The Northwest Community Centre in Oshawa, Ont. will include a variety of uses under one roof and what those uses will be was revealed at a committee meeting last month.
Anand Desai, associate planner with Monteith-Brown Planning Consultants Ltd., made a presentation on the future Northwest Community Centre preliminary analysis at the meeting.
“This is a multi-partner, multi-use facility where we see some really strong efficiencies,” Desai told the committee. “We really see this as a shared space between a number of city and city-supported agencies.”
The process involved consultation with many community groups.
“One of the words we often heard through the consultation process was flagship or destination,” Desai explained.
The analysis was part of the Parks, Recreation, Library and Culture (PRLC) Facility Needs Assessment, a document that provides guidance to city…
