03-19-2016, 11:22 AM
With discussion on the ION thread about the transit terminal relocation at Fairview Park Mall and owner Cadillac Fairview being "unwilling to negotiate" (Regional Coun. Tom Galloway's words), I feel there may be a very possible reason, and that discussion should continue in this thread.
I know from a source that Cadillac Fairview is currently pursuing preliminary discussions to relocate Walmart to a new standalone store in the northeast corner of the property (think Kingsway Drive and Highway 8 parking area). This would technically count as an expansion to the mall with the addition of new floor space for a new Walmart store, and require new parking be provided as per the City's Zoning By-law. Putting one and two together, some of this new parking would go where the existing transit terminal outside Hudsons Bay is. Cadillac Fairview is likely assessing where additional parking would be added, and especially if they sold off some parking space already to the Region for ION, this makes a bit of sense.
I know from a source that Cadillac Fairview is currently pursuing preliminary discussions to relocate Walmart to a new standalone store in the northeast corner of the property (think Kingsway Drive and Highway 8 parking area). This would technically count as an expansion to the mall with the addition of new floor space for a new Walmart store, and require new parking be provided as per the City's Zoning By-law. Putting one and two together, some of this new parking would go where the existing transit terminal outside Hudsons Bay is. Cadillac Fairview is likely assessing where additional parking would be added, and especially if they sold off some parking space already to the Region for ION, this makes a bit of sense.