Aldergrove Star
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
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issued: 2024-05-03
issued: 1995-06-07
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note: MANUFACTURERS' OIJTI FTO MAI I Mega-stores proposed for Gloucester By KURT LANGMANN ALDERGROVE - A marketing concept that's swept the U.S. may find its first home in this region at Gloucester Industrial Park. Sky Business Development Corporation of Surrey has applied to the township for 18.68 acres of manufacturers' outlet stores at the southwest corner of die industrial park, next to the 264 Street freeway exit The area is currently vacant and zoned service commercial Zone C-3, and the township has recommended site specific zoning for the development, to be known as Pacific Gateway OuUet Mall. About 175,000 square feet of commercial floorspace is proposed, in several buildings and with 1,000 parking spaces. The outlets would sell "discounted, overstocked material from national brand retailers seeking a regional market." Part of the proposal includes a service station, convenience store, tourist information centre and restaurant. Applicants propose construction in two phases, beginning with the area adjacent to 264 Street and 56 Avenue, then proceeding southeast along Gloucester Way. The proposal requires an amendment to the Gloucester development concept plan because it currently allows only "vehicle ser- *$jce, cafe, restaurant, limited personal service and hotel" uses. While there are no similar manufacturers' outlet malls in the region, there are two nearby along the 1-5 in Washington, Pacific Edge Outlet Mall and Peace Arch Outlet Mall. Township consultants, Coriolis Consulting, said "the proposed Gloucester site is probably the only potential location in the township offering the combination of high accessibility ahd exposure, regional centrality and distance from existing major retailers." The application is lunged on an independent study on its potential impact on local business and traffic, but Coriolis's report said the proposal should be a net benefit to the area as a whole, as it would draw customers from as far away as Vancouver and the Interior who wou…
note: Title changes in chronological order: Aldergrove Herald (1957-10-16 to 1958-02-20), Aldergrove News (1958-02-27 to 1964-04-30), Central Fraser Valley Echo (1964-05-06 to 1964-12-23), Central Fraser Valley Star (1967-01-17 to 1969-02-05), and Aldergrove Star (1969-02-12 to 1991-12-31). Presented to the Alder Grove Heritage Society by Rudy Langmann, April 9, 2003.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Aldergrove (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0442249
language: English
lat: 49.0851
long: -122.4707
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: [place of publication unknown] : [publisher not identified]
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source: Original Format: Alder Grove Heritage Society
type: Text