possible wal-mart in vancouver

sidekick · #1 (**permalink**) Jun 28, 05

the new proposed wal-mart for building in vancouver recycles rainwater for use in it toilets, has three windmills picking up energy in the parking lot, is heated and cooled by geothermal tanks, and has permeable asphalt in the parking lot to allow rainwater to soak directly into the ground! what a cool building!

too bad it's a wal-mart building :(

Carrie · #2 (**permalink**) Jun 28, 05

where? when? why? and how?

crookedking · #3 (**permalink**) Jun 28, 05

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Originally Posted by Sidekick

the new proposed wal-mart for building in vancouver recycles rainwater for use in it toilets, has three windmills picking up energy in the parking lot, is heated and cooled by geothermal tanks, and has permeable asphalt in the parking lot to allow rainwater to soak directly into the ground! what a cool building!

too bad it's a wal-mart building :(

and you can see it from space!

sidekick · #4 (**permalink**) Jun 28, 05

it's been in the works since 2001, but COPE made lots of demands on wal-mart and wal-mart actually went and designed a store that met all those demands. now they have to vote on whether or not to allow them to build it. it's going to cost wal-mart twice as much as a regular store.

it's in today's globe and mail in the BC section.

#5 (**permalink**) Jun 28, 05

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recycles rainwater for use in it toilets, has three windmills picking up energy in the parking lot, is heated and cooled by geothermal tanks, and has permeable asphalt in the parking lot to allow rainwater to soak directly into the ground!

They've taken cheapness to a whole new level!

Is this the one thats going to be on south marine drive?

sidekick · #6 (**permalink**) Jun 28, 05

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Originally Posted by Junglist

They've taken cheapness to a whole new level!

haha. i would really really love to see a building like that. but man, making the store itself more environmentally friendly isn't going to fix the other problems that come with wal-mart stores.

TheCooker · #7 (**permalink**) Jun 28, 05

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sidekick · #8 (**permalink**) Jun 28, 05

and the wal-mart guys son just died in an ultra-light plane crash yesterday. ten bucks says he bought the plane at wal-mart!

rolllllllllllllback.

clevich · #9 (**permalink**) Jun 28, 05

I'm guessing this is the one on Marine Drive? couple blocks from where I live :) I wouldn't mind having a wal-mart there, but I can see how it will effect small businesses around that area.

sidekick · #10 (**permalink**) Jun 28, 05

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I'm guessing this is the one on Marine Drive? couple blocks from where I live :) I wouldn't mind having a wal-mart there, but I can see how it will effect small businesses around that area.

i think they were also worried about an increase in traffic congestion and pollution in that area caused by everyone trying to get to the damn store.

Carrie · #11 (**permalink**) Jun 28, 05

I like cheap lizze mcguire clothes.!

yeah lets go shopping

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clevich · #12 (**permalink**) Jun 28, 05

ya I could see that happening, they'd probably have to open up a rear entrance or redo that whole section of road. You have a link for this news?

sidekick · #13 (**permalink**) Jun 28, 05

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ya I could see that happening, they'd probably have to open up a rear entrance or redo that whole section of road. You have a link for this news?

no, i get the globe and mail delivered each morning, it was in that. i'm sure it's somewhere on their website though, or you can just go pick up a copy. it's in the BC section.

#14 (**permalink**) Jun 28, 05

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and the wal-mart guys son just died in an ultra-light plane crash yesterday. ten bucks says he bought the plane at wal-mart!

Haha. wouldn't that be ironic.

