Drill Hall Market Sounding - Community User Group Interest

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Consultation has concluded

The City is working with RSM Canada to identify and assess whether there is interest in the community or from businesses or developers to use the Drill Hall.

We are asking community user groups to complete a survey to let us know about their interest in the Drill Hall and provide perspectives about the future use of this building.

Once the survey is closed on July 3, RSM will help the City identify a small number of community user groups who will be contacted for follow-up discussions about their interest in the Drill Hall to further inform the staff report going to Council in October.

RSM will also complete a market sounding study with private developers, investors and builders to gauge their interest in the Drill Hall.

Following engagement with all groups, recommendation(s) will be made about the use(s) for the Drill Hall, balancing respect for the heritage of the building, community benefit and financial requirements.

Why the City is doing this work

On December 14, 2020, Council directed City staff to do a market sounding study with private sector developers and investors as well as community user groups to determine potential future uses for the Drill Hall.

The City is open to exploring all options for the building, including private ownership by a third-party, public-private partnerships or a lease agreement.

Drill Hall historical context

The Drill Hall was built in 1866 for the use of Guelph’s voluntary militia units and for the Wellington County agricultural shows. It was designed by T W Cooper, a local Civil Engineer and Provincial land surveyor, and constructed with funds provided by Wellington County Council, Guelph Town Council and the Wellington County Agricultural Societies. The Drill Hall also functioned as a general community hall and was used for hosting public and private events. Over the years it was occupied for a variety of industrial uses, primarily for textile manufacturing for various end products.

About the drill hall property

Read more about the property in the documents section at the right hand side of the page.

See the virtual tour of the existing Drill Hall building

See a photo gallery of the Drill Hall building

Take the survey by July 2

We invite all interested community groups to take this survey. It should take about 10-15 minutes to complete;

This is a non-binding process. The City of Guelph is making inquiries for planning purposes only.

The City is working with RSM Canada to identify and assess whether there is interest in the community or from businesses or developers to use the Drill Hall.

We are asking community user groups to complete a survey to let us know about their interest in the Drill Hall and provide perspectives about the future use of this building.

Once the survey is closed on July 3, RSM will help the City identify a small number of community user groups who will be contacted for follow-up discussions about their interest in the Drill Hall to further inform the staff report going to Council in October.

RSM will also complete a market sounding study with private developers, investors and builders to gauge their interest in the Drill Hall.

Following engagement with all groups, recommendation(s) will be made about the use(s) for the Drill Hall, balancing respect for the heritage of the building, community benefit and financial requirements.

Why the City is doing this work

On December 14, 2020, Council directed City staff to do a market sounding study with private sector developers and investors as well as community user groups to determine potential future uses for the Drill Hall.

The City is open to exploring all options for the building, including private ownership by a third-party, public-private partnerships or a lease agreement.

Drill Hall historical context

The Drill Hall was built in 1866 for the use of Guelph’s voluntary militia units and for the Wellington County agricultural shows. It was designed by T W Cooper, a local Civil Engineer and Provincial land surveyor, and constructed with funds provided by Wellington County Council, Guelph Town Council and the Wellington County Agricultural Societies. The Drill Hall also functioned as a general community hall and was used for hosting public and private events. Over the years it was occupied for a variety of industrial uses, primarily for textile manufacturing for various end products.

About the drill hall property

Read more about the property in the documents section at the right hand side of the page.

See the virtual tour of the existing Drill Hall building

See a photo gallery of the Drill Hall building

Take the survey by July 2

We invite all interested community groups to take this survey. It should take about 10-15 minutes to complete;

This is a non-binding process. The City of Guelph is making inquiries for planning purposes only.