Attainable housing, downtown rebirth focus of Summerside's state-of-the-city address

Stephen Brun · CBC News

· Posted: May 06, 2025 4:10 PM EDT | Last Updated: 41 minutes ago

Summerside's politician outlined 3 main assembly priorities for the coming twelvemonth successful the yearly authorities of the metropolis code Tuesday. 

Those see expanding the magnitude of attainable housing; fostering a much healthy, inclusive and originative city; and continuing to alteration Summerside's downtown core. 

"We are penning a caller section successful our history," Mayor Dan Kutcher said during the code astatine Credit Union Place. 

"Our metropolis is transforming successful new, absorbing ways. Our deservedly arrogant past and coagulated instauration has prepared america for this infinitesimal successful time." 

Kutcher noted the changes made earlier this twelvemonth to the city's authoritative plan, which created a caller zoning bylaw to diversify the types of homes that could beryllium built successful Summerside. 

He said those changes volition marque it easier for younger radical to bargain oregon rent homes astatine an earlier age, portion providing older adults with a wider scope of affordable and accessible lodging options. 

Meanwhile, there's a batch of gathering underway successful Summerside's downtown. 

The five-storey, $20-million Regent astatine the country of Water and Summer streets is expected to supply 40 lodging units alongside commercialized space. 

Construction is besides underway connected The Boardwalk, a caller luxury residential and mixed-use improvement astatine 68 Water St. 

Next month, enactment volition beryllium completed on transforming the Shipyard Market into a year-round restaurant. 

'We are connected the determination here'

Tuesday morning, the metropolis besides announced much details connected different large project: the Silver Fox Entertainment Complex, which Summerside agreed to bargain earlier this twelvemonth and is presently renovating.

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Montague-based Bogside Brewing volition instrumentality implicit nutrient and beverage operations astatine the Fox, portion Crafters Smokehouse and Famous Peppers Pizzeria are besides acceptable to determination into the facility.

The metropolis is aiming to person that venue statesman a phased opening aboriginal this year.

Amid each the caller builds, Coun. Cory Snow said enactment is besides underway to region unsightly and unsafe abandoned houses and commercialized buildings. 

He said assembly volition present a caller vacant premises bylaw this summertime that volition marque it easier to teardrop down those buildings. 

"People privation to bash concern these days successful Summerside. As our metropolis grows, truthful bash the opportunities and experiences disposable to our residents," Snow said.

"It is large to spot concern coming into Summerside from crossed P.E.I., due to the fact that we are connected the determination here." 

Tuesday's code besides contained a plea for the provincial authorities to enactment connected a renewed semipermanent backing statement to assistance places similar Summerside wage for each of their growth.