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<title>Gerrad</title>
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I noticed the comments of how Home Depot will not affect queen west; instead they will provide helpful products.

The impact worth noting is that almost every store on Queen West is independently owned.  With Home Depot you have a few minimum wage workers filtering all the profits to the US executives.  The employee mold will not be suited for the artists that live on queen; therefore it will not help residents find employment.  If it were an independent hardware store the profits would be shared between the store owners, employees and the neighbourhood.  It would be more lax about worker appearance (allowing for free will) and create a personal bond with the community, adapting to the customer's needs rather than forcing a specific shopping experience.  

Queen West has always been a beacon for free thinkers.  The forced standard of living coming from stores like Home Depot will be devastating to the culture that thrives on Queen West.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/01/a_home_depot_on_queen_west/#c293965</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:09:42 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Randy</title>
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I really would not want to see a home depot as a family friend owns Atlas Machinery on Queen.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/01/a_home_depot_on_queen_west/#c265520</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:59:43 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Paulard</title>
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Balance is key. It's 2008 ladies and gentlemen. The world is only going to get more and more commercialized. let them have their presence in queen west. They can try to be cool and hip and JIVVVE. They can make their litle store look like a family run mum and pop stop; but! who the fuck is gonna shop there when i can goto the LOCAL guys hardware store on queen and mcaul? so let them come. they wont be here long as soon as they relize they cannot capatilize.

I'm going to starbucks 
Pis aut]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/01/a_home_depot_on_queen_west/#c265353</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2008 16:23:13 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Swanson</title>
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Mom and pop shops are expensive because they're not selling you cheap garbage, and whoever the hell says you need to drive out to the burbs to visit a home improvement shop needs to realize the burbs don't start 3 blocks out of the core.  This area does need a decent grocery store however.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/01/a_home_depot_on_queen_west/#c264900</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2008 02:57:04 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Ginny</title>
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I think it's rather sad. Queen Street is morphing into an out door Eaton Centre. Sure it attracts the tourists. But what the F, if you actually live in the neighbourhood, you'd understand how important those mom and pop shops are. You'd understand what a community it is. And you'd be sad to hear of something so horrific as another big box establishment being built. Come on. Do you remember the grassy mini park next to the Rex, where Green Peace canvassers used to chill? The more buildings that go up, they less of a view we'll have of the city. 
Did anyone ever thing that we could possibly use a grocery store? No...building supplies seem to be what we really need, cause those condo owners are so into renovations and the DIY. Phew!]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/01/a_home_depot_on_queen_west/#c264700</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:47:25 PST</pubDate>
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<title>JoeSchmoe</title>
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"and now as the decades pass and the locality of Queen St.W must continue to draw further and further West into areas undeveloped..."

Areas undeveloped? They look pretty developed to me. Lots of families, immigrants and workers living in affordable rental situations, me included. Looks like they are gonna be pushed, just like the QueenSt-culture feels like it's being pushed.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/01/a_home_depot_on_queen_west/#c264332</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:55:23 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Oh lmac...</title>
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LMAC! I love how you rant and rave about hipsters to get jobs and man up. How about you try and learn how to use words properly? Obviously (in your case) if you "man up" too quickly, you skip right through remedial English. Allow me to fix your last paragraph for you...

