The Daily News became Beautiful Homes and Gardens on Monday, with a piece that at times looked like a prospectus of sorts on plans for the development of land in a popular Prince Rupert lake area.
A Victoria developer has revealing a few more details about a proposed 27 lot development on Prudhomme Lake, a project which will offer a chance to set up your homestead on about 2 acres of land all the while enjoying the solitude and natural environment of the lake.
Known as Prudhomme Lake Estates, it’s been a project that has been on the horizon for a number of years, first formally introduced two years ago and proving at the time to be a hot topic of conversation around town.
Since those early plans, the project website has been updated to reflect current pricing of lots and more details of the developments scope.
As for the nuts and bolts of land development, the basic infrastructure has been put in place with the construction of roads in the area and the prep work for a CityWest fibre optic cable to provide communications services to the development.
With a number of environmental and conservation concerns to be addressed in the building process and some strict guidelines for would be buyers in the project, it will be interesting to see how the development looks upon its completion.
While the housing development is the first stage, it by no means is the final project planned, further along in the plans of Ollie Rode the Victoria developer behind the project is a tourist resort for a portion of the parcel of land that borders Prudhomme Lake.
The Daily News featured some background on his plans as their front page story in Monday’s Daily News.
LAKEFRONT LOTS PART OF FIRM’S PRUDHOMME LAKE DREAMS
Developer selling 27 lots next to lake with long-term plan for possible resort
BY CARLA WINTERSGILL
The Daily News
Monday, June 02, 2008
Pages one and three
For the first time, residential lakefront property is up for grabs at Prudhomme Lake.
Ollie Rode, a developer out of Victoria, is behind the plans on behalf of Prudhomme Lake Estates.
"This is the first opportunity to own private property on the lake," said Rode. "Prudhomme Lake is the only lakefront that's anywhere within the Prince Rupert region that's readily available. This gives the opportunity to local residents to get some lakefront close to home."
A Victoria developer has revealing a few more details about a proposed 27 lot development on Prudhomme Lake, a project which will offer a chance to set up your homestead on about 2 acres of land all the while enjoying the solitude and natural environment of the lake.
Known as Prudhomme Lake Estates, it’s been a project that has been on the horizon for a number of years, first formally introduced two years ago and proving at the time to be a hot topic of conversation around town.
Since those early plans, the project website has been updated to reflect current pricing of lots and more details of the developments scope.
As for the nuts and bolts of land development, the basic infrastructure has been put in place with the construction of roads in the area and the prep work for a CityWest fibre optic cable to provide communications services to the development.
With a number of environmental and conservation concerns to be addressed in the building process and some strict guidelines for would be buyers in the project, it will be interesting to see how the development looks upon its completion.
While the housing development is the first stage, it by no means is the final project planned, further along in the plans of Ollie Rode the Victoria developer behind the project is a tourist resort for a portion of the parcel of land that borders Prudhomme Lake.
The Daily News featured some background on his plans as their front page story in Monday’s Daily News.
LAKEFRONT LOTS PART OF FIRM’S PRUDHOMME LAKE DREAMS
Developer selling 27 lots next to lake with long-term plan for possible resort
BY CARLA WINTERSGILL
The Daily News
Monday, June 02, 2008
Pages one and three
For the first time, residential lakefront property is up for grabs at Prudhomme Lake.
Ollie Rode, a developer out of Victoria, is behind the plans on behalf of Prudhomme Lake Estates.
"This is the first opportunity to own private property on the lake," said Rode. "Prudhomme Lake is the only lakefront that's anywhere within the Prince Rupert region that's readily available. This gives the opportunity to local residents to get some lakefront close to home."
Once completed, the subdivision will consist of 27 lots, most of which are larger than two acres.
"The plan is to keep it strictly residential," said Rode.
Although the developer is not building houses on the land, it is providing the infrastructure.
Most of the road-building in the area is done and once installed, a CityWest fibre-optic cable will provide the digital cable and high-speed internet.
There is also a part of the property that has been re-zoned as Commercial 3, which allows tourist accommodation.
“We’re not planning to do anything with that until we get a substantial amount of lots sold,” said Rode. “At some point, we’d like to build a resort.”
Having a minimal impact on the environment is an important part of the project, he said.
“There will be strict guideline for what you can do with the lot,” said Rode.
There will be a 15-metre setback from the lake, meaning that no one is able to touch the trees or vegetation within 15 metres of the lakefront.
“We’ve had an environmental study done to check what the impacts are going to be. The development is being done properly, he said.
Water conservation and state-of-the art waste water treatment systems are being put in place to protect fish and wildlife habitats.
The area is being developed in two stages, with the first 14 lots on sale now. So far, the response to the development has been positive, with many interested buyers, said Rode.
Rode has a vision for the area, and says he sees the development being part of Prince Rupert’s long-term prosperity.
Rode says it is a future that doesn’t just hinge on the development of the container port.
“I’m not counting on the port. I’m not trying to capitalize on any announcements or anything like that,” said Rode. “I’m really optimistic about the long-term future of Rupert.”
Although he’s from Victoria, Rode would like to eventually settle in Prince Rupert.
”I love the Northwest. My plan is to retire up there in the not so distant future,” he said. “That’s why I’m doing a project up there. There’s nothing but upside for Rupert as far as I can tell.”
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