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[Redd42]

The old Target location awaits,  and is slated to be filled with Canadian Tire.

 

Anyone have any idea why the lights are always on in this space?

[nagel]

You could easily hold the entire tent city in there.

 

Oh but you can't do it there.  It needs to go somewhere else.

[Bingo]

Anyone have any idea why the lights are always on in this space?

The last person out forgot to turn them off.

[Bingo]

BCAA's Quadra Street location is moving to Hillside Centre on August 17^th.

 

 

[vicernie]

Anyone have any idea why the lights are always on in this space?

Stephen Harper wasn't there to turn them off.

[Bingo]

Coming soon?

 

[sdwright.vic]

^ Yes

[Bingo]

Work was going on in the building today.

 

Edited by Bingo, 24 October 2015 - 10:55 AM.

[Nparker]

I hope this doesn't get held up for the difference of 4-5 square meters in signage.

[VicHockeyFan]

I hope this doesn't get held up for the difference of 4-5 square meters in signage.

 

I'm pretty sure it's going ahead regardless of the signage size.

[todd]

Yes, but I wouldn't shop there if it had a small sign

[todd]

^Truthfully however, I'm very excited about Canadian Tire opening at Hillside, spend a lot of time going to Canadian Tire I always seem to need something from their, this location will be a lot closer to me and bigger, way more useful for me then target, best thing since Beaver Lumber.

[VicHockeyFan]

^Truthfully however, I'm very excited about Canadian Tire opening at Hillside, spend a lot of time going to Canadian Tire I always seem to need something from their, this location will be a lot closer to me and bigger, way more useful for me then target, best thing since Beaver Lumber.

 

I'll admit that as much as I don't think all that much of the store in terms of set-up and branding etc., a good part of my youth was spent there and I really don't have any complaints about the place.  Growing up where I did, it would have been a lot worse to not have a hardware/auto parts store so near by.  Pre-car driving K-mart served me well for bike parts (tires, inner tubes etc.) and Mac's Cycle for anything more complex, but after I bought cars, it was good to have nearby.  My cars were not very "late model".

[Dr. Barillas]

Walking down the bare hallway I see that Champs has left Hillside and arrived at Mayfair. Interesting turf battle Forzani and Foot Locker Inc have had.

[AllseeingEye]

^Truthfully however, I'm very excited about Canadian Tire opening at Hillside, spend a lot of time going to Canadian Tire I always seem to need something from their, this location will be a lot closer to me and bigger, way more useful for me then target, best thing since Beaver Lumber.

Some months ago Kastle bought out the former Rona location in Vic West; three times over the summer I dropped in specifically looking for plumbing-related fixtures or supplies and three times I came away empty handed only to be told by the Kastle employee to "try Canadian Tire - they're usually pretty good". And three times I found what I needed. In addition I'll often browse the CT fishing gear section and get good deals on lures/lure carry cases, line and other accessories such as shot weights, reels or reel bags etc. CT isn't necessarily "sexy" but overall - and if you need something in a pinch - its usually a good bet that you'll find the item there.

[VicHockeyFan]

That's the way I feel ASE. Even the car parts guys were pretty decent at my outlet, even if the part was just average. It still beat going into town to AJ or wherever.

[Bingo]

That's the way I feel ASE. Even the car parts guys were pretty decent at my outlet, even if the part was just average. It still beat going into town to AJ or wherever.

 

Who remembers Sandy's Auto Wreckers in the 1000 block of View Street for car parts?

I think the soil is still being remediated.

[AllseeingEye]

That's the way I feel ASE. Even the car parts guys were pretty decent at my outlet, even if the part was just average. It still beat going into town to AJ or wherever.

Completely agree VHF - have been very impressed with the guys at the Admiral's Road location especially. The last two times I've had to take my SUV in, on short notice and unexpectedly, they have been knowledgeable, courteous and done a good job for a reasonable price. I've gotten to know the manager who used to own his own shop in Vancouver. He and his team are uniformly excellent. No complaints.

[AllseeingEye]

Who remembers Sandy's Auto Wreckers in the 1000 block of View Street for car parts?

I think the soil is still being remediated.

Our grade 11 shop class at Mt Doug in 1977 rehabilitated and rebuilt an old mini cooper engine we scrounged from Sandy's. Seems like a million light years ago. Looking at it now its hard to imagine that Victoria once had an auto wrecking yard virtually downtown.....

[VicHockeyFan]

Completely agree VHF - have been very impressed with the guys at the Admiral's Road location especially. The last two times I've had to take my SUV in, on short notice and unexpectedly, they have been knowledgeable, courteous and done a good job for a reasonable price. I've gotten to know the manager who used to own his own shop in Vancouver. He and his team are uniformly excellent. No complaints.

I was never a service customer, but parts for sure. Brakes, muffler, headlights, cables, tires, spark plugs, distributor, rotor and points, even clutch parts etc.

But that was back when it was easier to work on your own car.

It helped that my dad was a diesel mechanic and could help with the hard bits. But the Haynes manual never disappointed. Great $20 investment for every car I ever owned.