Hah, zero chance. 99% it ends up in Kitchener.
I know I've posted against redeveloping Rockway Golf Course (at least for generic residential rather unattainable condo/apartment rental units), it would be a great place for a new acute care hospital. Highway 7 and 8 have on/off ramps nearby. The LRT has a stop right next to it. It is close to some of the most important arterial roads in the region such as King, Weber, Courtland and Ottawa. It's all within the Rockway PARTS plan so they could hopefully develop it very, very high density to future proof our local healthcare system. It's a 20 minute drive to Cambridge Memorial, 10 minutes to St. Mary's General, 10 minutes to Grand River Hospital - Freeport, 10 minutes to Grand River Hospital - KW (just using driving times for patient transportation and such - public transit times are slightly longer, obviously). It's got to be one of the best pieces of land that belongs to the City of Kitchener that could be repurposed for another institutional need.
My partner is a health care professional at GRH and has said that South Kitchener-Cambridge is being looked at, though. But I find that odd. Sure you've got Highway 8 and 401. There may or may not be a Guelph-Cambridge GO train spur on the Kitchener Line. The LRT isn't guaranteed. Generally speaking it just sounds like a shitty place to build a brand new, state of the art acute care facility.
The only other place I can think of that exists centrally is the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium complex property, but it has flaws of its own in terms of where it is. And I think if you asked citizens what they'd rather lose - their main auditorium and sports complex or a golf course - they'd choose the latter.
Anyway off topic heh.
I know I've posted against redeveloping Rockway Golf Course (at least for generic residential rather unattainable condo/apartment rental units), it would be a great place for a new acute care hospital. Highway 7 and 8 have on/off ramps nearby. The LRT has a stop right next to it. It is close to some of the most important arterial roads in the region such as King, Weber, Courtland and Ottawa. It's all within the Rockway PARTS plan so they could hopefully develop it very, very high density to future proof our local healthcare system. It's a 20 minute drive to Cambridge Memorial, 10 minutes to St. Mary's General, 10 minutes to Grand River Hospital - Freeport, 10 minutes to Grand River Hospital - KW (just using driving times for patient transportation and such - public transit times are slightly longer, obviously). It's got to be one of the best pieces of land that belongs to the City of Kitchener that could be repurposed for another institutional need.
My partner is a health care professional at GRH and has said that South Kitchener-Cambridge is being looked at, though. But I find that odd. Sure you've got Highway 8 and 401. There may or may not be a Guelph-Cambridge GO train spur on the Kitchener Line. The LRT isn't guaranteed. Generally speaking it just sounds like a shitty place to build a brand new, state of the art acute care facility.
The only other place I can think of that exists centrally is the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium complex property, but it has flaws of its own in terms of where it is. And I think if you asked citizens what they'd rather lose - their main auditorium and sports complex or a golf course - they'd choose the latter.
Anyway off topic heh.