Beaver River Trail - Road Allowance

• May 20, 2025 - Beaver River Trail Working Group (Recording and Materials) 

October 28, 2025 - PBS.25.062

• Staff Report PBS.25.062 was presented at the Committee of the Whole meeting on October 28, 2025. This report provides a follow-up to the deputation made by the Beaver River Trail Working Group at the May 20, 2025, Committee of the Whole meeting. The report outlines several options for the Road Allowance lands and requests Council direction on a preferred approach. The Committee voted 4-0 to proceed with Option 2 (to enact a proclamation) and Option 3 (to stop up and close the Road Allowance and convert it to a public park). This direction was formally approved by Council at its November 10, 2025 meeting.

  The presentation begins at the 4:30:00 mark of the meeting recording.

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May 19, 2026 – PBS.26.038

• Staff Report PBS.26.038 was presented at the May 19, 2026, Committee of the Whole meeting. The report provides a follow-up to the previous public meeting regarding a proposed Zoning By-law Amendment to rezone several unopened municipal road allowances to the Open Space (OS) zone. The report recommends that Council enact the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment and direct staff to explore long-term options for the ownership, management, and protection of the subject lands.

  The subject lands form part of the Beaver River Trail corridor connecting Thornbury and Clarksburg. The proposed rezoning is intended to help protect the trail, provide greater land use certainty, and recognize the environmental and recreational importance of the corridor. 

  The Committee voted 6-0 to enact a Zoning By-law to rezone the subject lands and directed staff to proceed with option 2, as outlined in the report, which is to proceed with a stop-up-and-close process for the unopened road allowance, followed by the creation of separate conveyable parcels that would remain in Town ownership and be zoned Open Space. Staff were also directed to explore the use of the Parkland Dedication Reserve Fund to offset costs associated with the rezoning and stop-up-and-close process for the purpose of creating Open Space and to explore Grey County and Grey Sauble to waive their respective fees for rezoning. These decisions were formally approved at the June 1, 2026, Council Meeting. 

  The presentation begins at the 2:34:27 mark of the meeting recording. 

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• November 10, 2025 - PBS.25.062 Council Resolution and Proclamation 
• June 1, 2026 - By-Law 2026-27 Being a By-law to amend The Blue Mountains Zoning By-law 2018-65