Mayor Alex Nuttall has invoked his “strong mayor” powers to fast-track the rezoning of land in south Barrie, clearing the way for a new place of worship that will serve the local Sikh community.
On May 14, Nuttall directed city staff to notify the Salem Landowner’s Group and nearby property owners of the intention to rezone a nearly three-acre property at 264 Salem Road, near Essa Road.
The rezoning shifts the land from residential rural and environmental protection zones to neighbourhood residential and environmental protection, specifically to permit the development of the Gurudwara Guru Tegh Bahadur Religious Society temple.