Woodstock hopes to accumulate land from Norwich Township

I think Woodstock needs Pattullo farm for commercial/industrial, plus two more land parcels from the township of Norwich

By Mark Schadenberg

In the future sometime . . . I likely do plan on putting my name forward in some capacity to vie for a chair at Woodstock city council.

With that in mind, and fully realizing material posted to the internet can reside here ‘for a long long time’, I do want to publicly state that (in my opinion) the time has arrived for Woodstock to assimilate more lands from Norwich Township.

The process is underway, but if you read the media’s interpretations of how Norwich is replying, the township, which could lose over 100 acres in taxation revenues, wants to receive compensation ‘for a long long time’.

Successful Commercial Park Needs To Expand

The City of Woodstock recently put a conditional offer on a large piece of property abutting the Pattullo Ridge commercial park on the south side of the 401 (Harvan, Nova Steel, Execulink, Pow Labs, Kerry, Hino, Brant Form Teck, Canada Mold Technology, Contrans, Rentquip, North American Stamping Group, Lely Canada, Armtec, Trigon, and Rogers Communications are all located in Pattullo currently).

The lands in question are in Norwich Township, so the Woodstock powers-that-be have opened up negotiations for a boundary adjustment, which would logically require some compensation.

In a previous blog here I noted that the City of Brantford is offering Brant County 10 years of taxation compensation on a sliding scale – eventually evaporating to zero in a proposed boundary change.

A story in The Woodstock Sentinel-Review back in August states that Norwich has been offered $75,000 for its possible tax losses.

The problem with Norwich (and you can't blame them I guess) is that the township still sees the dollar signs offered Blandford-Blenheim during the assembly of land back in 2005 to attract Toyota to The Friendly City.

The S-R story states that the City’s offer to purchase is conditional until Jan 2, 2014 upon this land’s accumulation to within Woodstock borders.

While little has been resolved in Brantford versus Brant yet, the 10-year suggestion would seem ample to me as costs for attracting new business and servicing the property would all be accumulated and accounted by the City’s taxpayers.

More Boundary Change Suggestions

With the Pattullo large land chunk eventually added to Woodstock, I also believe the time has arrived for Woodstock to assume the rights (jurisdiction) over two more land parcels from Norwich. The first, I will describe as the old OPP detachment on Highway 2 at the east end of Woodstock and all dirt southward to the 401, which is not Woodstock already (triangle shaped). I'm convinced with its location near to the 401 and Toyota that this land would have already been redeveloped if it was part of Woodstock and thereby promoted by our economic development office.
Also, since Woodstock now continues into Eastwood, but only on the north side of Highway 2 to Blandford Road, I firmly believe the terra firma on the south side of Highway 2 (also Eastwood) should also be reeled into Woodstock, but only up-to-and-including the CN train tracks and east to County Rd 55 (Old Highway 53).

With the Eastwood boundary change, I think it’s necessary simply for common sense as the north side of Highway 2 is already Woodstock.

The expansion of Woodstock for future industrial / commercial property should be done now as the City does have a large inventory of land owned currently, but only about 200 acres. You never know when the next multi-national corporation arrives seeking 100 acres of shovel-ready land to build and create more employment.

WOODSTOCK SENTINEL-REVIEW and NORWICH GAZETTE links:

http://www.woodstocksentinelreview.com/2013/08/16/woodstock-optimistic-about-land-deal-for-phase-two-of-patullo-ridge-business-park

http://www.woodstocksentinelreview.com/2013/07/09/norwich-township-balks-at-woodstock-land-sale

http://www.norwichgazette.com/2013/08/19/township-puts-citys-land-acquisition-aside

Another link:

www.cometothecrossroads.com

Mark Schadenberg, Sales Representative

Royal LePage Triland Realty

757 Dundas St, Woodstock

(519) 537-1553, cell or text

Email: mschadenberg@rogers.com

Twitter: markroyallepage

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Brantford wants to expand its boundaries

A community near Woodstock wants  to (in essence) grow closer to Woodstock

By Mark Schadenberg

The Rankin Family has a terrific song called Borders And Time (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBDugTbHNww). As we know, over time borders and boundaries move, and certainly time never stands still.

Brantford currently has boundary issues.

