Mum is the word about the future of an empty property in Saanich that belongs to a national grocery giant.
B次元官网网址淔or understandable reasons, Saanich does not comment on discussions we may or may not be having with any property owner about redevelopment or purchasing or leasing land,B次元官网网址� said Laura Ciarniello, a spokesperson for the District of Saanich, when asked about SaanichB次元官网网址檚 plan for an empty lot at 760 Tolmie Ave. that Loblaws has owned since 2005.
Speculation about the future of the property rose after Coun. Colin Plant responded to Saanich council candidate Teale Phelps Bondaroff, who had wondered why the lot remains empty in light of local housing needs.
If you/we can get LoblawB次元官网网址檚 to consider disposing of this site, I think it has potential.
B次元官网网址� Colin Plant (@ColinPlant2018)
Bondaroff suggested that the lot be used for modular housing available under a provincial program.
B次元官网网址淭his property has been vacant for over 12 years and could easily accommodate a modular housing complex, along with a temporary urban farm, and more,B次元官网网址� he said in his letter.
B次元官网网址淚f you/we can get [Loblaws] to consider disposing of this site, I think it has potential,B次元官网网址� Plant responded.
The 13,670 square-metre lot has remained empty since Loblaw torn down the Mayfair Lanes bowling alley in 2006. Loblaws last submitted a plan to Saanich in 2010 to redevelop the site with a Real Canadian Superstore.
Despite its prime location, the application has been on hold and the lot has since remained empty.
Some had originally speculated that the site could host a future Walmart. But the company has since opened a new outlet at Uptown. The shopping centre later added a Whole Foods location in 2016.
Loblaws said in an email from its public relations department that the company continues to own the property and is still considering development. B次元官网网址淏ut we do not have any additional info to share at the moment,B次元官网网址� it read. B次元官网网址淲e will be in touch as further details warrant.B次元官网网址�
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