The Rural Municipality and Town of Dundurn has agreed with plans from real estate company Brightenview Development International Inc. for building a massive wholesale outlet just north of the town.

Fred Wilson, Reeve of the RM of Dundurn, said the 155-acre centre that would house 350 Chinese businesses is “not for sure yet,” but the town and RM are helping the company facilitate the process of getting the project underway. He said the project, called the “Dundurn International Exhibition Centre,” would vastly change the “scope” of the community once construction is completed sometime in late 2014.

“It is (massive) and that is the part that is going to change Dundurn the most if we’re looking at upwards to 1,000 jobs being employed at the site,” said Wilson. “The development of housing and just the extra traffic within the community is going to make quite a difference.”

The centre would be located half a mile north of Highway 211 and Highway 11 intersection at Dundurn on the east side of the highway. The developer has already purchased the land from a private owner and construction is slated to begin in spring 2013 lasting for 18 months.

“The developer viewed different sites and Dundurn has a fairly good water and sewer system that they just spent $30 million revamping and constructing, so it was available,” said Wilson about why Dundurn with a population of 650 was picked for the project. “The four-lane highway was definitely an asset and it’s still fairly close to the City of Saskatoon for air travel and transportation.

“We’ve got a lot of residential properties in the municipality that are available for occupancy and as far as financial obligations we haven’t been asked for anything.”

To read more please see the December 17 print edition of The Davidson Leader.