Civil Municipal - May 2024

be a very impactful project. Since the vast majority of homes in Torbay are single-family dwellings, sometimes with a basement apartment unit, this new initiative is geared toward improving the area’s rental market, an element Scott says is lacking. In a perfect world, bolstering the town’s rental offerings will attract students from the nearby Memorial University of Newfoundland and the College of the North Atlantic to live in Torbay. Additionally, the rental effort comes as a response to a growing number of seniors who have sold their homes in Torbay and downsized to retirement complexes in St. John’s. “It hurts my heart to see [seniors] who had to leave 185 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 05, ISSUE 05 TORBAY, NL