Victoria too small for Granville Island type food market, consultant tells city
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By Bill Cleverley, Times Colonist
January 27, 2010 8:43 AM
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Posted 27 January 2010 - 09:06 AM
Victoria too small for Granville Island type food market, consultant tells city
http://www.timescolo...9568/story.html
By Bill Cleverley, Times Colonist
January 27, 2010 8:43 AM
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The city needs to decide the purpose of the market before trying decide whether it would work or not.
Posted 27 January 2010 - 10:29 AM
Martin Barnett, who had a stall for his Rising Star bakery at Store Street, says the Harbour market failed because vendors fled the increasing rents. “People can’t pay $40 a square foot to sell fruits and vegetables.
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Posted 24 February 2010 - 05:41 PM
Even an indoor Saturday market that ran through the winter would be fantastic. I was in Halifax last month and their Sat. market was great- tons of local food and craft suppliers from NS and live lobster for $5 a lb. I'd love to see something like that here.
When did that Value Village market run? I remember it vaguely- sometime in the mid 1980's?
Posted 24 February 2010 - 10:21 PM
We do not have have the same sort of supplier availability in the island. The Cowichan valley is the only location with possible suppliers.
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Posted 25 February 2010 - 11:22 AM
A semi-permanent market in Centennial square might do ok. Just cut the red tape and make fees almost free and people will find a way to make a profit. No one uses the square, just tell vendors "go nuts" with only the most basic of health and retail laws and you'll see a vibrant market in no time. But of course that would never happen because people would cry bloody murder that people are MAKING MONEY on public land. If we want an outdoor market, lower the costs and hassle until it's attractive for a outdoor market to appear.
Posted 25 February 2010 - 12:13 PM
Because as citizens, public land is their land - they own it.why should we give free land for people to sell [their wares?]
Posted 25 February 2010 - 01:00 PM
Because as citizens, public land is their land - they own it.
Land is land anyways, who can stop anyone from doing what they want on it?
Posted 25 February 2010 - 01:09 PM
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