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Originally Posted by wardlow
I was casually listening in on some of the people speaking to city council this morning about the future of Portage Place... something about how the mall needs to be kept for seven generations? Okay fine, but one generation ago this was a brand new high-end shopping mall that my older sister tells me was where "all the girls from Tuxedo shopped." Now suddenly it can't ever change?
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People have a certain attachment to the place and it's fine, the place does have value as a community gathering point. It's a reflection of downtown Winnipeg in all its gritty glory, and that makes some people love it and other people hate it.
But at the end of the day it's private property with major financial implications for the landlords and the City, so decisions will have to be made on that basis.