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[VicHockeyFan]

I think lots of people will go in conjunction with a trip for other reasons.

[AllseeingEye]

Can't you just use worms as lures?

LOL I don't think so. Artificial lures work far better. Depends on the local water conditions, the fish species you're after, the time of year, even the time of day especially if you are fly fishing etc. A good outlet like Island Outfitters or presumably Bass Pro have staff knowledgeable in all those areas. Last time out to the San Juan two years ago I had the best day ever (landed 7 coho, 3 rainbow trout in < than 5 hours) because the guys at I-O recommended lures x and y, and all fish caught that day were on those lures.

[shoeflack]

They said the same in Calgary when CrossIron Mills opened, and it seems to have survived. The anchor stores (also a Bass Pro Shop) really make it attractive, particularly for rural folks

It was also said about Vaughan Mills outside of Toronto. It's almost as if Ivanhoe Cambridge has done some sort of market research before building a major shopping centre. I keep seeing all sorts of "this will fail" stuff about this mall, but it will do just fine. They build these mega malls in an unbuilt area of a major metro area, and within 10 years the surrounding area has boomed. As will be the case here.

[jonny]

I'd guess metro Vancouver is starved for malls, quite frankly. Metro Town and Pacific Centre are a hassle for many at the best of times.

[AllseeingEye]

I'd guess metro Vancouver is starved for malls, quite frankly. Metro Town and Pacific Centre are a hassle for many at the best of times.

Yup and look at all the mall projects/upgrades underway in Burnaby and Oakridge to cite but two examples - the latter plan is huge - in addition to the opening of Tsawwassen Mills. Basically all copying the "metrotown center" model.

[VicHockeyFan]

The Shops at Aura, Toronto:

 

The complex was built to house 122 standalone retail units, most about 250 square feet, in simple glass and drywall. Of these units the Aura’s online floor plan lists just over 50 as presently occupied – but many of those, it becomes clear should one actually descend upon the Shops in person, have since been ditched or hurriedly fled. Some bear signs declaring overnight foreclosure: “rent owed,” “lease terminated,” things like that. Others that seem to be in business – hand-written sale signs in the window, reams of merchandise still on display – are revealed on closer inspection to be locked and deserted, a “for lease” notice posted to the door. The fortunate announce that they’ve moved to a new location. The less so have given up hope and just want out: “2 years free rent!!!” is a poster you’ll see in many windows.

Still there are holdouts: a tenacious barber shop, a dry-cleaner that must get some work from upstairs. And yet even the apparently indefatigable show the hallmarks of defeat. “Back in five minutes” signs abound. There are so many of them, on so many different storefronts, and for such endless lengths of time, that any prospective shopper who wanders in would think they’d arrived during a kind of mall-wide siesta.

 

 

http://news.national...e-shops-at-aura

[Bingo]

I find it interesting that businesses will move into the latest new mall thinking that their profits will increase.

In most cases all they are doing is paying more rent, and next thing you find out is that the customers move on as well.

People flocked to UPTOWN when it first opened only to find a street of empty storefronts. How long before those shoppers returned?

 

[Bingo]

I find it interesting that businesses will move into the latest new mall thinking that their profits will increase.

In most cases all they are doing is paying more rent, and next thing you find out is that the customers move on as well.

People flocked to UPTOWN when it first opened only to find a street of empty storefronts. How long before those shoppers returned?

Just came back from Hillside Mall and found that a large portion of the new addition is still boarded up, and the stores that are open have less than few customers.

[grantpalin]

Just came back from Hillside Mall and found that a large portion of the new addition is still boarded up, and the stores that are open have less than few customers.

I do find walking through the new wing to be something of a ghost town experience. Surprised those storefronts haven't filled sooner.

[VicHockeyFan]

Tsawwassen Mills shoppers trapped for up to 4 hours in parking lot chaos (PHOTOS) - Daily Hive Vancouver

 

 

http://dailyhive.com...ills-congestion

 

The parking lot traffic at Tsawwassen Mills was at a complete standstill for much of Saturday, to the extent that drivers were stuck in their cars for up to four hours trying to get out of the shopping centre’s exits.

 

Angry shoppers waited for so long that some gave up on following traffic and made their own make-shift exits by driving on the grass and flower beds to get out of the mall. Among the many comments posted on social media, some even claimed that they were running out of gas waiting in the gridlock.

 

 

The 6,000-car capacity parking lot was so congested that there was a one-hour period when her vehicle only moved about 10 feet.

By the time she escaped the parking lot, it was approximately 4 pm and there was still a two-kilometre-long line of vehicles on Highway 17 to get through one of the shopping centre’s two entrances.

 

[rjag]

need more bike lanes and less car lanes, any victoria politician will tell you that'll solve the congestion

[Bingo]

need more bike lanes and less car lanes, any victoria politician will tell you that'll solve the congestion

 

The ferry terminal will need a dedicated stretch of road around the congestion, otherwise we will hear the screaming from here.

[sebberry]

need more bike lanes and less car lanes, any victoria politician will tell you that'll solve the congestion

 

Why is there parking for 6,000 cars?  I thought everyone got around by bike or foot these days. 

[Mike K.]

It's actually parking for 60,000 bicycles.

[sebberry]

Today's lineup to get into the mall?  2KM

 

http://dailyhive.com...-traffic-photos

[UDeMan]

I visited the Tsawwassen Mills mall this weekend.

 

The Bass Pro shops is a destination in itself.  The store is gigantic.  You could spend a few hours just wandering every aisle. They have their own attached restaurant too.  

 

If you like shoes, this is the mall for you.  The DSW is 2 to 3 times larger than the one in Victoria.  They have Saks off 5th ave that is half shoes too.  

 

I had no problems with finding parking, but leaving the place was chaos.  I would recommend going early in the morning if you can.

[LJ]

On the news they were saying the traffic problem was caused by all the people leaving when the mall closed. Who stays at a mall all day? Sheesh.

[VicHockeyFan]

Friend of a friend ran out of gas waiting to leave on Saturday I just found out, too funny.

 

Jammed up a line of traffic too.

 

They could not get around his stall.

[VicHockeyFan]

On the news they were saying the traffic problem was caused by all the people leaving when the mall closed. Who stays at a mall all day? Sheesh.

 

I heard they had 50,000 there.  With 6,000 parking stalls.  So if they turned that 4+ times not bad.  2 to a car etc.

[Bingo]

I visited the Tsawwassen Mills mall this weekend.

 

The Bass Pro shops is a destination in itself.  The store is gigantic.  You could spend a few hours just wandering every aisle. They have their own attached restaurant too.  

 

The only thing I would be looking for in that store would be the duck, goose, and turkey calls.

A little late to be calling them for this thanksgiving, but I will practice up for next year.