From what i understand there are two seperate expansion plans.
1) The first, and the one i believe people are refering to here, is the intent to building out into the parking lot area east of Sears. This has already been approved, stores are already lining up for space and it is starting asap (if not already).
2) The second expansion involved some talk about (re-)opening the second level past SportChek all the way to the Theatre. The Bay would lose some space on their second level that they could make up for with a small expansion to the West (much like the just did at Market Mall) and then the mall would allow for a better flow of traffic, allowing some of the interior cross-mall traffic on the main level to use the upper level more efficiently.
The first expansion is the major one that is about to start. The second is likely to happen but not until the first one is done - 2-3 years out minimum.
In either case, i much prefer having all these stores at Chinook where it is close to an LRT station and downtown than the montrosity they are trying to build out in Balzac.
Claeren.
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