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The Observer | Saturday, March 15, 2008
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Canadian Tire store proposed for Elmira New, smaller format building would sit on site adjacent to Price Chopper
PHOTO | VANESSA MOSS | GRAPHIC MANIPULATION | MATT FRENCH
STEVE KANNON
HANG TIME Elmira District Secondary School student Paul Gross, 17, shows off his skills while on March break this week in Elmira. See more March break photos on pages 10-11 and online at www.ObserverXtra.com.
Look for a Canadian Tire store to open later this year, as the Price Chopper store finally gets some company in the long-vacant commercial strip in Elmira’s south end. The Canadian retailer hopes to build a new-format, 35,000-square-foot store at the Arthur Street site. A gas bar and convenience store are included in the plans unveiled at a public meeting Tuesday night in Woolwich council chambers. Developer Forecast Inc. is seeking a zone change to reshape some of the commercial parcels on its 8.5-acre site to accommodate the Canadian Tire store, which would sit on approximately three acres. The format, smaller than the megastores the company has been building in urban areas, is a new prototype aimed at moving into smaller markets, Forecast vicepresident of development Mike Tucci told councillors. The store would likely be the anchor for the site, known as Elmira Market Village. While there have been a slew of rumours about other retailers at that location – from video stores to sub shops – no other tenants have been confirmed at this point. “We have some interest from other clients. Our focus has been getting Canadian Tire past the goal line,” Tucci said in a later inSee CDN. TIRE page»06