Dear Councillor Findlay:In responding to your query at last week’s Public Meeting about residential units above street-oriented retail at the Woodlawn/Woolwich site, Director of Development, Prakash David and Planner, Bob Glover essentially answered that Smart!Centres “doesn’t do residential”.It appears that Mr. David and Mr. Glover were not aware of the site plans and architectural drawings […]
Category: Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart expansion opposition
I have often wondered how to contact the councillor for our ward and to-day I noticed the address in a publication that came to our home.I am very concerned about the possibility of Wal Mart expanding. The reason for the expansion is of no consequence to me but my issue with it is the impact […]
Groceries available in Wal-Mart
The need for a grocery store in the north end has been one of the main arguments put forward by 6 & 7 for a major expansion of their site. Based on a reference in a recent Guelph Mercury article to groceries sold at Wal-Mart, I went to see for myself what was on offer […]
Expansion plans for Walmart site
Less than a year after the opening of its Guelph store, Walmart is seeking approval to expand its facility at the corner of Woodlawn and Woolwich in the north end of the city. Representatives from 6 & 7 Developments Ltd., developers of the site, appeared before city council on Tuesday evening to start the process […]
Wal-Mart power centre in Guelph “ludicrous”
I write regarding the 6 & 7 application for a zoning change (Wal-Mart store and site expansion). I’m sorry that I will not be able to speak to this issue personally at the public meeting this evening. My understanding is that the preliminary concept plan envisions a 50% expansion of the footprint of the Wal-Mart […]
Comment on the Guelph Wal-Mart expansion
I wish to register my support of the objection to the Amendment filed by Residents for Sustainable Development, regarding expansion at the Wal-Mart site. I object to the expansion for the following reasons:- this is not the phased expansion mandated by various provincial and municipal initiatives. Why is there such a hurry to get the […]
Traffic at Woodlawn and Woolwich
For many years the residents at 19, 21 and 23 Woodlawn Road have had difficulties accessing Woodlawn Road safely. Poor initial lane design, numerous entrances into the Canadian Tire plaza and a huge increase in traffic from the new Wal-Mart, have made the situation even worse. Staff are working to help resolve this and a […]
Massive Missive on Wal-Mart
I am writing to provide you with a copy of the input I submitted yesterday to the Community Design and Development Services department regarding the 6&7 zoning change application.In particular, my concerns centre around phasing and intensification requirements outlined in the 2005 Provincial Policy Statement as they pertain to Official Plan Amendment #29 (including this […]
Wal-Mart and Traffic
A constituent writes: re: Zoning Amendment application from 6&7 Developments Ltd for the property municipally known as 0 Woodlawn Road West and Developments Ltd for the property municipally known as 0 Woodlawn Road West and 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of Reference Plan 61R-9980, City of Guelph. Three years ago I stood before a […]
Comment on the Wal-Mart Application
I am writing with a request that before this proposed zoning amendment is granted the City of Guelph develop a plan, in concert with the Cemetery Board, for mitigation of noise and visual concerns for the Woodlawn Cemetery along Woodlawn Road from the intersection with Woolwich St. to past the railway tracks, thus to include […]