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For Immediate Release: October 10, 2025
The following items were discussed at the regular monthly meeting of the Stratford Town Council held on Wednesday, October 8, 2025.
Public Meeting Called
Following the engagement period in October for the Town’s draft Official Plan and Zoning & Development Bylaw, a public meeting was approved by council for a date to be determined by staff, to receive comments from the public on the proposed new Official Plan and Zoning & Development Bylaw. This meeting is expected to be held sometime in November.
Waterfront Rezoning Approved
Resolutions were approved with 5-1 votes to adopt the proposed amendments to the waterfront area which will streamline the zoning to one zone, ‘Waterfront Mixed Use’, as well as establish uniform design guidelines across all properties. These changes apply to lands currently zoned in the area for new development or future redevelopment.
Conditional Use Approved
An application from CMLMT Holdings Ltd. to construct an 8-unit stacked townhouse dwelling complex and two 5-unit townhouse dwelling complexes, on 2 parcels of land created by the Swallow Drive Extension Subdivision (SD004-25) in the R2 (medium density) zone was approved. With the vote by council tied, Mayor Ogden cast the deciding vote in support of the conditional use.
Special Permit Use
A resolution approved an application from JDLB Holdings to construct a stacked semi-detached dwelling at 95 and 97 Smallwood Terrace as a special permit use in the R2 zone.
Supplemental Capital Budget
A supplemental capital budget was approved in the amount of $13,475.96 to allow for an increase to the Myrtle Street Extension project. This project received four bids and will allow the low bidder, Chapman Bros. Construction Ltd., to proceed with their bid of $88,475.96, excluding HST.
Canada Community Building Fund
A resolution was approved to support the Town’s applications to the Municipal Strategic Component (MSC) of the Canada Community Building Fund for projects under Stratford Utility funded at 50%. The applications are for the Zakems Sewer Lift Station Upgrades project as priority #1 with a total eligible cost of $1,182,500.00 and the Cable Heights Water Station Upgrades project as priority #2 with a total eligible cost of $572,000.00.
Project Awarded
The cured in place pipe lining of 357m of concrete sewer main located on Heron Drive, as part of the 2025 Inflow & Infiltration Implementation Program was awarded to the low bidder Clean Water Works Inc. in the amount of $139,818.00 (HST excluded). This is within the approved capital budget amount of $150,000 (excluding HST).
Growing Canada’s Community Canopies Funding Program
A resolution was approved supporting an application jointly with Canadian Trees for Life to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ Growing Canada’s Community Canopies Funding Program to assist in future tree planting programs and initiatives.
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For more information please contact:
Wendy Watts, Community and Business Engagement Manager
Town of Stratford
Phone: (902) 569-1995
Email:
[email protected]
Agenda:
October 8, 2025
Recording:
October 8, 2025