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Honestly, I see the demise of St. Laurent as a good thing. If it becomes less profitable, Morguard will be motivated to redevelop the site into something else, and with the Confederation Line passing through, there's serious potential for something really awesome to be built here. Perhaps an urban response to the Trainyards?

It was bound to happen to at least one of the malls as east Ottawa is oversaturated with retail and has been for a while now. Like Acajack said, for a while it looked like Place was the one going out, but now it's coming back. Phase 2 LRT will benefit Place massively as it will be the transfer point between LRT & bus for practically all of Orleans save for the southernmost parts. You'll have lots of transit users deciding to pop into the mall for some shopping on their way home. Bayshore will get the same boost in the west, for the same reason.