Charlottetown council clears way for Holland College living lab
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The former Andrew's Homestead has been rezoned to allow for Holland College to set up a living lab.
John and Melissa Andrew donated the more than four-hectare parcel of land in East Royalty, valued at $2.6 million, to Holland College back in 2021.
Charlottetown city council voted unanimously Tuesday night to rezone the area from residential to institutional to allow for the college to set up some indoor labs, office space and accommodations.
“Plans are to do the barn over, keeping it historic, but there may be labs in the barn,” said Coun. Terry Bernard.
“The homestead will be offices and some scholars may come to stay, but there will be no students staying there.”
The centre will be named John and Christine Andrew's Centre of Excellence in Watershed Management, after John and Melissa’s parents.
The property has freshwater and a saltwater marsh students will use to study.
Bernard said he hopes that helps the city and the province.
“I mean, all you have to do is to drive around most of the province and you'll see where our watersheds are in trouble or watersheds are dying," he said.
"On the Andrew’s Pond over the years, we've dredged because it was dying. It turned anoxic a couple of times because it was dying,” Bernard said, adding he’s happy the water is in good health now and that it's perfect for teaching students.
The property is near Andrew's Pond and Wright Creek, but Bernard said all public trails in the area will still be accessible.
“There's trails already all through there. They will continue to be used by the public and probably enhanced. And those were John and Christine's wishes — that the public would continue to be able to view those lands and be able to walk and tour on them," he said.
There are also plaques along the trail that reveal a bit of history about the property. Bernard said those will stay in place as well.
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