The Neighbourhood Plan
Let's imagine. Let's share.
Together, we are creating a County-Made Community Brimming with Opportunity
Base31, a historically relevant site located in Picton, Prince Edward County, is being reimagined. We are working with the community to envision the future of this 750-acre site as a dynamic collection of neighbourhoods with a mix of uses: retail, restaurants, places to work and create, parks, trails, and recreation areas, a full complement of community amenities, and a range of housing to suit many needs.
This will be a place steeped in history, alive with energy and infused with nature. It’s where its history, the arts and all things culinary will be celebrated, where new housing will help families flourish, and where employment and business opportunities will bring prosperity. Together, we will create a County-made community brimming with opportunity: to live, to learn, to play, and to thrive.
Guiding Principles
Five guiding principles were developed in collaboration with key stakeholders and the community to help guide the vision for the site.
Farm to Table
Grounded in the County’s rural roots and as a place of creative pursuits, this Made-in-the-County community will enhance and expand opportunities for many. Here, the economy will be driven through a ‘local-first’ approach to retail curation, partnerships, and entrepreneurship programs.
Place and Culture
A walkable community celebrated for its artistic and cultural offerings, and one that embraces every season, with shops and restaurants, live performances, and year-round events. Where parks are connected to trails, places to play, and nearby natural areas.
People and Economy
Built for livability and brimming with opportunity for small businesses to thrive, to expand the workforce, and create opportunities for learning to power the economy. A complete community with services and amenities to meet the needs of today and tomorrow.
Housing for All
Homes built for families, young and older adults, renters or first time home buyers, and for generations to come - where people of all ages and life stages can live, stay and thrive. This will be a community with everything you need a short distance from your doorstep.
Future Ready
Designed to enhance our wellness, economy, and quality of life. Pedestrian pathways and cycling routes with access to nature to encourage a healthy lifestyle, and community gardens and markets to strengthen the local food economy.
The Community
The 2023 Engagement Series for the Neighbourhood Plan provided an opportunity to gather feedback from the community, and included three online surveys, a workshop series, and an in-person Idea Fair.
Community Feedback Highlights
- Four-season, all-ages recreation and amenities will solve the problems and constraints experienced by many.
- Family-friendly and affordable events and activities should be considered in future programming at Base31.
- There is a risk in having youth with “little to do and nowhere to go”. Delivering activity-based programming and spaces within a centralized location – for all ages – to foster connection and/or support educational advancement will help youth thrive.
- New ways to play and experience during the winter: programming, events, spaces and places for the community.
Opportunities to include best in class sport / recreation facilities to attract Sports Tourism.
Planning & Project Resources
The Timeline
The process of planning a community of this size is one that takes a long time and has many iterations. This is just the beginning. Engagement with the local community to help create the vision for the site will be completed in phases and take place over many years, covering a range of topics as the project evolves. Ensure you stay up to date on these engagement phases here.
Frequently Asked Questions
PEC Community Partners is a group of community builders including CaraCo Group of Companies, DECO Communities, Fieldgate Homes, Paradise Developments, PEC Placemaking and Rockport Group. The Ontario-based partnership brings together expertise in complete community development, affordable housing and commercial space, mixed-use residential, site servicing and infrastructure, and adaptive re-use of heritage sites with a specific focus on creative placemaking. In 2021, PEC Community Partners Inc. purchased the Loch-Sloy Business Park, an approximately 700-acre property in Prince Edward County, Ontario, and the former site of a World War II training base. In its next chapter, the site will serve as home to one of the nation's largest revitalization projects.
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