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J}?‘ I " .’,‘«'gv,1:;{‘j~*Ԥ ~ §i _ _'. r. . there you work. shop and play all iii one ' “ ' at“? f“ “ "v " W a, l vile." lloardts'alk construction manager k a smwfi ' ‘ i itevt-Voistn said, .. ,_ 7: if? ”" I When construction is completed. it will A” A , y ‘ ~ A; - ;. } ie the westsides largest retail hub. with over s ' ‘ ‘ ‘ ' ““ “ 1 h, l ‘ it)t).t)t)t) square feet of retail space and 7 v 3 $00,000 square l‘eet of office space. ' More than 4.000 people are projected to '~ ie working on the site by the time it's hilly ip and running. . . Parts of the behemoth are already com- 80; J IL . , V , .. r ll). ilete. In Waterloo. l;mpire lheatres and owes hardware store. - ()n the Kitchener side. WalMart has been be big draw. "There has always been a need on the , l vest side of Waterloo for retail," said Paul _‘ \ ~ ‘ 1 )tetrich. oite of the developers of the Board- L ‘ s'alk. ‘ With three new developments being built i i in the northwest edge of Waterloo, that ' teed is only amplified, he said. "lt has all range of retail ~~ from commer- "tail to service, as well as office uses." lie said. tionstruction is wrapping tip on the latest ,et of stores, \\'hl(h includes Staples. Bed 4 _ _ ' . _ , lath and Beyond and US. clothing chain ' ' ‘ “archdjjc Construction on the second phase of the westside retail development, the Boardwalk, is slated to begin next year. The fashion village will fea~ “my on 1m. next phase of tlte P7010“ _ ture clothing and accessory stores and be a selfacontained portion of the one~million~square-foot development. . “iG MAKDONMDWYD he lashion tillage . is expected to start ater IlilsHun comply." Dietrich said. Some city requirements turned into The Boardwalk hasn't been without its . ' lht' Lishmn quadrant “Ill be A sell-fort "We were forced to ptit certain uses on assets, said Cynthia Voisin. the develop- share ofcontroversyt dlllt'tl area that “Ill leaiure a dozen clothing the Waterloo end and certain ones on the mom's brand Strategist. local amateur astronomers decried the "id (in t'ssory stores Kitchener side. The developers built a walkway around impact the lighting from the development ll ‘s meant to entourage toniparison "But it combines nicely to make a t‘oitâ€" the mandated stormwater ponds and creat» would have on the night sky. shopping. “term b said taint-d development." ed a gathering space for workers and shop When the (Lily of Waterloo first approved While the den-lotion are trying hard to “N“ main goal was to make sure there pers, shesaid. the development, some residents com? th ”It" ll'hlfllelk it ttlltlitmt'tll (”lttlllllttlh was ( lear delltieatton between the two gov- “We wanted to provide a space that peoâ€" plained that it would mean increased traffic t‘t'llllg. the tart that ll sits on the border ernntents. ple can enjoy with their lamiliespr take a and more rotmdaboutson Ira Needles N'th't'll two t tries added at ten extra forbid “We had to make sure that no one hlllltl' quiet stroll.” she said. the developers have worked with the Tattoos mg (overt-d the border. so we knew which "We btiilt the boardwalk and added a astronomers to deal with the light pollution "Both cities have difl'ereiit bylaws differ? iiittntt'ipaltty we had to deal with," Dietrich fountain last week, just to make it appealing issue and submitted a detailed traffic study -nt writs of doing things We jtist have to said and make people feel welcome." to the region and cities, Dietrich said. t t f ’ 1 Ge Guaran ees or your MWG ' ‘ Retirement P11 n 5°” 5“â€" “ °°"" â€"“"°°° : ~ - ’ j ‘ 55t°59 4-15‘E ‘- ‘ 60t064 .- 4 50%_ §4é90 l r, ' _ ; 654999”? 5709's, - 7&0?ng 7 madame Group Private Wealth Management '., v, . “Vaâ€"ft > ' e ‘ ‘ ; _ -_ 3»? 1 an 0 er 6 b . â€" "t ’ '~ . i f * " ‘ if? r ' l i” i“ * m? we“ W»; We}? “hr " m » “f ‘ ,~ ‘ -~ .'.1,§34;.wa L"; . _“_.,~v5; a “we 347? ._ ' , g - M “was?“ a of y a? ‘ 4 ,~ 5 fig, 4. , u - - t it v'm- .~~. 1 h o ' ~ ' ~ - - ' ' "‘. - v t :"4 '~. l;...‘s'fi‘»;.‘_"t..'. ~ u , ».~'K"'_‘.m§ 7 57.1: .':' z- . 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