Train Yards and Heron Gate – a tale of two neighbourhoods? 

The proposed residential development at the Train Yards, and the current re-development at Heron Gate, are giving the Alta Vista community a lot of pause for thought. Both developments will bring thousands of new people into the ward, provide critical funds for the enhancement of city infrastructure and create additional economic opportunities. That’s a good thing. 
But the question of how, exactly, these developments and surrounding areas will respond to the real-life needs of existi