General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours

[panamaniac]

There was a passing mention (nothing specific) the other week in SCC about possible development on the Manulife parking lot, which is one corner at Charles and Francis. I would have thought the municipal parking lot between Charles and Hall's Lane might be more likely - someone told me years ago that the City envisaged a Downtown supermarket in that general area.  

The vision is good. But getting one of the grocery chains to sign up for an urban-format store is easier said than done. They seem to believe that we need a lot more people downtown before such a store is viable.

With the residential projects newly built, underway, or proposed, plus the growing number of people working nearby, I would think that things are getting close to the point that could sustain at least an "urban format" grocery store.  Having the LCBO steps away will be a nice bonus.  If Zehrs were still a local company, I could see them being all over this.