Civil and Municipal - Jan 22

84 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 3, ISSUE 1 www.jlrichards.ca Vale Living with Lakes Centre Services Architecture Civil Engineering Electrical Engineering Energy Systems Engineering Mechanical Engineering Planning Project Management Structural Engineering Markets Buildings Environmental Infrastructure Industrial & Mining Innovative Energy Municipal for the Township of Stirling-Rawdon. “Younger families are moving into the area, attracted by our new subdivisions, but overall, we have an older demographic here. When they reach a certain age, however, they relocate to a city center because we don’t have housing units to accommodate them. We’re working on affordable senior housing to maintain our demographics. No matter the age, we want to be able to provide for them.” That’s where the Stirling-Rawdon Community Strategic Plan comes into play – outlining municipal developments for the future. Hastings County works alongside the Township with planning, so everything is well regulated. The Township has been actively building since Stirling’s capacity for housing opened in 2015. Currently, there are three residential developments underway. Ryell Subdivision was started in 2016-2017, which is located behind Rodgers Drive and will provide an additional