Milton Education Village

The Vision

The Town of Milton is actively engaged in a project called the Milton Education Village (MEV), with the goal of bringing a university campus to Milton within the next few years. Establishing post-secondary education in Milton is a priority approved in the Destiny Milton strategic plan.

The MEV will be a comprehensively planned , 400-acre integrated neighbourhood that will include:

  • A university campus ( between 10,000 and 15,000 students)
  • Student housing and residential developments
  • Research/business park with emphasis on cleantech programs
  • Commercial supporting services

Location

The MEV site is located south of Derry Road, west of Tremaine Road and north of Britannia Road.

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Partnerships

The Town signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Wilfrid Laurier University to explore the possibility of establishing a university campus on the 150-acre site. The MOU enables both parties to work together to resolve land-planning issues and to pursue possible sources of funding.

The Town has completed and signed a Land Transfer Agreement with Mattamy Homes and Laurier. In exchange for acquiring land at 604 Main Street East, Mattamy will transfer its 150-acres of land to the Town that will become the future home of the Wilfrid Laurier University campus within the Milton Education Village.

The Land Transfer Agreement is one of the latest milestones in a multi-step process to bring a post secondary institution to Milton. Project milestones completed to date are listed below.

Project Milestones Achieved To Date:

January 2011

  • Milton Education Village Partnership Program signed between key players in the implementation of the MEV. This included an invitation to Sheridan College to become a partner in the MEV.

December 2010

  • Town secures ownership of campus lands; to be transferred to Laurier when funding is secured.

October 2010

June 2010

  • Boyne Survey Secondary Plan approved by Milton Town Council. The Boyne Survey Area is the third major residential phase in Milton and is located adjacent to the Milton Education Village site.

May 2010

  • In an effort to become more engaged in the Milton community, Laurier held a Laurier Milton Lecture Series. The series, which began in November 2009, consisted of a free monthly presentation by a member of Laurier's staff/faculty on topics of varying interest.

April 2010

October 2009

  • Design Charette exercise completed with key stakeholders, Town, Laurier representatives to create a vision for area.

June 2009

  • The Town of Milton, with the support of its community partners, has published the MEV Research Park - Strategic Directions Report . The report contains an analysis and recommendations to be explored for the development of a research park.
  • Halton Region has approved the 400-acre designation for the Milton Education Village university campus, a research park, residential development and other campus uses.

April 2009

Spring 2009

  • Town of Milton completed Environmental Inventory and Assessment.

September 2008

  • Wilfrid Laurier University has submitted a proposal for funding in response to the provincial government's request for information and proposals regarding long-term capital planning.

March 2008

  • Town of Milton and Wilfrid Laurier University sign memorandum of understanding with the intent of creating a 150-acre campus in Milton.

Publications

Staff Reports

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