When reporter Hugo Rodrigues pulled up stakes at The Woodstock Sentinel-Review it was not a great day for Oxford media circles, but the shift is working well for Sun Media as Hugo is now penning for the Sun’s Brantford Expositor.

Local politics can always be an intricate and spiderweb-like bailiwick for a reporter as two parties often have their own agenda and lager heads prevail. What? A controversial impasse would be the actual result.

This is occurring currently down the 403 from Woodstock as a boundary battle has Brant versus Brantford with a provincial mediator (facilitator) owning the gavel, named Paula Dill.

In Oxford, Woodstock owns three seats at county council, while the other seven are swivelled by mayors of Tillsonburg, Ingersoll and the five townships. The warden (Don McKay is mayor of East-Zorra Tavistock) is the chairperson.

The tale is much different in the Brantford area as Brant County, which includes Paris and Burford, has one mayor (Ron Eddy) and Brantford has its own mayor (Chris Friel). Two different elected governments. If Friel wants to attend the county meetings, he is an observer and vice versa for Eddy in Brantford.

Those with ribbons of red (tape) are also in two different factions as Brant County has a CAO (Paul Emerson) and so does Brantford (Ted Salisbury).

The problem? Brantford is busting at the seams and for the city to add a notch in its belt to in fact grow its britches, it will require a boundary adjustment.

The trembling volcano called Brantford wants to expand both south and west as its lava gobbles toward Burford and Paris.    

Rodrigues, and fellow scribe Michael-Allen Marion of the Expositor, are privileged to be the authors of this chess match where landowners – farmers mostly I’m guessing – are the pawns. Up for grabs is almost 5,000 acres. If it eventually becomes part of Brantford – a master plan adjustment would quickly flip many land uses to either residential or commercial (factories for employment), except those portions protected as ponds and bogs.

Brantford has two different preferred areas to expand – southwest toward Paris and the Governor’s Road, and west toward Burford (but not that far) up to the Rest Acres Road (see the map).

None of this would happen overnight, as a link below written by Marion indicates there is a 21-year timetable. However, at the same time, Brantford – it would appear – desires at least some expansion now as the city wants to grow beyond its current borders and 90,000 (plus) population.

“A full agreement could be prepared within the next month or so,” Brantford city solicitor Christopher Cooper said in one Expositor piece. “We will try and advance it as quickly as possible… so an agreement can be signed and presented to council.”

Some of the land transfers could begin as early as 2014 if Brantford wins the tug-of-war. It would appear from perusing the press that Brantford already has a suggested plan to share taxes with Brant County for a 10-year period, with the number (amount divided up to the county folks) eventually dwindling to zero.

The framework for any formal re-drawing of the borders must be done by referring to the Ontario Municipal Act.

Naturally, there are many other factors in the Brant area in general, including consulting Six Nations.

At the end of the analysis it is an intricate set of negotiations involving many parties with many important topics of debate to include the current landowners and land usuage, scheduled public meetings (with many easels, topographical maps and charts), money changing hands (taxes), timetable, the environment (Grand River conservation folks), and then if all sides agree, obtaining the thumbs-up from the provincial government.

Note: According to the Expositor, the map here was based on discussions in late 2012. This blog is by no means an attempt to accumulate information from various Expositor stories, it simply is a quick glimpse at the lengthy process facing the Brantford area over the next few years as it attempts to expand from its current size. This is an outside observation only.

 

THE LINKS:

http://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/2013/10/28/boundary-talks-county-councillors-mull-letter-of-intent

http://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/2013/10/26/boundary-change-deal-worries-brant-farmers

http://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/2013/10/25/letter-of-intent-on-brantford-brant-boundary-adjustment

http://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/2013/10/11/progress-reported-on-phased-approach-to-boundary-changes

http://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/2013/10/15/spotlight-on-economic-development-communications

http://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/2013/10/14/unshackle-us-eddy-urges-province

www.brantford.ca

www.brant.ca

Mark Schadenberg, Sales Representative

Royal LePage Triland Realty

757 Dundas St, Woodstock

(519) 537-1553, cell or text

www.markroyallepage.blogspot.com

Email: mschadenberg@rogers.com

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Kitchener to host Canada's top curling teams, Nov 5 - 10

Triple knockout format for final qualifier for Canadian Olympic trials

Six-day bonspiel to feature 24 of the country's best curling teams

By Mark Schadenberg

Steve Yzerman is busy right now. He works for the Lightning, but he’s storming around North America attempting to determine who should be on Team Canada for men’s hockey at the Sochi Russia Winter Olympics.

