Brookswood-Fernridge Community Plan

In 2016, Council launched a planning and engagement process to update the 1987 Brookswood-Fernridge Community Plan. Through community consultation, workshops, dialogue sessions, open houses, and Public Hearings, residents and stakeholders helped shape the new Brookswood-Fernridge Community Plan, which was adopted on October 23, 2017.

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Update: January 22, 2019

With the adoption of the new Brookswood-Fernridge Community Plan, and with Council direction and endorsement of the Project Terms of Reference (as amended), staff have commenced with the preparation of neighbourhood plans, for Booth, Fernridge and Rinn, in the south and east portions of the community. 

For detailed information, latest news updates, and frequently asked questions regarding the Neighbourhood Plans, please visit the new Brookswood-Fernridge Neighbourhood Plans page. 

Residents are also encouraged to sign up for email notifications at tol.ca/notifications by creating an account and opting in to the ‘Brookswood-Fernridge Plans’ notifications list. Please note, if you were subscribed to the original 2016 email list, and have not created at a TOL online account and opted in, you will need to do so in order to continue receiving email notifications as per Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation. 

As a preliminary step prior to the initiation of neighbourhood planning process, an environmental assessment is being completed. This environmental assessment began in July 2018 and is expected to take approximately 10 to 12 months, with a final report due in spring 2019. 

Going forward, all communications regarding the Brookswood-Fernridge Neighbourhood Planning process will be posted to tol.ca/bfnp. 

Update: March 16, 2018 (Cedar Creek Estates Manufactured Home Park)

This update relates to the proposed Bylaw No. 5320, a bylaw to change the Land Use Designation in the Brookswood-Fernridge Community Plan for the property located at 3031 – 200 Street (Cedar Creek Estates) from ‘Single Family 3’ to ‘Manufactured Home Park’. An Information Sheet is available below to clarify the status of the proposed bylaw and the rezoning application by the property owner.

Update: November 7, 2017

On November 6, Council unanimously approved and adopted Tree Protection Bylaw 2017 NO.5301 . This bylaw is unprecedented in the Township and unique to Brookswood-Fernridge. This bylaw covers not only all aspects of tree removal, but also treatment of a tree, root pruning, protection barriers, replacement, and other important points, including enforcement, conviction, and fines.

All residents and stakeholders are encouraged to read the details in the document below.

Update: October 25, 2017

On Monday, October 23, Council adopted the Brookswood-Fernridge Community Plan , with amendments.

With the adoption of a new Community Plan, and the upcoming Neighbourhood Planning process, there will be many opportunities for residents and stakeholders to be involved and shape the future of Brookswood-Fernridge. 

Updates will continue to be posted on this web page, and we encourage you to sign up for our new Email Notification system to receive important information directly to your inbox.

Questions regarding next steps and the Neighbourhood Planning process? Take a look at the most frequent questions and answers below, and let us know if you have a question that has not yet been answered by emailing brfrcp@tol.ca.

More questions about the Neighbourhood Planning process? Check out the Township Planning Video Sketch Series.

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