Category Archives: Development

The death and life of Shoppers World Brampton

Posted on October 22, 2019 by

Shoppers World Brampton is destined for development as an urban mixed-use hub. The planning details have now been revealed. Continue reading →

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The future of Downtown Brampton

Posted on May 13, 2019 by

Metrolinx-owned houses on Railroad Street, Brampton Over the last three years, I have been following developments in Downtown Brampton, especially lands surrounding the Brampton GO Station. In April 2016, Metrolinx, the provincial agency responsible for GO Transit, began buying properties … Continue reading →

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What’s next for Downtown Brampton?

Posted on October 23, 2018 by

Boarded up houses on Elizabeth Street, Downtown Brampton Earlier this year, the provincial government announced the location of Ryerson University’s Brampton campus, a partnership with Sheridan College, to be built on the GO Station parking lot in Downtown Brampton. Meanwhile, … Continue reading →

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Requiem for Ontario’s regional malls

Posted on June 18, 2018 by

Shoppers World Brampton, 2016, before the Target store was replaced by smaller stores, including Giant Tiger Recently, I wrote about the history of Ontario’s downtown malls. Most of these shopping centres, built in the 1970s and 1980s in the downtown … Continue reading →

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A tale of two university campuses

Posted on April 26, 2018 by

Site of Brampton’s new Ryerson/Sheridan campus Last week, the provincial government announced two new post-secondary educational campuses in Toronto’s fast-growing western suburbs, due to open in 2022. Wilfrid Laurier University will be partnering with Conestoga College on a new facility … Continue reading →

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Ontario’s failed downtown malls

Posted on February 14, 2018 by

Bayside Mall, formerly the Sarnia Eaton Centre, on a Saturday morning in 2013. Most stores are vacant or occupied by non-profits or independent businesses. The Toronto Eaton Centre, large, famous, and vital, is only one of many malls built in … Continue reading →

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