Yzerman was handed the reins from Hockey Canada.

All sports and their respective sanctioning bodies are currently ranking and rating all their athletes to determine who is bound for the Olympics.

In figure skating, Patrick Chan would be an obvious choice, and so would Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir. Previous results at The Games and world championships will determine how many Canucks can compete in the four different divisions.

Some sports are in the midst of qualifications and playdowns to determine who is best to represent the maple leaf in Russia.

Look at curling, for example, and their intricate invitation system as teams earn their way to the final Olympic Trials bonspiel slated for Winnipeg, December 1-8.

Over the past 2+ years 12 quartets have earned their way to Winnipeg, so starting in about one week, the final field for the Trials – road to Sochi – will be rounded out with two more men’s rinks and two more women’s teams.

Road To The Roar

Those last-chance qualifiers will be determined at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex, Nov 5 – 10. The six-day event is called the Road To The Roar and daily action starts at 9 a.m. and continues with three draws until about 10:30 p.m.

I’ve always been a curling student-of-the-game – watch a lot, have done some play-by-play (in the past for Rogers TV), and follow the stats and teams.

The Kitchener event will be a triple knockout format, which means a team’s trail to try to compete at the Olympic Trials, ends after three losses. It’s certainly a more than fair format as each team is permitted a bad game, a horrible end, a lousy break, or simply getting beat by a team that is better than them at that moment (in one draw). A loss is not elimination from contention, but three losses certainly is.

So far – as mentioned – just six teams have a firm invitation to the Olympic Trials. On the men’s side the rinks are Glenn Howard, Kevin Martin, Jeff Stoughton, Mike McEwen, Kevin Koe and Jon Epping. Two of the half dozen are from Ontario – Howard and Epping.

Men’s Field

The 12 teams in Kitchener looking to grab the last two positions include skip Mark Kean of Innerkip and his foursome of Travis Fanset, Patrick Janssen and Tim March (pictured)

The other 11 teams draw into a field which appears much stronger than any provincial-level tankard bonspiel, including Brad Gushue from the last Olympics, plus Brad Jacobs, Jean-Michel Menard, Rob Fowler, Greg Balsdon, Bryan Cochrane, Rob Rumfeldt, Joe Frans, Jake Higgs, Steve Laycock and Jim Cotter.

Women’s Field

In the women’s playdowns, the teams already secured for Winnipeg are Jennifer Jones, Heather Nedohin, Stefanie Lawton, Sherry Middaugh, Rachel Homan and Chelsea Carey.

Anyone following the curling stones closely will know these names ‘rings’ the bell for the Kitchener event: Amber Holland, Cheryl Bernard, Shannon Kleibrink, Kelly Scott, Cathy Auld, Tracy Horgan, Krista McCarville, Crystal Webster, Barb Spencer, Val Sweeting, Laura Crocker and Renee Sonnenberg.

Keep in mind, from either group of 10, just two teams will advance to Winnipeg and the final (actual) championship tournament to determine who will have plane tickets to Russia.

A lot is at stake in Kitchener and that’s why all sports fans should plan on attending a few draws. I always say curling at the rink is better than on TV because it’s like a four-ring circus – four games happening at once (until the playoffs, of course).

By looking at the qualification standards, the Canadian Curling Association appears to be rewarding teams from results over the past three winters and that’s a good idea.

For more details see:

www.curling.ca/2013roadtotheroar

www.olympic.ca

www.theaud.ca

www.tsn.ca

(519) 578-1570

One of the reasons I often write about sports is that I was sports editor at The Woodstock Sentinel-Review for seven years (1992-98). You can't take the pen away from a writer.

Today, I have 14 years full-time experience in real estate sales in Woodstock and Oxford County.

Mark Schadenberg, Sales Representative

Royal LePage Triland Realty

757 Dundas St, Woodstock

(519) 537-1553, cell or text

www.markroyallepage.blogspot.com

Email: mschadenberg@rogers.com

Twitter: markroyallepage

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Research results released rating Canada's communities

I pick Woodstock, but CFIB would disagree

By Mark Schadenberg

The top three (in order) are Calgary, Saskatoon and the GTA.

