In the whole long and rather sad story of the 1860 Bayview development “opening” the Whole Foods grocery store company has at last made what appears to be its first comment on its intention to open there. It came in the form of a tweeted reply to a local woman, Cindy May, who asked about the eagerly-awaited store. The wondering goes back nearly two years when the community saw the trumpeting of developers that Whole Foods would open on completion of the complex. The site is at the corner of Bayview and Broadway Ave. on the site of the former Brennan Pontiac. The building was completed and ultimately transferred to the hands of RioCan, the real estate investor and landlord. But there was nothing but silence from anyone until “coming soon” signs appeared on the exterior of the building. Then this fall a post from RioCan executive Jeffery Thompson told doubtful readers that Whole Foods would definitely open. Nowhere has it been recorded, except in the tweet two days ago, that Whole Foods itself has said a thing. Now there is a response to reader Ms. May, who asked on December 9: “Will you be opening a Leaside location” RioCan exec says Whole Foods WILL open at 1860 Bayview.
https://twitter.com/WholeFoodsGTA/status/809125502006988801
