Mac’s in the Sunnybrook Plaza is closing. The convulsion in neighborhood life caused by construction of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT, and by the ripple effect of development, is causing many changes and this is just one. The Mac’s has less than a year left on its lease and the chain’s owner, Couche Tarde of Montreal, must figure there is no point in hanging in for whatever life is left in the old retail plaza. The owner of Sunnybrook, Rio.Can, intends to redevelop the corner and its mega-project two tower proposal (19 and 13 floors) is now at the Ontario Municipal Board. This means there will probably be construction at this location in as little as 18 months. Many locals will be sorry to see Mac’s go. Bob and Judy Arsenault were saying it is a handy stop for them when they step out of their nearby condominium. The official closing date is Thursday, January 14, 2016. We can look forward to increasing vacancies at the old Sunnybrook, a neighborhood landmark built in 1952 and said to be the first strip mall in Canada. Residents launch informed attack on Sunnybrook Plaza plan
