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Stalled boundary adjustment talks hurting Barrie's chance to land new spillover development from Honda plants: Nuttall

"We're unable to provide for developments like Honda that are no doubt looking to us to ensure spillover industry have the necessary facilities in the area," Nuttall said.

Published May 7, 2024 at 10:47am

Marco Vigliotti
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Marco Vigliotti
Stalled boundary adjustment talks hurting Barrie's chance to land new spillover development from Honda plants: Nuttall
Downtown Barrie is pictured in this file photo. (Christopher Drost/The Canadian Press)

Barrie Mayor Alex Nuttall says opposition from Springwater Township to a proposed boundary adjustment could cause the region to lose out on opportunities from the new multi-billion dollar Honda manufacturing facilities and other major industrial projects.

He said the lack of available industrial land in Barrie meant the region couldn't bid for the new Honda plants and the failure to reach a deal on boundary changes threatens to upend any efforts to attract spillover opportunities from the company's $15-billion expansion in Alliston.

"The City of Barrie has been and continues to be working with the province to ensure that any and all facets of the expansion to Honda have an opportunity to locate here, including up and down the supply chain," Nuttall said in an interview on Friday.

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