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CTV News
4 days ago
- Business
- CTV News
‘Confidence in Tecumseh': Mayor on new development consideration
A new development may be coming to the Town of Tecumseh. A report brought to council detailing a commercial development that includes a five-story hotel and five separate retail buildings at 2575 Manning Road. 'Anytime you have any type of development in a community it's worth being excited about,' said Gary McNamara, Tecumseh Mayor. 'We need good news with what's happening in the U.S. and the tariff issue and the automotive industry.' A public meeting to discuss a zoning by-law amendment application is scheduled for Aug. 12. Proposed Tecumseh development Source: Town of Tecumseh. This comes as another new hotel nears completion. TownePlace Suites by Marriott, located at 1600 Sylvestre Drive, is expected to open in three months. It includes 142 extended-stay rooms with a fitness centre and swimming pool. 'To see developers come in with confidence where they're ready to spend multi-millions of dollars in the community because we believe in the community. That's good news,' added McNamara.
CTV News
4 days ago
- Politics
- CTV News
Tecumseh council approves measures to improve security and safety
Tecumseh council has made some changes to its security measures during council meetings. CTV Windsor's Stefanie Masotti has more.
CTV News
6 days ago
- Politics
- CTV News
Tecumseh rejects four-plexes
Windsor Watch Tecumseh has rejected four units as-of-right. CTV Windsor's Travis Fortnum has more on the topic, which has been a popular debate.
CBC
6 days ago
- Automotive
- CBC
This Tecumseh teen is scrubbing his way to a summer job, after more than 100 applications and no interviews
A Tecumseh teenager who was unable to find a summer job despite sending out more than 100 applications has gone viral on social media for starting a car wash in front of his family home. Before the end of the day, he had some job offers to consider. The CBC's Pratyush Dayal reports.
CTV News
6 days ago
- Business
- CTV News
CMHC says Tecumseh's HAF funding now in question after council vote
The Town of Tecumseh town hall in Tecumseh, Ont. on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021. (Chris Campbell/CTV Windsor) The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) says Tecumseh's eligibility for the remainder of its $4.4 million Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF) agreement is under review — after council voted down a key requirement tied to the deal. In a 4–3 decision Tuesday night, Tecumseh council rejected a proposal to allow up to four residential units as-of-right on lots in low-density neighbourhoods. That change was a condition of the town's federally approved HAF Action Plan. In a statement sent to CTV News, a CMHC spokesperson said: 'Conversations with Tecumseh are ongoing, and CMHC is committed to continuing our work with the Town to assess the outcome of yesterday's vote relative to their HAF agreement.' CMHC confirmed municipalities must fully implement their Action Plans and meet housing growth targets to receive the full amount of committed funding. In Tecumseh's case, only $1.3 million of the $4.4 million has been disbursed so far. Future payments depend on whether the town follows through on the terms of its agreement. Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens — whose city also turned down the fourplex requirement — weighed in following Tecumseh's decision, calling the federal program too rigid. 'Cities were encouraged to apply for this vital funding… only to find out the minimum ticket to entry changed to include agreeing to 4-units as-of-right after applications had been submitted,' Dilkens said in a statement Wednesday. He added that Windsor exceeded its housing targets and submitted a locally focused plan — but ultimately said no 'out of respect for our residents, our neighbourhoods, and our future.' Housing policy expert Mike Moffatt says Ottawa's response to similar decisions in other cities is inspiring municipalities to test the boundaries of the program. 'When the City of Toronto voted down sixplexes across the city — one of their HAF requirements — the federal government didn't immediately respond,' Moffatt told CTV News. He says that silence created space for other municipalities to believe they could 'have it both ways — collect the funding and not necessarily live up to their full obligation.' Moffatt says unless Ottawa enforces those conditions clearly and consistently, the program risks losing credibility — and future housing agreements may become harder to negotiate and easier to ignore. While CMHC hasn't ruled out continued discussions with Tecumseh, the agency is signaling a firm stance — noting that future payments are issued annually, but only 'subject to the conditions and targets within their agreement being met.'
