June 1 Stony Pl Rd & Groat

Merc II rises (from today)

Glenora section of the tracks (Groat Rd to 142st): underground utilities seem to be about half completed. Dug-outs freshly covered up on about a 1/3 of the length. From today:

Lit up

It'll look all tilted from a fish' perspective ;)

That Mercury Block (Oliver) has really turned out well. Open courtyard, ½ dozen retail units, all-windows podium...

Stony Plain & Groat bridge (visible) status – today

Freson Bros Glenora opened last week. Huge first-day lineups. nice bakery, meats, hot bar selection produce selection could be bigger Overall: fantastic to have in the neighbourhood, excellent open hours (6am-11pm)

I'm 100% against nimbyism, and you raise a good point: would compensating affected property owners work to soften the blow (and the blowback?) I dunno, maybe "up to $5k" compensation from the new property owners, per neighbour; all based on some formula that takes into account shadow studies...

Looks good – very good – but that "Roy al" kerning needs to be fixed.