Waterloo Region advances on Wilmot land assembly

Waterloo Region Chair Karen Redman said 550 of the 770 acres it wants for industrial development adjacent to New Hamburg are under purchase agreements.

That’s despite strong opposition from property owners and the community when the plan was revealed.

The Walrus publication has said it learned that the site is for Toyota which owns assembly plants in Cambridge and Woodstock.

Secrecy surrounded the project as municipal councillors have signed non-disclosure agreements.

The site is east of New Hamburg and south of Highway and opposite a site on the north side that has had the topsoil stripped in preparation for housing.