Developer's Threat Sparks Neighborhood Tension

0:00It's April 30th, you're listening to Canada News today, AI-powered local news. In Glenore, a developer fighting pushback on a multiplex project, put a wild move this week, slapping up a sign on the lot at 133. Street in 106 Avenue, threatening to turn it into a halfway house if two residents kept opposing the build. The spot sits right across from a private K-12 school, and the sign named those folks directly. Glenore homes is behind it, pushing for a 10-unit, 30-bedroom setup on what used to be a single-family home lot. The sign popped up Monday, but got yanked fast after locals complained to the city. Turns out, that wasn't the end resident soon found anonymous mailouts in their boxes echoing the same threat, blaming the two opponents for, potentially inviting halfway housing nearby. Parents at the school freaked out, with one resident saying it scared the daylights out of folks dropping off kids who had no clue about the permit. Trauma. Chaos hit the school office as they scrambled to calm everyone down,

1:01and homeowners called the whole stunt, way over the line, stirring up real. Neighborhood tension. This marched the second round of appeals for this lot. Last fall, the board killed an earlier five-unit rowhouse plan with suites after locals cried. Fowl. Glenore homes reworked it, got approval in February, but now opponents argue it's really for short-term rentals based on the company's other spots, plus the zoning caps infill at eight units. A hearing set for May 1st to sort this mess, leaving everyone wondering if threats like these will sway the decision or just fire up more, resistance in the community.