Canada Goose reminisces the days of yore at Lake Leaside.
Site of future Canadian Tire — 70 & 80 Wicksteed Ave, 202, 204, & 206 Parkhurst Blvd and 99 Vanderhoof. (March 31, 2024)
Site of future Canadian Tire — 70 & 80 Wicksteed Ave, 202, 204, & 206 Parkhurst Blvd and 99 Vanderhoof. (March 31, 2024)
Site of future Canadian Tire — 70 & 80 Wicksteed Ave, 202, 204, & 206 Parkhurst Blvd and 99 Vanderhoof. (March 31, 2024)
A local Canada Goose and its seagull pals were seen taking advantage of the puddles that formed in the bed of what was once known as “Lake Leaside“. All the structures on the building lot (70 & 80 Wicksteed Ave, 202, 204, & 206 Parkhurst Blvd and 99 Vanderhoof) were cleared many years ago, leaving a pit where trapped rainwater formed a wonderful oasis for the city fowl to congregate. This Goose wasn’t crying over spilled water; who needs a lake when you’ve got a puddle paradise?
The renewed proposal from SmartCentres REIT for property known as Lake Leaside seems to show that the big box dream is not yet dead. Plans put forward more than a decade ago for the property envisioned large stores such a Walmart on the site. The onslaught of the Amazon revolution…
The snow-laden winter of 2019 has produced runoff that has refilled Lake Leaside, the large in-limbo construction site belonging to the SmartCentre. This area is east of Laird Drive between Vanderhoof and Wicksteed Aves. Excavation began there in 2015 when prospects seemed good for an expansion of the commercial centre,…
