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Originally Posted by 1overcosc
A new grocery store is a great idea. One of my concerns is that the inner city has too many bars, restaurants, specialty shops, etc. and not enough basic staples like groceries, pharmacies, banks, hardware stores, etc. Look at Lebreton Flats for example, a plan to build thousands of residential units without a single place in the area for people to buy toilet paper or eggs. That's far from an ideal urban environment.
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Rideau Street is Ottawa's equivalent of Ste. Catherine or Yonge Street. How many grocery stores do you find on those streets? I'd love to see something that helps to make Rideau Street a destination. The Rideau Centre alone can't make Rideau a destination. I'd love to see something like the long awaited concert hall. Or as I've said before, a new Holt Renfrew as well as a few other stores. Something that attracts people from all over town. The needs of the immediate area are important, but this is your main downtown street. Loblaws is already within walking distance, Shoppers east of King Edward has groceries, and there's a Rexall and Shoppers west of King Edward.