What is the next question? Top three in which Canadian category?

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (www.cfib.ca) ranks Canada’s cities for entrepreneurial spirit, attracting new business, maintaining or retaining current companies, and an area's overall business atmosphere.

I would like to know how, with all the new corporations arriving here in Woodstock – especially since 2005 – the CFIB places our community at 102 out of 107 on the poll?

Woodstock is a former Communities In Bloom champion

The list is released in the online story entitled Communities In Boom (Nice play on words) to assist in publicizing what is known as Canada’s Small Business Week.

The CFIB is Canada’s largest association of small and medium-sized businesses with 109,000 members across every sector and region. (Those are their words, by the way, from the press release.)

A chart or list of scores is tabulated from 14 different criteria as defined by the CFIB.

The top two is unchanged from the 2012 number crunching, while the Toronto area leaps from No 5, and Edmonton falls to No. 4 from 3. The entire chart is posted in the pdf link below.

The full list includes 107 centres.

Others On List

Where do southern Ontario places sit? 46 Brantford, 53 K-W & Cambridge, 62 Chatham-Kent, 72 Hamilton, 73 Windsor, 82 London, 91 Norfolk (Simcoe area), 93 Stratford, 102 Woodstock, and 103 Sarnia.

Scores are tabulated through three main categories: presence (score 0 to 25) perspective (up to 35) and policy (up to 40). The top score of 67.6 is in Calgary’s favour, whereas Woodstock’s total is just 45.5.

Permits To Build

The overall barometer considers many areas of good, bad or indifferent economic concerns for employment or companies overall satisfaction. The list includes: company retention, new start-ups, building permits, cost of local government, property tax rates, the large catch-all term of life satisfaction for residents, and certainly also self employment statistics.

By quickly glancing over the charts, I would say Woodstock’s poor showing in ‘cost of local government’ is the main reason our city was so low on the list. However, since our community carries such a low overall debt (We pay for our infrastructure and operating budgets, and not put it on credit), I would say Woodstock is a strong community. 

The CFIB, however, doesn’t agree.

I would pick Woodstock to reside in. It is my hometown. If you want to hear 102 reasons to live in Woodstock, contact me.

THE LINK:

http://www.cfib-fcei.ca/english/article/5543-communities-in-boom-canada-s-top-entrepreneurial-cities-2013.html

http://www.cfib-fcei.ca/cfib-documents/rr3307.pdf

Mark Schadenberg, Sales Representative

Royal LePage Triland Realty

757 Dundas St, Woodstock

www.wesellwoodstock.com

(519) 537-1553, cell or text

www.markroyallepage.blogspot.com

Email: mschadenberg@rogers.com

Twitter: markroyallepage

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Woodstock Museum seeks winter sports artifacts

Memorabilia could be jerseys, trophies, programs, plaques, pucks or pictures

By Mark Schadenberg

Canada obviously has a great heritage of winter sports, and at its own level, so does Woodstock.

The Woodstock Museum National Historic Site wants to recognize winter sports and in particular the dozens of connections to Woodstock. The show is set to run from mid-January to the end of March in 2014.

It’s an appropriate time to pull out the display cases and recognize hockey and figure skating locally as 2014 also marks the 100^th birthday of the Perry Street Arena (pictured). Even though that ice surface was closed and also torn down back in 1996, that building represented winter athletics locally. In hockey there was the Athletics, Warriors, Gems, Navy Vets and even a famed team named after the Eureka foundry.

Several top figure skaters and coaches called Woodstock home over the years, dating back to 1934 when the club was established. The Woodstock figure skating club is one of the oldest in Canada.

Winter sports also include skiing, curling, badminton, and many high school sports as well such as basketball and volleyball. In the Summer Olympics one of the competitions is gymnastics, but most of the training takes place in fall and winter months. Woodstock has quite a background in gymnastics as well. 

Anyway, the local museum is looking for artifacts or memorabilia to display. Don’t worry about security if you permit the museum to borrow something from your collection, most items would be displayed under lock-and-key.

Maybe you own something that once belonged to the old Oxford Ski Club, which today is Braemar Valley park for modular homes.

