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IB NEWS 6-STOREY RETIREMENT HOME COMING TO BRONTE AREA DAVID LEA dlea@metroland.com A new six-storey retire- adults. plan was actually amr by the town in 2021, however, Amica al- ment home will be coming _ tered their proposal to six to Oakville's Bronte area. storeys due to an unprece- The town's i ore in- Development Council voted dependent living suites and ing a Monday, Aug. 14_ ci at the nearby pre to approve zoning Amica Bronte Harbour fa- changes that willallowAm- _ cility during the pandemic, ica Bronte Village Inc., to said Colin Chung of Glen build the senior's. 's facility at Schnarr & Associations 2370 Lakeshore Rd., W. Inc., ina planning justifica- The six- aie structure tion report presented to will house 159 residential units, including 56 indepen- dent living units, 33 assis- ted living units and 70mem- ory care units. There will also be 443 square metres of publicly accessible ground. mmercial/retail space, 65 parking spaces and 29 bi- cycle be Parking Spaces. initially sourht ‘o punt a four-sto- rey building for older council. During the meeting those present heard from Grant Gonzales of the Onta- rio Retirement Communi- ties Association. le spoke in support of the project noting that the supply of seniors housing needs to grow in order to keep people out of publicly funded hospitals and long- facilities who don't need to be there. s Amica photo Concept art for a six-storey retirement home proposed for 2370 Lakeshore Rd., W. “In the Town of Oakville homescanplayaroleinre- than 6,000 seniors in Onta- there are five long-term ducing this long wait-list." rio hospitals who don't real- care homes with a bed ca- Gonzales said that earli- _lyrequireahospital bed but pacity of 790 and a wait-list r this year the Ontario whocan't be discharged be- of 3, 305 as of April 30, 2023," Hospital Association re- cause they can't live on ‘id Gonzales. "Retirement ported that there are more _ their own safely. | seaeeg oyeo | ¢ He further stated retire- ment homes keep seniors 3 healthier and, in their com- munities, longer, home, arguing thatitis des- perately needed. He urged council to do anything it can to expedite this evelopment. this Amica pro- er is progress so iets get on with it," said Cutt! Canadian Medical ‘Hall of Fame inductee Dr. Ron- ald Worton also spoke in fa- vour of the retirement me. He noted he and his wife iS el like the proposed Amica fa- See LOSS, page 12 ‘TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY IN REBATES* | aa | HVBRDHEAT. {Carrier Turn to the experts HEATING & COOLING www.aireonewest.ca 905-849-4998 Peter Watson. MBA, CFP, CIM, RFP, FCSI m MBA, CFP, CIM BOOK A MEETING Watson Investments can help you. info@watsoninvestments.com Watson Investments to learn more about how (905) 842-2100 woo-uoyeyepIsu!