[Bring_Back_Shantz]

Originally Posted by curves2000

I think the answer to this is that the proper people were given their cash envelopes and bribes for this development and more. Absolutely no way that more large scale bids would not have been interested in this project.

Originally Posted by timun

The land in question has a complicated history. The original Glenmore Landing developer, Intrawest, owned it in the first place. When the mall was developed in 1983 they entered into an agreement with the City to give the City the lands in question for a future roads interchange that was never (and foreseeably will never) be built. A restrictive covenant was entered onto the lands, which encumbered the mall owner to maintain the land and allow them to put signage up on that land, and which would not allow the City to build anything on that land that would disrupt the visibility of the mall from the roadway.

As such, on its own this land is basically undevelopable. No one would buy it other than RioCan. (who bought Glenmore Landing from Intrawest in 1987)

Shut up timun!
Why would you resort to facts when we can just throw pertty serious allegations out without any sort of background or facts to back them up!!!!