There isn’t a long tradition of developing NHL players locally, but there is Doug Shelton (pictured)

I would think there are dozens of old hockey trophies or jerseys, figure skating carnival programs, photos from the badminton club on Hunter Street, plus other similar items which could be donated (loaned).

Keep in mind, history can be something from 10 years ago. The Southwood Arenas at the community complex, for example, has twice hosted the provincial curling championships.

However, equipment from yesteryear or an ancient puck, a skating costume three generations old, or possibly a WCI high school basketball jersey from the time of the Second World War would all be pieces of history that could augment the pieces of the past.  

Scratch your chin and think about anything you may have, and then – don’t contact me – but call Adam Pollard at the museum and arrange to deliver or artifact to the downtown shrine of history.

Adam Pollard Collection/Exhibit Coordinator

Woodstock Museum NHS

City of Woodstock
Phone: 519-537-8411 ex. 2902
Fax: 519-537-7235

Emailto:apollard@cityofwoodstock.ca 

Mustangs earn playoff bye after 8-0 season

Break OUA record for points scored in a season

As former sports editor of The Woodstock Sentinel-Review ('92-'98) and a long-time broadcaster with many credits for Western Mustangs football on Rogers TV, I tackled a season recap story about OUA football at Western for the Canadian Press. 

The story has appeared in many papers over the past couple of days.

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Western completes OUA football schedule at 8-0

By Mark Schadenberg

For THE CANADIAN PRESS

LONDON, Ont – In OUA football, the best two teams can rest on the first weekend of playoffs.

With an unblemished 8-0 mark, the Western Mustangs not only earned the bye past the quarter-finals stage in Ontario University Athletics football, the No. 1 team in the CIS rankings seemingly week-by-week dominated, combining to outscore its opponents 458-148.

In seven of eight games, the Mustangs put 50 or more on the scoreboard, including an 83-27 romp over Ottawa, out-pacing the (eventual second-place) 7-1 Queen’s Gaels 50-31, and capping the campaign this past weekend 50-10 over the York Lions.

Mustangs head coach Greg Marshall, who was the CFL coach of the year with Hamilton in 2004, instituted a new play book at spring workout sessions, but didn’t introduce it on the field until Western’s third game of the season.

“You have to take the schedule week-by-week, but we felt if we were 3-1 after playing (MacMaster) and Ottawa in our third and fourth games, that would be a good start,” said Marshall. “Instead we got off to a great start and built some momentum, and the offence played with more and more confidence.”

“Against Mac we introduced the new formation – a unique set for our offence where the quarterback (Will Finch) is in shotgun and we have three receivers in the backfield in motion. It’s been effective and we’ve done a pretty good job of balancing the run and the pass.”

Western would beat the defending OUA Yates Cup champions in Hamilton, 58-15.

The schedule did include one stumble, but not a complete-game fumbled as Western trailed Wilfrid Laurier on Sept. 21, 17-5 late in the second quarter, but responded with a 45-24 victory.

“After that game, I told the players it was good to go through some adversity and it was a learning experience,” said Marshall. “In that game, we had shot ourselves in the foot early on offensively. We were playing out of rhythm. We had to settle back down and play more patient.

“In the second half, I think Will Finch had a stretch where he threw 10 consecutive receptions at one point.”

Recording Records

Along the eight-game sweep, several OUA records were surpassed, including most points in a season (458), eclipsing the 2004 McMaster Marauders (424), which interestingly were also coached by Marshall.

Compiling 130 points, Mustangs kicker Lirim Hajrullahu earned the third highest number ever and also became the OUA all-time leader with 422, passing the Neil Lumsden standard of 410 from 1972-75. To top it off, Hajrullahu also now owns the OUA career field goals record with 77.

The Mustangs potent offence is certainly paced by quarterback Finch, who set a national CIS record for completed yardage (3,047), passing a former Mustang in Michael Faulds, who today is head coach at Laurier. Finch, who is just a second-year player, has favourite targets in George Johnson (60 catches, 982 yards led the OUA, 5 TDs), Brian Marshall (34, 753, 9 TDs), and slotback Matt Uren (17, 254, 1) who is healthy now but missed four games due to a hamstring injury.

Marshall describes Uren as “maybe the most dynamic athlete on the team.”

The Finch stats would logically suggest he could be a nominee for CIS MVP – the Hec Creighton Award, which Marshall garnered in 1980 as a running back for Western.

