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Like many communities in the Maritimes, Riverview has been experiencing rapid growth in recent years, with the town's population growing by nearly 5% between the last two census periods. The Town's Municipal Plan, adopted by Council on November 10, 2025, outlines where Riverview is today and where it wants to go. Its vision is:

"Riverview is a dynamic community where people thrive, businesses prosper, and the
natural environment is balanced with growth, providing a high quality of life for all."

Within the Municipal Plan, the Bridgedale-Gunningsville-Robertson area has been identified as a key area for future development. This area is located along the eastern portion of the town and is almost completely undeveloped. The Town has already invested in infrastructure in the area, including water and sewer infrastructure along Gunningsville and Bridgedale Boulevards. This project involves the development of a Secondary Plan for this area.

A Secondary Plan focuses on a smaller area of the community. It gives more detail about all aspects of community building, including land use, design, infrastructure, transportation, recreation, and consideration for environmental features, ensuring growth remains in line with the Town's overall vision. This Secondary Plan will ensure a holistic and well-connected approach to future development in the lands around Gunningsville and Bridgedale Boulevards and Robertson Street.

As part of the Secondary Planning process, a study has been completed to identify wetlands and watercourses in the area. The study found several wetlands and small waterways across the Plan area, including two main wetland areas connected to Mill Creek, and a few smaller isolated wetlands.

This information will help ensure that future growth respects and protects important natural features. Any future development near these wetland areas will follow provincial environmental regulations such as setback requirements to help protect these natural assets.

The Background Report contains more information on environmental features. Click here to view the report.

Based on the background information gathered earlier in the project, as well as the public and shareholder feedback received during the first round of engagement, a draft development scenario has been created for the Riverview Secondary Plan area. The creation of this draft scenario involved multiple rounds of feedback from Town staff as well as a workshop with Council. We are now inviting members of the public to share your thoughts on the draft scenario, by adding comments to the interactive map and/or leaving your feedback in the comment boxes below.

Some key details on the draft scenario include:

• 50% of the plan area is proposed to be zoned as Open Space & Conservation (36%) or Parks and Recreation (14%), with low-impact trails and boardwalks for recreation and connectivity.
• Higher density zoning is proposed (except adjacent to existing neighbourhoods), recognizing that large amounts of land are proposed to be conserved as Open Space and are not developable.
• Higher density will expand the tax base for the Town, creating a better return on investment in infrastructure such as Bridgedale and Gunningsville Boulevards, and services in the area such as the new Riverview Recreation Centre.
• Higher density zoning will also enable purpose-built rental housing addressing a shortage in the area’s housing market.
• The potential for connecting Chambers Street directly into either Bridgedale or Gunningsville Boulevards can be explored, however, these connections have potential implications around further investment costs from the Town and impacts to wetlands.
• A new Francophone school can potentially be located adjacent to the existing Riverview East School, on the lands zoned as Low-Rise Residential (R-LR) in the draft scenario below. The future development of a francophone school is supported by the town's growing francophone population and the needs of the District scolaire francophone Sud.

Please use left and right arrows to view all zones. Please note the scenario and proposed zoning is still in a draft stage, and no final decisions have been made yet.