It's nice to be able to walk, almost, the entire southside of the laneway, totally unobstructed now. It's peaceful and quiet.

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As a nearby resident, I love that we're getting a Shoppers. But the location there, with its extended outside paving, was clearly intended for a restaurant with patio (also seen in some of the renders). I think it's a shame that there wasn't another suitable space for Shoppers so it didn't have to take this feature without having a use for it.
 
Tulse said:
As a nearby resident, I love that we're getting a Shoppers. But the location there, with its extended outside paving, was clearly intended for a restaurant with patio (also seen in some of the renders). I think it's a shame that there wasn't another suitable space for Shoppers so it didn't have to take this feature without having a use for it.
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I would have preferred the shoppers to be at Trinity and Front, instead of where the Mandy’s Salads will be. But I understand as a large chain they want to be in more of a primary intersection.

To that end I don’t know if a patio on that side would have been great. It doesn’t have a lot of sunlight, there’d be a lot of traffic noise and pollution and it would kinda stick out like a sore thumb. Once Cherry Place is open, there’s going to be a lot of seniors right across the road, plus a Life Labs.

Unsure if there’s any more small retail available along Cherry. But I wouldn’t cry over a fast food chain showing up (I’m looking at you Arby’s)
 
xmyth_ said:
I would have preferred the shoppers to be at Trinity and Front, instead of where the Mandy’s Salads will be. But I understand as a large chain they want to be in more of a primary intersection.

To that end I don’t know if a patio on that side would have been great. It doesn’t have a lot of sunlight, there’d be a lot of traffic noise and pollution and it would kinda stick out like a sore thumb. Once Cherry Place is open, there’s going to be a lot of seniors right across the road, plus a Life Labs.

Unsure if there’s any more small retail available along Cherry. But I wouldn’t cry over a fast food chain showing up (I’m looking at you Arby’s)
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Arbys - you must be kidding. Though Yelp is not always right, this is a terrible review.
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A person (okay, me) might argue that the Canary and Distillery areas are particularly nice because they don't have any of those big chains. But I also know they are affordable and popular and as the population density grows, some of them will inevitably move in. As long as the area stays a good mix of local and chain businesses, I'll just consider it a sign that the area has reached a certain tipping point that makes a lot of things viable. It really does amaze me sometimes to remember walking down Cherry when I first moved to the area in the mid-2000s and seeing nothing but piles of dirt, chain link fencing, abandoned warehouses and industrial wasteland. The transformation is incredible.
 
...like with tax offices, funeral parlours and Shoppers Drug's, Tim Hortons are always inevitable. >.<
 
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