Two important businesses in Thorncliffe Park have appealed a City decision to permit the construction of a Costco store on the former Coca Cola property at 42/46 Overlea Blvd. to the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) One is Iqbal Halal Foods, often thought of as the largest Asian food retailer and wholesaler in Toronto and perhaps in Canada. It is located at 2 Thorncliffe Drive to the west of the proposed Costco site. This area contains a clutch of businesses serving the Muslim community and others. This is the stub end of Thorncliffe Park Drive on the south end of the Thorncliffe crescent. The other successful business is Heritage Funeral Home, which sits prominently at 50 Overlea to the east off the Coca Cola lands. There is a third petitioner to the OMB who is described as a nearby resident but whose name has not been released. Costco deal close to collapse as neighbors appeal to OMB