“Will Finch certainly could be a candidate,” agreed Marshall. “He could possibly represent (the OUA) for that honour. He’s had that type of season. He shows such poise and leadership as he directs the offence.”

Finch feigns some of his fame by complementing the receivers.

“The O-line has been great all year, and the receivers are great at running their routes and catching the ball,” says Finch. “Everyone on this team puts in the same hard work to create the chemistry – a real team bond. It doesn’t matter if you’re playing for a high school football championship or trying to win a Vanier Cup.”

Injuries have taken a toll on the offensive backfield as Western lost Garret Sanvido to injury versus Laurier, and Adam Sinclair in the Queen’s contest. Yannick Harou is now the last of three main ball carriers standing as Marshall feels Sinclair’s season is over and Sanvido is doubtful for any of the playoffs.

Including points from the defence, Western had 17 different players with at least one major, including fifth-year linebacker Pawel Kruba with a 50-yard interception return versus Ottawa.

“We have a really cohesive team,” said Kruba, who as a student-athlete also realizes he is a student of the game. “We watch a lot of game film with coach (defensive coordinator Paul) Gleason to break down the tendencies of our next opponent and then execute it on the field.

“It’s fun to watch our offence from the sidelines, so we know our job is to get the ball back for our offence.”

Kruba noted the defence hinges on the play of Beau Landry, Rickey Osei-Kusi, Sean Blake, Rory Connop, Daryl Waud, Preston Huggins and others.

“We’ve had high expectations for ourselves since the beginning of the year and we knew we had a good team,” Kruba continued.

Marshall adds a reason the team has had success with a generally young squad, is the work of recruiting coordinator Chris Bertoia, who is also the offensive line coach.

“Last year, we graduated four off the offensive line. On offence last week, we started nine or 10 second-year players,” said Marshall as he prepared for a semifinal opponent of either Ottawa, McMaster or Windsor at home on Nov. 2.  

Quarterfinal Matchups

The OUA quarterfinals are Saturday with Ottawa Gee-Gees (5-3) at McMaster Marauders (5-3) at 1 p.m. in Hamilton, and Windsor Lancers (4-4) at Guelph Gryphons (7-1) at 8 p.m. 

(Pictures / logos from www.westernmustangs.ca)

Nine months of steady sales in Woodstock area

Local real estate market continues to be on a roll

By Mark Schadenberg

As I wrote here earlier this month, sales in each of the last six months in the Woodstock area for real estate have surpassed the same month from the previous year.

The official press release of the WIDREB (Woodstock-Ingersoll District) board noted that September of 2013 had the best sales results compared to any September on record. That in-itself is astounding.

Board president William Cattle, who is also a Royal LePage Triland rep like myself, noted in an early October press release: “A total of 977 homes have traded hands so far this year. That’s running 19 per cent ahead of the same period in 2012, and marks the strongest first nine months of any year since 2007.”

Locally, we have many reasons for strong sales, including Toyota adding employees and removing the ‘probation’ tag from the status of many there, plus new employment with new companies, and expansion of existing companies.

However, the bottom line is on-going attractive interest rates will gradually and eventually do lead all younger demographic buyers into the market.

A story in a recent edition of The Toronto Star noted some incredible totals in major centres such as Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver and of course Toronto as trends that continue to propel upward numbers in nationwide stats.

I talked this weekend to a local bricklayer, whom I’ve known since I was about 10, (Bill must be getting really old), and he agreed that the new housing market in Woodstock continues to be brisk and houses are selling as quickly as they are getting built (by many local builders), so there isn’t a lot of inventory of new unsold houses.

If you still plan on buying in 2013, there are many good homes available in all price ranges and all ages.

Call me today. And let’s get to work

Super September Sales

2013, 127

Completing The Decade (The Past 9 Years)

2012, 100

2011, 115

2010, 110

2009, 102

2008, 125

2007, 106

2006, 102

2005, 107

2004, 111

TORONTO STAR Link:

http://www.thestar.com/business/real_estate/2013/10/16/hot_housing_market_expected_to_cool_through_winter.html#

Mark Schadenberg

Sales Representative

Royal LePage Triland Realty

757 Dundas St, Woodstock

www.wesellwoodstock.com

(519) 537-1553, cell or text

www.markroyallepage.blogspot.com

Email: mschadenberg@rogers.com

Twitter: markroyallepage

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Lorene Street bungalow could be your home

Level lot, lovely location & three bedrooms

By Mark Schadenberg

Sometimes you find a bungalow with a large lot, but . . .

