COLLINGWOOD, ONT. The Town of Collingwood decided to expand the water filtration plant after concerns over a potential water shortage. Mayor Brian Saunderson said the plant expansion would take years to complete. With increased growth demands over recent years, we found that we will have water capacity issues to stretch out over the three years until the plant comes on line. The town reports a 53 per cent population increase, most of that over the past five years alone. At Monday evening s meeting, the town council took the unprecedented step of passing an Interim Control Bylaw (ICBL), effectively freezing all development for up to one year while solutions are considered. The bylaw aims to ease the pressures of the town s water supply amid an exploding population.