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New marina proposed for Pefferlaw

July 22, 2025

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By Karen Wolfe

Pefferlaw area residents are eagerly awaiting a special council meeting on Wednesday, July 30 when the detailed plans for a new 307-slip marina on the Pefferlaw River will be unveiled and discussed.

The proposal has already been given the once-over by local area residents when the owners of the 32-acre riverfront property convened a community information session on July 10 at the Peninsula Resort.

Coined the “Anchor Point Marina” the project will take advantage of a 1970s excavated marina site that was never developed when the Marina Estates subdivision on Hwy 48 in Pefferlaw was completed.

The new marina will offer 307 open-air boat slips, a covered building for boat storage, 144 parking spots for boat owners, a boat launch, portable washrooms and a children’s playground.

Entrance to the facility will be from the east side of Holmes Point Road south of Holmes Point Beach.

Area to be developed on Pefferlaw River opposite Everglades Marina

Notice of Public Meeting at Civic Centre on July 30

According to the consultants DevNex and planner Mike Smith, preliminary environmental studies and discussions with the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (LSRCA), the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP), Department of Fisheries and Oceans and the Town of Georgina have already been initiated.

Local area residents attending the information session were not opposed to the economic benefits the project would bring to the area but were concerned about traffic congestion in an already congested area.

Several attendees called for a traffic impact study to be conducted to assess the impact of a new marina on the current level of beach traffic at Holmes Point Beach and the Peninsula Resort.

However, while several studies have been completed, including an on-site traffic management plan and parking analysis, according to Smith, a traffic impact study is not required.

Some residents raised other issues such as noise, light and security and were committed to attending the Special Council Meeting to learn more.

The public meeting will be held at 7 p.m., Wed, July 30, at the Civic Centre. The public can also attend virtually through the Town’s website: www.georgina.ca/councilagenda.