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  Thread: General Retail News
Post: RE: General Retail News
New retail has landed from Quebec! Kalemart24 (at Civic 66, Weber/Scott) has a focus on healthy foods, includes premium chocolate (not Lindt) selection and a variety of gelato and non-dairy “ice cream...
   tomh009 Retail 1,038 1,145,240 06-08-2026, 08:04 PM
  Thread: Downtown Kitchener Fire Station | 19 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: Downtown Kitchener Fire Station | 19 fl | Prop...
(Almost) nobody will do all-day street parking if it requires moving the car 3-4 times. It's simply not practicable for most people. Fortunately people desperately needing on-property parking will ...
   tomh009 Urban Areas 29 4,145 06-08-2026, 03:11 PM
  Thread: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region
danbrotherston Wrote: (06-05-2026, 03:11 PM) -- Can anyone tell me if they've done anything on Benton St? Last time I heard, they were saying they could not improve it due to DoFo criminalising build...
   tomh009 Transportation and Infrastructure 4,861 3,817,264 06-05-2026, 05:02 PM
  Thread: Region of Waterloo International Airport - YKF
Post: RE: Region of Waterloo International Airport - YKF
danbrotherston Wrote: (06-03-2026, 03:23 AM) -- AC routing the bus to the airport is just an incredibly obviously bad decision that only arises because it's an airline and is "airplane brained" in th...
   tomh009 Transportation and Infrastructure 1,480 1,378,807 06-03-2026, 11:37 AM
  Thread: General Retail News
Post: RE: General Retail News
nms Wrote: (06-02-2026, 10:04 AM) -- The Hasty Market founder was Joe Farah in 1981.  Any relation to the owners of Farah Foods, or just a coincidence? -- Same person (or family, as it may be). The...
   tomh009 Retail 1,038 1,145,240 06-02-2026, 04:44 PM
  Thread: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Acitta Wrote: (05-31-2026, 01:15 PM) -- Apparently, low birthrate is a worldwide phenomenon, not just in Canada. The Great Depopulation (https://removepaywalls.com/https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2...
   tomh009 Urban Areas 6,010 5,019,101 05-31-2026, 08:24 PM
  Thread: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
ac3r Wrote: (05-28-2026, 05:51 AM) -- creative Wrote: (05-26-2026, 11:23 AM) -- Population growth in Canada is currently at 0. The government will have to make changes to immigration policies in ord...
   tomh009 Urban Areas 6,010 5,019,101 05-31-2026, 12:55 PM
  Thread: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
ac3r Wrote: (05-25-2026, 06:21 AM) -- Only 28 floors when there's a 50+ skyscraper planned across the street? Odd, hopefully they can get something bigger approved. -- That's just the current zonin...
   tomh009 Urban Areas 6,010 5,019,101 05-25-2026, 10:38 AM
  Thread: King-Victoria Transit Hub
Post: RE: King-Victoria Transit Hub
Rainrider22 Wrote: (05-22-2026, 11:02 PM) -- tomh009 Wrote: (05-22-2026, 10:11 PM) -- Also because their passenger volumes are 10x ours or more. -- Yes, but, this is why we need to work towards mo...
   tomh009 Transportation and Infrastructure 1,313 1,320,451 05-23-2026, 12:40 PM
  Thread: King-Victoria Transit Hub
Post: RE: King-Victoria Transit Hub
Bob_McBob Wrote: (05-22-2026, 08:34 PM) -- Acitta Wrote: (05-22-2026, 06:16 PM) -- It is a shame that a small group of people can hold up a much-needed major project. They are not even the same grou...
   tomh009 Transportation and Infrastructure 1,313 1,320,451 05-23-2026, 12:39 PM
  Thread: King-Victoria Transit Hub
Post: RE: King-Victoria Transit Hub
plam Wrote: (05-21-2026, 05:39 PM) -- ac3r Wrote: (05-21-2026, 10:16 AM) -- Oh so they will have retail? Good. Although 1 retail space in a train station is underwhelming. Around the world most stat...
   tomh009 Transportation and Infrastructure 1,313 1,320,451 05-22-2026, 10:11 PM
  Thread: King-Victoria Transit Hub
Post: RE: King-Victoria Transit Hub
danbrotherston Wrote: (05-20-2026, 03:11 AM) -- I would hope it would go up, but also most stations here have no station building (but will still have infrastructure like elevators and shelters) -- ...
   tomh009 Transportation and Infrastructure 1,313 1,320,451 05-20-2026, 12:05 PM
  Thread: King-Victoria Transit Hub
Post: RE: King-Victoria Transit Hub
Many (most?) GO stations don't even have a station building ...
   tomh009 Transportation and Infrastructure 1,313 1,320,451 05-19-2026, 09:34 PM
  Thread: TEK Tower (30 Francis) | 45 fl | U/C
Post: RE: TEK Tower (30 Francis) | 45 fl | U/C
creative Wrote: (05-15-2026, 07:00 AM) -- I would not want to complete a deal on a property that is worth 100k or more less than I paid. -- It's not desirable, no--neither is a stock market investm...
