07-04-2017, 11:47 AM
I find it interesting that the community advocate lives at Frederick and Lancaster- he has a great grocery store in Value Mart just a few blocks away.
I'm always surprised that, when the downtown grocery store question is raised, Central is cited but Value on Frederick rarely is (this was the case in the article). Value's closer to the heart of downtown than Central is. It's only a kilometre from Weber. And it's a much larger store.
I'm not saying that downtown proper shouldn't have or couldn't justify having a full-service grocery store; I'm just surprised by this blind spot that some people seem to have, and I don't understand why it is.
I'm always surprised that, when the downtown grocery store question is raised, Central is cited but Value on Frederick rarely is (this was the case in the article). Value's closer to the heart of downtown than Central is. It's only a kilometre from Weber. And it's a much larger store.
I'm not saying that downtown proper shouldn't have or couldn't justify having a full-service grocery store; I'm just surprised by this blind spot that some people seem to have, and I don't understand why it is.