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Originally Posted by MonctonRad
If the events centre isn't built, then the Aquillini block won't get redeveloped and all the other properties along the west end of Main Street just waiting the green light to go ahead will also remain moribund. We can all kiss goodbye to another couple of hundred million dollars in private investment...(
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Couldn't this investment happen, with or without the events centre though? If enough developers/businesses have expressed their intents to invest substantially in the area, this could create a critical mass that would attract more people to the area and make it a more viable shopping/entertainment district. Restaurants and bars and nightclubs and clothing and electronics stores don't necessarily need a new arena across the street to be viable...
What I mean is it would be one thing if the events centre were the only proposed development in the area, but if there's hundreds of millions of dollars in private investment in the works, that in itself is enough of a reason for developers to take interest in the area, I would think.