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the Vic apartment building, a park space, and heritage homes on Morris Street

Centre Plan

The Centre Plan is based on the core concepts of complete communities, pedestrians first, human-scaled design, and strategic growth in areas served by transit and other services. The plan was developed with extensive community engagement.

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