   tomh009 Urban Areas 866 319,570 05-15-2026, 03:05 PM
  Thread: TEK Tower (30 Francis) | 45 fl | U/C
Post: RE: TEK Tower (30 Francis) | 45 fl | U/C
panamaniac Wrote: (05-14-2026, 05:39 PM) -- tomh009 Wrote: (05-14-2026, 03:35 PM) -- I would not expect the developer to allow buyers to walk away from their deposits. Maybe one could negotiate a se...
   tomh009 Urban Areas 866 319,570 05-14-2026, 08:13 PM
  Thread: TEK Tower (30 Francis) | 45 fl | U/C
Post: RE: TEK Tower (30 Francis) | 45 fl | U/C
I would not expect the developer to allow buyers to walk away from their deposits. Maybe one could negotiate a settlement but the contract doesn't just allow one to not close. The Toronto case, the...
   tomh009 Urban Areas 866 319,570 05-14-2026, 03:35 PM
  Thread: TEK Tower (30 Francis) | 45 fl | U/C
Post: RE: TEK Tower (30 Francis) | 45 fl | U/C
519 Wrote: (05-12-2026, 03:23 PM) -- nms Wrote: (05-12-2026, 03:02 PM) -- Do we have any idea of how many of these units are owned vs rented by the developer (or owned by someone but rented out by t...
   tomh009 Urban Areas 866 319,570 05-13-2026, 09:50 PM
  Thread: 45 Courtland Ave E | 8 fl | U/C
Post: RE: 45 Courtland Ave E | 8 fl | U/C
519 Wrote: (05-12-2026, 03:31 PM) -- Also I feel bad for that one house to the right of the this building (at corner of Benton and Courtland) since it will be the shadow of this building for almost t...
   tomh009 Urban Areas 41 16,426 05-13-2026, 09:43 PM
  Thread: The Aud
Post: RE: The Aud
timc Wrote: (07-03-2025, 10:49 AM) -- I think Market Square would be a great site for the Aud. There's lot of parking, transit access, and places to walk to before or after a game. -- Replying to a...
   tomh009 Sports and Recreation 188 181,436 05-11-2026, 05:34 PM
  Thread: Vertikal (471-481 King St E) | 23 & 19 fl | U/C
Post: RE: Vertikal (471-481 King St E) | 23 & 19 fl | U/...
Andy Mc Wrote: (05-07-2026, 06:34 PM) -- Looking north towards King St W 😉 -- Apropos, that low-rise apartment (stacked townhouse?) complex seems to finally be on the way toward fixing their porche...
   tomh009 Urban Areas 911 607,626 05-09-2026, 02:35 PM
  Thread: General Food, Dining and Nightlife News
Post: RE: General Food, Dining and Nightlife News
Acitta Wrote: (05-04-2026, 06:51 PM) -- Longtime Waterloo pub listed for sale (https://www.ctvnews.ca/kitchener/article/longtime-waterloo-pub-listed-for-sale/) The Duke of Wellington. -- Haven't b...
   tomh009 Food, Dining and Nightlife 2,434 2,536,315 05-05-2026, 11:19 AM
  Thread: King-Victoria Transit Hub
Post: RE: King-Victoria Transit Hub
ijmorlan Wrote: (05-04-2026, 05:46 PM) -- Acitta Wrote: (05-04-2026, 02:07 PM) -- That is a good looking building! -- Anybody else getting 404 when trying to view the link? -- Yes. It seems that...
   tomh009 Transportation and Infrastructure 1,313 1,320,451 05-05-2026, 11:17 AM
  Thread: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
westwardloo Wrote: (04-29-2026, 09:51 AM) -- Too bad it wasn't sold at the height of the market. I can't see anything being built here for at least a decade, unless Vive buys it and builds a grey pre...
   tomh009 Urban Areas 6,010 5,019,101 04-29-2026, 11:13 AM
  Thread: ION Phase 2 - Cambridge's Light Rail Transit
Post: RE: ION Phase 2 - Cambridge's Light Rail Transit
Acitta Wrote: (04-24-2026, 11:26 AM) -- Why ION cost estimates went up (and what to do about it) (https://www.tritag.ca/blog/2026/04/22/why-ion-cost-estimates-went-up-and-what-to-do-about-it/) By ...
   tomh009 Transportation and Infrastructure 1,236 959,945 04-27-2026, 05:34 PM
  Thread: 210-226 King St E (Cambridge) | 40 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 210-226 King St E | 40 fl | Proposed
BormanConstruction Wrote: (04-27-2026, 12:36 PM) -- ZEBuilder Wrote: (04-21-2026, 04:18 PM) -- Yes, the developer for this one is two people from Shopify, there's only 2 elevators which is ridiculou...
   tomh009 Urban Areas 6 618 04-27-2026, 05:16 PM
  Thread: Vertikal (471-481 King St E) | 23 & 19 fl | U/C
Post: RE: Vertikal (471-481 King St E) | 23 & 19 fl | U/...
ac3r Wrote: (04-21-2026, 07:15 PM) -- I can't believe you guys let this crap be built here. It's time for some standards. -- Please tell me which North American cities have hard architectural stand...
   tomh009 Urban Areas 911 607,626 04-26-2026, 02:50 PM

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