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Originally Posted by Engine09
I love the Eau Claire area and the market, just a shame it doesn't have more traffic. Hell, the Forks in filthy, garbage Winnipeg is so much better.
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The Forks is what Eau Claire wishes it was. I love going to the Forks when I'm in Winnipeg. It's a fun area to be in. Kind of like Granville Island in Vancouver.
I think Eau Claire's problem is that the rent is too high, and it can't attract enough talent. Give some sort of tax breaks or discounts for setting up shop down there. God knows it would be better than what it is now. Get some sort of attraction down there. The Forks has plenty, but it also has the Winnipeg Children's Museum and Canadian Museum for Human Rights. We usually hit up the Childen's Museum, and when we're done, we just walk over to the shops/food after.
I was walking through Eau Claire 3 weeks back when I was in Calgary for work, and was appalled at what it has become. It used to be my hangout when I was in high school, now it's pretty much abandoned.