Item - 2026.CC43.32

City Council on July 29 and 30, 2026, adopted the following:

1. City Council approve the application to demolish Stotts’ Bridge on Twyn Rivers Drive (Structure ID 803), a Part-IV designated structure with conditions, under Part IV, Section 34(1)2 of the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for the construction of a temporary bridge until a permanent truss bridge is constructed, with such bridge to be substantially in accordance with the Preliminary General Arrangement drawing dated May 2026, prepared by Dillon Consulting (Attachment 5) and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by Archaeological Services Inc. dated June 17, 2026, both on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.

2. City Council direct that its consent to the application to demolish the designated Stotts’ Bridge on Twyn Rivers Drive (Structure ID 803), under Part IV, Section 34(1)2 of the Ontario Heritage Act is subject to the following conditions:

a. prior to the issuance of any permit related to the removal of Stotts’ Bridge on Twyn Rivers Drive (Structure ID 803), including a heritage permit or a building permit, the owner shall:

1. provide full documentation of Stotts’ Bridge on Twyn Rivers Drive (Structure ID 803), including two (2) printed sets of archival quality 8” x 10” colour photographs with borders in a glossy or semi-gloss finish and one (1) digital set on a flash drive in tiff format and 600 dpi resolution keyed to a location map, elevations and measured drawings, and copies of all elevations as may be available, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and

2. provide a memo describing the potential to salvage structural elements during demolition, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.

b. prior to the issuance of any permit related to the construction of the permanent replacement structure for Stotts’ Bridge on Twyn Rivers Drive, the owner shall:

1. provide detailed plans and drawings for the new Twyn Rivers Drive bridge, with descriptions of materials associated with the replacement bridge design, substantially in accordance with the Preliminary General Arrangement drawing dated May 2026, prepared by Dillon Consulting (Attachment 5) and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by Archaeological Services Inc. dated June 17, 2026, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and

2. provide a Commemoration Plan that includes concepts for a publicly accessible interpretive installation at the crossing that details the bridge’s history and, if feasible, the use of salvaged elements of the original bridge such as portions of the steel truss within the commemoration plan, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.

c. upon completion of the new structure, implement the approved Commemoration Plan, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.