"There [THEY'RE, or THEY ARE] knocking out a parking lot. I know what you mean though. Yes, I agree it sucks a lot to see you're [YOUR, not YOU ARE] favorite hood change to big chain stores. To set the recored [RECORD] straight anything east of Bathurst Isn't queen west in my opinion, it is an outdoor addition to the Eaton Centre if anything, anywhere near Much Music (Rogers) is shit tourist attraction. Like the other bloggers have said The Macdonald's has been on the corner of Spadaina [SPADINA] for some time. It was a matter of time for that parking lot to turn into something. I'm not surprised. I'm just glad it's not a 30 story condo."]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/01/a_home_depot_on_queen_west/#c264331</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:55:11 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Warren Piece</title>
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Test]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/01/a_home_depot_on_queen_west/#c264326</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:46:43 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Jason Mote</title>
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Funny how this is the spot where the pesky existing buildings just burnt to the ground this morning?]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/01/a_home_depot_on_queen_west/#c264214</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 07:42:19 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Stevie</title>
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I would kill for a proper grocery store within walking distance of my condo at Queen and Bathurst.  I'm sure many feel the same!  I'm happy to have a Home Depot nearby as well, since the options at the little Mom & Pop hardware store are so lacking (they have nothing I need, and when they do it's way overpriced!) ]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/01/a_home_depot_on_queen_west/#c261115</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:01:32 PST</pubDate>
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<title>West</title>
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I live near by this intersection and what I'm hoping is that a grocery store (a Rabba, a Sobey's, etc) opens in the remaining retail space. Like Stephanie said above, the people who actually live in this neighborhood could use some practical stores in addition to the great small, specialty stores and bars that we do frequent. Like many of my neighbors, I don't own a car or have access to one -- a grocery store would be a godsend. Adam Vaughn is a great councilor so hopefully his input has convinced the RioCan people to keep the streetfront looking nice. But it's a pretty commercial strip already...this isn't Queen and Lansdowne we're talking about here...]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/01/a_home_depot_on_queen_west/#c257562</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:36:23 PST</pubDate>
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<title>ilpo</title>
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HD already built a store that is a version of the store in this article, in Northern Richmond Hill about Leslie and Elgin Mills. The focus is to sell the services and accessories not so much the building materials.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/01/a_home_depot_on_queen_west/#c256872</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 20:04:42 PST</pubDate>
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<title>A.R.</title>
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It will provide vandals with a cheaper place to obtain "art supplies"! Yay!]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/01/a_home_depot_on_queen_west/#c256871</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 20:03:56 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Ben</title>
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I believe this is one of the reasons why Adam Vaughn was elected in this ward.  The city owns the alleyway that separates the two halves of the parking lot, and I believe that they leveraged the sale of it to limit the maximum retail floor plate for the site, to discourage a full size home depot.  I think what we expect to end up with is a home depot with a few "boutique style" entrances.

Note that all of this info is horribly out of date, it's just what I remember from a community meeting in late 2006 before the election.

There are hardware stores nearby, notably one just West of the intersection of Queen and Bathurst, and one very near Queen and Cameron (not to mention those in Kensington and other nearby shops).  I think that there is a place you can buy lumber near Dundas and Palmerston, so it is not as if there aren't already local businesses that serve this market.

On the whole, I think it might not be that bad, depending on the design, but it could also be atrocious.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/01/a_home_depot_on_queen_west/#c256836</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:25:33 PST</pubDate>
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<title>lmac</title>
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There knocking out a parking lot. I know what you mean though. Yes, I agree it sucks a lot to see you're favorite hood change to big chain stores. To set the recored straight anything east of Bathurst Isn't queen west in my opinion, it is an outdoor addition to the Eaton Centre if anything, anywhere near Much Music (Rogers) is shit tourist attraction. Like the other bloggers have said The Macdonald's has been on the corner of Spadaina for some time. It was a matter of time for that parking lot to turn into something. I'm not surprised. I'm just glad it's not a 30 story condo. ]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/01/a_home_depot_on_queen_west/#c256809</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/01/a_home_depot_on_queen_west/#c256809</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:33:55 PST</pubDate>
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<title>CA</title>
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A Home Depot is actually a chain I can support (because it's useful) 
Downtown is now filled with a lot of condo dwellers and there's a market for home improvements.  It's makes sense for those who don't have a car to drive out to the 'burbs.

What I hate is chain restaurants driving out the little places that are delicious!! And walmart. I hate to see a Walmart go up anywhere.  I would actually chain myself to a construction site to prevent one from going up. ]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/01/a_home_depot_on_queen_west/#c256806</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:18:49 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Steve</title>
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Neither,just hate seeing neighborhoods and small business knocked out by big chains who don't give a crap about anything and have no character.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/01/a_home_depot_on_queen_west/#c256804</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:15:51 PST</pubDate>
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<title>lmac</title>
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Obviously you have tight pants and a coke habit.  ]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/01/a_home_depot_on_queen_west/#c256801</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:59:41 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Steve</title>
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lol @ lmac...and waiting patiently for the day when he has to "man up" and he is the dog being eaten by a bigger dog.

What exactly is a "real income", BTW?

I can't believe people are for this, say goodbye to the neighborhood.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/01/a_home_depot_on_queen_west/#c256797</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:31:22 PST</pubDate>
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<title>tripper</title>
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"Ironically, the one thing it does have is a 
Home Depot."

And a McDonald's, and a Staples, and a Winners, and a Zeller's, etc. True, they're all mostly confined to that horrible mall, but still.
]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/01/a_home_depot_on_queen_west/#c256770</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:36:09 PST</pubDate>
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