Dear editor:

Seventeen beautiful new good-size trees have been planted on the perimeter of the shiny brand new St. Davids Square commercial plaza built by Solmar at Four Mile Creek Road and Line 9 Road.

This should be recognized as a positive benefit to the area and an inviting feature of the northern gateway into St. Davids.

My wife and I have been truly fascinated about the evolution and eclectic mix of new development activity in this very interesting little village of St. Davids.

The village is steadily becoming enriched with architectural diversity, by combining the natural environment, the heritage characteristics of the older housing stock, and the new modern thinking such as the townhouse development behind the Avondale store.

Who would have guessed that St. Davids would one day have underground parking. Genius.

It all seems to work somehow and we are looking forward to how the balance of the residential infill opportunities will evolve in the near future. Hopefully something different to keep things interesting.

St. Davids is an excellent example of how the new can blend together with the old to make something even more valuable than the sum of the parts, including being able to walk to almost everything you need.

It’s fascinating to watch all this unfold and I hope that all the other developers planning on building new homes and commercial properties in the area follow this example and plant some more trees to help preserve the natural beauty of the area.

So far, we have counted about 70-plus sizeable trees planted by Solmar along stretches of major roads in NOTL over the past few months. Credit where credit is due. St. Davids just got 17 trees better.

Peter Rusin
St. Davids