The brick bungalow you’re searching for has a large lot and best of all, it’s situated on a quiet street and the lot is level – no ups and downs – no inclines or drop-offs.

So, where is this 3-bedroom bungalow you’ve been hunting high and low for?

931 Lorene Street, Woodstock

MLS: 72410

Asking: $198,500

Lorene is a charming quiet cul-de-sac location near Brompton Park and also a short walk to Sobeys Plaza, which also includes a Scotiabank, Subway, a takeout pizza place named Tony’s but owned by a guy named Marc, along with a Rexall drug store and a pet store. Brompton is considered a terrific treed park – ideal for walking your dog or perhaps enjoying a game of tennis (two courts).

This 3-bedroom brick bungalow also offers a close vicinity to Huron Park secondary school, Roch Carrier French immersion, Winchester Street public school, and St. Michael’s elementary.

A favourite description I use for this bungalow is that it’s open in its living area -- the eat-in kitchen (with its newer style cabinets) is open to the front living room. The appliances could all stay. The living room (with an attractive electric fireplace) and all three bedrooms feature hardwood under the carpeting.

The over-sized family recroom runs almost the full width of the lower level. The laundry room has lots of elbow room to fold bed sheets.

The high efficiency gas furnace is just one year old, plus there is central air.

More Updates

Newer windows, updated soffit and fascia, and breaker panel box too.

With its 55 x 152 level lot there is an abundance of space to build a future garage or simply enjoy gardening in the large yard.

Bungalows in this location usually sell quickly.

Call me today so you can see it soon !

Mark Schadenberg, Sales Representative

Royal LePage Triland Realty

757 Dundas St, Woodstock

(519) 537-1553, cell or text

Email: mschadenberg@rogers.com

Twitter: markroyallepage

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Terrific condo available now near Southside Park

Nova Scotia right here in Woodstock

507 Nova Scotia Court

Woodstock

MLS: 72416

Asking: $244,500

Listed By: Mark Schadenberg

A condominium is a choice for both lifestyle and location.

A one-floor plan townhouse condominium (with a basement too) featuring a 2-car garage certainly provides for anyone seeking convenience and lifestyle, but the location of your relocation is also paramount.

This end unit with 3 (2+1) bedrooms in Cabot Lane (Off Finkle Street between Parkinson and Pember’s) also completes the neighbourhood aspect as its found near Southside Park (pool, lawn bowling, seniors centre, etc), the community complex arenas, hospital (brand new in November of 2011), Cedar Creek golf course, plus box mall shopping and restaurants. The city development office refers to it as the regional commercial node, but with Wal-Mart, Canadian Tire, Staples and a couple dozen more stores there is lots of reasons to shop on Norwich Avenue.

Modern Move-In Decor

From the entrance of 507 Nova Scotia, what is apparent quickly is the modern move-in decor including hardwood floors.

As it’s an end unit, there is a window in the dining room, which may seem like a small point but otherwise the only window in the living-dining room combo would be at the front.

You will also enjoy the eat-in kitchen with its peninsula countertop and spacious dinette. Garden doors out to a private back deck.

The spacious master bedroom with a 4pc ensuite and walk-in closet is also a selling point as is the main-floor laundry. The main floor includes another full 4pc bathroom.

The owners are willing to sell with all appliances included.

The expansive lower family room with a gas fireplace is great for holidays and family visits, as it the third bedroom. The unit also has ample storage for holiday visits as you need a place to store the photo albums when your granddaughter visits with her boyfriend.

I think the 2-car garage aspect is very important as almost all empty-nester couples own two cars.

Z-Group Project

Cabot Lane was built by Z-Group, which is based in London and has built several condo projects there. By the way, I'm a Realtor that firmly believes the builder's name should be part of a listing when a home is less than 15 years old.

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Mark Schadenberg, Sales Representative

Royal LePage Triland Realty

757 Dundas St, Woodstock

www.wesellwoodstock.com

(519) 537-1553, cell or text

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Email: mschadenberg@rogers.com

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