Future replacement of Town Hall building
A longstanding item in the Town’s Strategic Plan has been to plan for the replacement of Town Hall.
Town Hall was constructed in 1964. As the building ages and standards evolve, the building has become increasingly expensive to maintain and is no longer meeting functional needs.
Building condition assessment
In 2025, the Town commissioned an independent building condition assessment to determine whether Town Hall could continue functioning for another 40 years. The assessment found that doing so would require extensive renovations, including:
- Replacing major mechanical and electrical systems
- Installing new building footings
- Adding an elevator to meet accessibility requirements
- Undertaking seismic upgrades to meet current Building Code standards
- Upgrading the building exterior
Given the scale of work required, the consultant concluded that renovating Town Hall would cost roughly the same as building new, without the benefits of a modern layout, improved accessibility, or better use of the site.
Current design limitations
Much of Town Hall is inaccessible to people with mobility limitations, and Council Chambers are often too small to accommodate the number of people who come to participate in and observe Council meetings.
A future Town Hall would be fully accessible and better serve the community with:
- A welcoming reception area with public washrooms, along with flexible spaces for members of the community to connect with staff.
- Appropriately sized Council Chambers designed to encourage community participation with ample room for well-attended meetings and public hearings.
- Adaptable workspaces to accommodate changes in staffing and evolving needs.
As a result of the building condition assessment and overall design limitations of the current building, we are now focused on exploring options to replace Town Hall rather than pursue major renovations.
Help shape a future Town Hall
Thank you to everyone who took the time to learn more about the project and share their feedback during an initial engagement period this spring. The community engagement period closed on April 30, 2026. Open House materials are available below.
Council and staff will review the input received and consider community values, priorities, and preferences as the project moves forward. As shown on the timeline below, there will be further periods of public engagement as the project moves forward.
Open House materials
We appreciate everyone who joined us for the Open Houses on March 30 and April 9, 2026. You can find the materials shared during these sessions below.
