Lloydminster will soon see three new businesses in the old Canadian Tire building.
Council passed two motions at the Feb. 24 meeting that would extend the application for a retail store and develop a seasonal garden centre as an accessory building. A third motion delegated the development officer to review and approve any sign permit connected to the applications.
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“That’s the old Canadian Tire building that has a development permit that’s been applied for and is waiting for approval from city council to facilitate a renovation and the creation of three retail locations,” said Lloydminster Mayor Gerald Aalbers.
While Aalbers said he was not at liberty to speak on behalf of the businesses as to who is going into the location, he said it would be in their interest to inform the public.
“I would think it would be of interest for those potential businesses to let the public and the customers know they’re coming to town or changing locations,” he said.
The garden centre is not owned by Canadian Tire, but according to Aalbers, is owned by one of the building’s tenants.
“They (Canadian Tire) own the property so they would be the lessor and one of the people they have as a proposed lessee required this as part of their condition of taking up a lease,” he said. “It will be operated by one of the three businesses going in.”
The provided drawings show the buildings divided into three. The largest portion taking 30,000 sq. ft., the second taking 27,380 sq. ft. and 7,063 sq. ft. for the third.
There’s also new parking on the north and south sides of the building.
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