9000 Acre Development Secures a Strong Future for Cranbrook BC

The Shadow Mountain Development pushed the boundaries of the City of Cranbrook as far as the St. Marys River earlier this year. Now bold moves are being made, fueled by the Airport Expansion, a strong local economy and forward thinking municipal and regional governments, to ensure a clear path for strong steady growth for the Cranbrook area over the next 50 years.

Calgary-based Brown and Associates Planning Group sought a boundary extension on the east side of the city for huge housing and recreational development to be known as the Novak / Ramparts Lands.

Council passed the unanimous motion authorizing proposed boundary extension to accommodate the 9000 acre development which will include thousands of acres of public open space as well as several residential communities, a business Park, commercial developments, a ski resort, golf courses, several potential school sites, artificial lakes and massive Park area.

Acting Mayor Scott Manjak cautioned that the time frame for the project could be 50 years but expressed great enthusiasm for the basic concepts of the development.

“It would surely be a lasting legacy for the city,” he said, adding the project represents the residential values, recreational values and my own diversity values the city is promoting through its official community plan.

Brown and Associates Town Planner Paul Mercer said the project is in the very preliminary stages yet and gave no cost figures or numbers in terms of how many people may ultimately live there. He unveiled a series of large overhead schematics showing counsel the potential scope of the project.

The schematics showed an area larger than Cranbrook itself on the east side of the city accessed by Baker Mountain Road on the east side and a connection to Highway 3 on the east. The property extends almost to Philips reservoir in the South and Highway 3 nearer Isador Canyon in the North.

The boundary on the map also includes the community forest on the West, but the forest lies on crown land and is not included in the project, Mercer said. The 800 acre community forest land would be combined with 1200 acres of the Novak / Ramparts land to make a 2000 acres Central Park that would be one of the largest urban parks in North America.

“Inspiration for the project arose from Cranbrook’s rapidly growing development, and the proximity of development property to the city.” Mercer said.

With the Novak / Ramparts project on the long term horizon, the scope of Shadow Mountain Development success is enhanced.

For more information on how you can get in on this recreational lifestyle community, and enjoy living on a 19 hole golf course, please call me today at 432-9200.

Shadow Mountain Lots For Sale Soon

Should everything remain on track you will have the opportunity to choose your lot in October! Pricing and staking of the lots should be completed by Sept 2007. A down-payment will be required when you purchase your lot.

The response to this project has been overwhelming, and is sure to be one of the fastest selling developments in southern BC.

<strong>Now is the time to book a tour of this incredible land.</strong>

For your convenience we have arranged special pricing with Sullivan Stone Lodge at a rate of $200 per night ( sleeps 8 ) and they will try to accommodate your golf requests as well. Call me at 250-432-9200.

Shadow Mountain Construction Progress

Holes #1, #3, #16, #18 complete with green or tee boxes left to shape
Hole #2 work in progress with pond under construction
Holes #4, #14 completed
Hole #15 tee boxes done with huge irrigation pond (5 acres) 2 weeks to completion
Holes #17 & #19 along with East side # 5 -#13 not started yet

Progress on Subdivision
Lots are being staked – road design completed with water & sewer engineering in progress

We have a target date of LOT SALES for October – we are waiting finalization of annexation and completion of Disclosure.

Shadow Mountain Hole 4 Shaped

Hole number four of the Shadow Mountain Golf Course has been contoured by Aberdeen.

Shadow Mountain Hole 16 Shaped

Hole number 16 has been contoured on the Cooke Carleton Golf Course, in the new Shadow Mountain Lifestyle Community.
This is a challenging par 3. The green is guarded by three bunkers.
Blacks 215
Blue 185
Whites 160
Gold 140
Reds 130

Aberdeen Starts Work

Aberdeen Golf Construction started work on the large lake, at Shadow Mountain.

Course Cut

Shadow Mountain’s 19 hole golf course has been cut, and the logging equipment is making way for the contouring equipment.