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durtiamregion.com Strip malls and shopping centres a thing of the past? From page 1 big box slore, called "large superstore formats having an industrial warehouse s(yle" by the Region's official plan commercial commercial policy review. !"Some of the most sweeping changes dial have been experienced in years have been the advent of larger and larger store sizes and the increasing popularity of lower cost, quasi-industrial style retail warehouse venues," the review said. This has had many impacts on growing growing regions such as Durham. Everything from land use to impact on consumers and other businesses are affected, f,These kinds of stores are huge," said Salma Karray, an assistant professor in tlje faculty of business and information technology at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology in Oshawa. f'They have low prices, a variety of merchandise, free parking and one-stop shopping." •While that gives more choice and lower prices, to. consumers, it's also good for the municipality, Ms. Karray said. ("They (the stores) pay a lot of taxes, (sjpend money on) building permits, e(c.," she said. "And it benefits the existing existing businesses by attracting more busi- niss" to such places as gas stations and restaurants. in 2003, $168 million was spent on ' commercial building permits in Durham Rjegion. In 2002 it was $82 million. Big box chains such as Wal-Mart like Durham for its demographics and its growth, said Kevin Groh, a spokesman fôr the company. "Durham has a lot of traditional Wal- Mart customers: empty nesters, young families," he said. "The fact that we are interested in Durham shows that we are confident in the growth of the community." community." Nestor Chornobay, director of strategic planning for the Durham Region planning planning department, agreed. "Our population growth has been significant significant in the last 10 to 20 years," he said. "As a result of that; the amount of retailing required to support that has been much greater." And it will have to keep growing: Durham's population is expected to hit 1,054,060 by 2031, and the region has 19,500 acres of designated employment lands. Around 34 per cent of that is already , i »"|. 1 ll ASSt* . ■ -/ '.«v the CANADIAN STATESMAN ♦ SEPTEMBER 29,2004 ♦ PAGE 7 Heavy Duty Sewing Machines • UNDELIVERED SCHOOL ORDER • In anticipation of LARGE SCHOOL SALES Oshawa Singer Centre has additional inventory. These Deluxe Singer Machines must be sold. 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OSHAWA 905-433-1140 REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF THE SINGER COMPANY LIMITED Carl Ferencz/The Canadian Stateman COURTICE There are currently five Wal-Marts in Durham Region, with a sixth slated to be built in Bowmanville. The result, many feel, will spell an end to strip malls like this one on Highway 2. Around 8 per cent is serviced and ready for development, with much of the balance dependent on Hwy. 407 expanding expanding and major water and sewer development development in Pickering, Whitby, Oshawa and , Courtice. "It is self-evident that, with the Region's population doubling, the demand for retail uses (and other commercial uses and services) \vill virtually double," the ' commercial review said. There are currently five Wal-Mart stores in Durham, with plans for another in Bowmanville. Other big box giants like the region, too. Canadian Tire has nine stores, Chapter's has four and Home Depot has three. One of the biggest things these super stores have in common is the need for lots of space. Grocery, drug and department stores that used to line downtown streets traditionally traditionally occupied stores between 10,000 and 20;000 sq. ft., the commercial review says. Now big box stores are anywhere from 40,000 to 200,000 sq. ft. And that means Quarantine was a rare tion,.-- sion says. ' ' , " ' are rarely available in traditional com mercial areasi particularly when parking and access requirements are factored in," r the commercial review says. "They are more interested in locations which offer high-profile highway, expressway and arterial access with suitably sized and affordable land parcels." Thus the cropping up of mega complexes complexes off major highways, such as Hwy. 401 and Thickson Road (north and south of the highway),.Brock Road in Pickering Pickering between Hwy. 2 and the 401 and the stretch of Hwy. 2 between Westney and Salem roads in Ajax. First-Pro Shopping Centres, which has five such plazas in Durham, said there's a very strict criteria when they look for a location. "Other than location, location, location, location, our big thing is access to the site," From page 1 they needed the letters to continue getting getting paid and, for some, to keep their jobs, Dr. Reynolds said. Residents were also not as happy about information ' they received about family family counselling, grocery delivery and income support, the survey showed. Only 54 per cent were satisfied. These were both examples of the department having to step out of its public health boundaries to help in unexpected unexpected ways, Dr. Reynolds said. There were no agencies to help with grocery delivery, for example. It was sometimes hard for the department department to keep up with the workload, especially during high-volume quarantine quarantine times, she added. "We had to go beyond public health control measures to help in a humanitarian humanitarian way...to help (residents) adhere to quarantine," Dr. Reynolds said. "Quarantine "Quarantine had not been used for well over 50 years (during tuberculosis), so it was a brand new experience for every health professional." The department is in the midst of analyzing analyzing data on the impact of SARS. Some immediate changes to the health department as a result of SARS include six new infectious disease staff members, members, and a look at how to minimally impact other programs if something like it should happen again. View the survey results at www.region. durham.on.ca. . LIVE ENTERTAINMENT ^C^.THURS., SEPT. 30th - 9pm "EL JUKE , BOX" 600 Grandview, Oshawa 905-436 1476 said Larry Demarco, vice-president of administration. "We're looking for sites 1 close to highways and main arteries. "If it's difficult (for customers) to get in and... out, tenants will go to an outdoor outdoor mall." Building in downtown Whitby, for example, "would never fly," Mr. Demarco Demarco said. "Where are you going to find 50 acres?" Plus a large complex in a downtown would never fit with municipal official plans or traffic counts, he added. The move to build in areas away from downtowns and residents that makes the sites accessible only by car is a concern for some. Recent letters to the editor in Claring- ton -- where a new Wal-Mart is setting up shop -- show a divide between store owners who worry about their businesses, businesses, to consumers who welcome new competition. Mr. Chornobay said official plans at the local and regional level are trying to recognize both sides of the debate. "We try to ensure that if these things (big box stores) are allowed to exist, they'don't impact,opportunities for our central afeas;,tq i ,exisj and 'survive".be said. "It's a balancing act." ; Across town on the same Saturday, a , low, dingy-looking strip mall on Harwood Harwood Avenue sits almost empty on this, one of the busiest shopping days of the week. The drugstore that anchors the site seems to get the most traffic, while clerks at a discount food mart and dollar store look bored. Places like these are soon to go, the - policy review says. "It appears unlikely that the form of enclosed mall centre (regional shopping shopping centre and strip mall) which was state of the art in the 1970s and 1980s will. be constructed again in the near to mid-range future," it says. "Those... have reached the end of their life span or need to be brought up to modern-day standards." Next month: The impact on services ' 1 i P . \ new body. new you. Losing weight is on oil over experience, from your healthy new body to your shining new image to your positive new lifestyle. 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