Big Box Mainia

Why is it that Grand Falls-Windsor is not yet on the radar of the BIG BOX STORE retailers?Shoppers in this area have been asking for the Box Store experience for a long time only to see their neighbors retail sector explode. Why is it we are still stuck in limbo?Is it the Town? Was it the fact the Mill was on shaky ground?Why is it that Wal-Mart renovated instead of building in one of their most profitable communities in Atlantic Canada?How do you feel about the shopping experience at our local Wal-Mart? Very seldom do you ever find what you want.The Town of Grand Falls-Windsor continue to prosper despite the closure of its main Industry the Mill . Hopefully with the onset of two possible Hotel/Motel developments and other initiatives by the provincial government we will see see the Big Box Mania coming to Grand Falls-Windsor. We are retail starved and possibly the last major center on the Island without a Big Box Store. http://www.grandfallswindsor.com/

Grand Falls-Windsor and its Development Woes

What will it take to get the town of Grand Falls-Windsor back to the economic power house that it once was? For many years Grand Falls as it was once known was the economic work horse for Central Newfoundland. Today there seems to be a shift of power to our neighbors down the highway to the east where most big box stores and other major retailers are setting up shop. Did we do right when we drove Die-Trac, Cara House and other business to other communities? Is there a fear of being swallowed up by the big box stores? Just recently a group of concerned citizens were outraged at the fact that a hotel and a treatment center for youth has asked for a parcel of land. One parcel was along the river banks the other near the trans-Canada highway. It's time for all concerned to take a breather before we have the same result as Die-Trac. What about the group homes in the community? What about the people being treated with methadone right here in town? Are we afraid of the unknown? Any hotel or treatment center built will have all the safe guards and the integrity of the river in place. It is time to show that Grand Falls-Windsor is open for business.