour incorporating agricultural uses

into the land use framework from the outset. Many feel that densities in Bremner should be

maximized to preserve as much agricultural land as possible, though there was no consensus among

participants as a whole that high densities are appropriate for Bremner.

Participants had suggestions for how to incorporate a different form of agriculture into Bremner, since

low-density farming of large parcels will no longer be possible. Ideas included higher productivity

agriculture, agribusiness, a centre of agricultural research and innovation, value-added agricultural

activities, vertical food production, farmers markets, community gardens, and rooftop gardens.

Bremner House is valued as an important historic resource in Strathcona County, and participants were

asked about its role in reflecting the rural and agricultural roots of the community. Many people feel

that Bremner House would be an appropriate location for an agricultural museum, agricultural

research centre, multi-use agricultural facility, or educational facility for school groups. Participants

also envision community gardens and a farmers market on the Bremner House property.

Incorporating agriculture into Bremner

Agricultural land protection in perpetuity** o Preservation of prime agricultural land

for agricultural use

Incorporate agriculture into Bremner from the start as part of land use planning

Agribusiness*

Agricultural theme of Bremner*

Incorporate diverse forms of agriculture*

Higher productivity agriculture*

Specialized crop and livestock production

Integrate agriculture with the open space network

Incorporate all parts of food production – growing, processing, value add, delivery, sales, processing of waste

Community/school gardens**

Ensure laws and regulations permit food production on front lawns

Agri-tourism

Farmers’ markets/market gardens/local markets*

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Agricultural research and innovation* o Connected to university o Federal/provincial agricultural centre –

Centre of Excellence for Agriculture

Agricultural hub in the middle of the community

Rooftop gardens

Fish farm in Pointe-aux-Pins Creek

Maximize density to minimize agricultural land lost

Agricultural employment

Role of Bremner House in reflecting the rural and agricultural roots of the community

Agricultural museum**

Agricultural research centre connected to post-secondary institutions*

Multi-use agricultural facility/agricultural park o Horse pasture, cow pasture, barn, goat

area, petting zoo, tractors/threshing museums

Educational facility for school groups*

Incorporate Bremner House into the central community core*

Agricultural hub in the middle of the community Integrate with open space plan*

Community gardens

Farmers markets/market gardens

Need more land

Historical tea room

Tourist attraction