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[Danma]

So you're saying there was no secret?

 

The secret is Capitalism!

[Jackerbie]

Pure Pharmacy has a BP for 102-557 Superior, part of Jawl's Capital Park development. I assume it's the same Pure Pharmacy that was previously in Cook Street Village, but I cannot confirm.

[johnk2]

Not surprising since women have been complaining about the huge drop in quality at Victoria's Secret for years now.

Are you sure its not about the sizes getting smaller? 

Edited by johnk2, 16 June 2020 - 09:31 AM.

[gstc84]

Local bookstores Chronicles of Crime and Sorensen’s Books have moved from their shared space at 1048 Fort into two neighbouring retail units in the Jukebox on View St.

[pennymurphy2000]

Rosie's liquor store at the former Comfort Inn is currently selling off their inventory. From their FB page. 
 

 

CLOSEOUT SALE

Stock Up And Save. 
10% 15 % 20% OFF 
OPEN 12-4pm 

 

The More U Drink The More U Save 

If those hours don’t work ... Call US and ENJOY a Private Shopping Experience? Roll carts available  to transport stock from store to car! 
Bring 3-5 friends. 
Call Jon 250 920 6403 

RESERVE a date and time before or after our opening hours. 

FABULOUS IN STORE DISCOUNTS

The more we sell the less we pack.

[Jackerbie]

Unsure if it's another "seasonal store" as done previously, but Lululemon has applied for tenant improvements to unit N103B in Mayfair Mall. This is one of the large units across from the Douglas Street entrance, between Roots and Lush.

[Mike K.]

They currently have a location at unit 165. Could this be a permanent store that'll be opened in unit 103?

[UDeMan]

Looks like the third Restore on Burnside has closed, it just opened a couple years ago

[Nparker]

Looks like the third Restore on Burnside has closed, it just opened a couple years ago

I believe their lease was up for renewal at this location and so they chose not to reopen post-plague.

[A Girl is No one]

Not sure if this belongs here... not really “retail”...
The Victoria Harbour Ferry Company says the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority has dealt it "an unfortunate and insurmountable blow" by ending the company's dock access as of July 1.

https://vancouverisl...ority-1.5002133

[Mike K.]

There’s far more to this story that isn’t being reported.

More info will even eventually be revealed.

[Spy Black]

The GVHA are an unelected group of unskilled, and untrained bureaucrats who create their own policy, and answer to nobody.

They earn all of their revenue from an asset the taxpayers (not GVHA) own, yet GVHA at no point are obliged to answer to any taxpayers.

 

That's the problem, and it's been the problem for decades.

Edited by Spy Black, 27 June 2020 - 08:47 AM.

[Victoria Watcher]

It’s set up so the board must have local political appointees. not sure how else you’d have it.

apart from this one issue what has the gvha been doing all wrong?

at least they are turning their assets into revenue. imagine if the city owned the causeway or the docks and fishermen’s wharf. they would be full of panhandlers or tenters.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 27 June 2020 - 09:00 AM.

[Spy Black]

Anybody with any sort of business in/on/around the harbour, such that they are involved with the GVHA, will make note of how incredibly difficult they are to deal with at any level.

Nobody will criticize the GVHA publicly though, as to criticize the them is to incur their wrath, and thus guarantee you will never get whatever it is you're seeking from them.

 

... just ask the Harbour Ferries.

 

The GVHA (as you note) are unelected, they are appointed. 

The GVHA should literally be bending over backwards in COVID-19 times to do whatever is required to keep Victoria Harbour businesses viable and functioning. And if the Harbour Ferries aren't an important, major piece of the very fabric of the Outer/Inner/Upper Harbour, I don't know what is.

 

The GVHA look like fools currently, and one hopes that the powers that be can exert the required influence on an unelected Board to rethink their abysmal strategy designed to extract the same, or more revenue from Harbour Ferries during the COVID-19 crisis.

Edited by Spy Black, 27 June 2020 - 09:08 AM.

[Hotel Mike]

Hmm. It takes two to tango. Harbour Ferry CEO, Barry Hobbis, has reported to be difficult to deal with. 

[kxl]

The GVHA should literally be bending over backwards in COVID-19 times to do whatever is required to keep Victoria Harbour businesses viable and functioning.

Please, let’s not burden our hospitals with unnecessary back injuries during a pandemic.

[spanky123]

Hmm. It takes two to tango. Harbour Ferry CEO, Barry Hobbis, has reported to be difficult to deal with. 

 

There are always two sides.

[Darren14]

The Harbour ferries are here to stay 

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[Mike K.]

Wow. Now that’s a twist.

[Victoria Watcher]

no surprise. it was just about money. as I posted early in another thread.

money arrived (ralmax) and a deal was made.