It was a cheap, small, gas-powered aircraft made of aluminum and fabric. This just goes to show you that cheapness doesn't always pay off.

stephen_c · #15 (**permalink**) Jun 28, 05

"NO" to walmart!

this was on pbs last week.

meth0dical · #16 (**permalink**) Jun 28, 05

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Originally Posted by Sidekick

i think they were also worried about an increase in traffic congestion and pollution in that area caused by everyone trying to get to the damn store.

so instead we'll have increased traffic and pollution in queensborough and surrey. seems fair.

sidekick · #17 (**permalink**) Jun 28, 05

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so instead we'll have increased traffic and pollution in queensborough and surrey. seems fair.

never said they should build it somewhere else, dude.

dapimpstress · #18 (**permalink**) Jun 28, 05

they tried to build one near where i used to live.

the entire city fought them so hard that they ended up abandoning their goals...

unfortunately the swamp was already dug out and covered in concrete, the entire nearby environment was destroyed, and there was a HUGE amount of land completely torn apart... FOR NOTHING.

i'm not saying don't fight it, by ALL MEANS FIGHT IT. I'm just saying, try to move quickly, otherwise your actions may be less usefull than at first thought. i know mine were.

days of protesting not only against wal mart and its unacceptable work antics, and the fact that is a huge conglomerate which will destroy local businesses, but also for the environment. the land in the area, the marsh-wetland that was destroyed wont recover quickly, but at least it has some hope.

good luck with this, if it was me, i'd do everything i could to stop it.

**MC Hammered** · #19 (**permalink**) Jun 28, 05

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Originally Posted by Sidekick

the new proposed wal-mart for building in vancouver recycles rainwater for use in it toilets, has three windmills picking up energy in the parking lot, is heated and cooled by geothermal tanks, and has permeable asphalt in the parking lot to allow rainwater to soak directly into the ground! what a cool building!

too bad it's a wal-mart building :(

They might even extract the salt from the urine flushed in the urinals to use for the fries in the McDonalds inside!

sidekick · #20 (**permalink**) Jun 28, 05

i'm pretty sure they will allow the wal-mart to be built. i mean, they did meet all the demands that the COPE council put on the store to make it more eco-friendly. it's going to be the most self-sustaining big-box store in north america apparently. and although i'm not a huge fan of wal-mart by any means...this might be a good thing. i mean, it would set an example of other cities to follow about having these giant warehouse stores built so that they are more eco-friendly.

they're not mowing down swampland to build it.

i'm divided on the issue. as much as i don't want to see wal-mart come to vancouver...i think the whole idea of the building is so great. what a pickle.

sidekick · #21 (**permalink**) Jun 28, 05

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Originally Posted by MC Hammered

They might even extract the salt from the urine flushed in the urinals to use for the fries in the McDonalds inside!

they probably already do that.

dapimpstress · #22 (**permalink**) Jun 28, 05

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Originally Posted by Sidekick

i'm pretty sure they will allow the wal-mart to be built. i mean, they did meet all the demands that the COPE council put on the store to make it more eco-friendly. it's going to be the most self-sustaining big-box store in north america apparently. and although i'm not a huge fan of wal-mart by any means...this might be a good thing. i mean, it would set an example of other cities to follow about having these giant warehouse stores built so that they are more eco-friendly.

they're not mowing down swampland to build it.

i'm divided on the issue. as much as i don't want to see wal-mart come to vancouver...i think the whole idea of the building is so great. what a pickle.

The idea of the building may be innovative and great, and thank god they aren't destroying an wetland to build it... but still, do you think that it will benefit the community in any way?

sidekick · #23 (**permalink**) Jun 28, 05

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Originally Posted by Ashes

The idea of the building may be innovative and great, and thank god they aren't destroying an wetland to build it... but still, do you think that it will benefit the community in any way?

i'm sure there will be benefits and losses...as there is with anything like that. i mean, it will provide people with a service; they'll be able to buy their goods at wal-mart from their usual cheap prices coughcheapproductscough. but there are going to be many drawbacks, of course. and i really don't like wal-mart's track record as a corporation, i would rather NOT see them come to vancouver.

but, like i said before, a building like this would set a good example for how these stores should be built in the future. it shows they have the money to do things like this if they are pressured enough.

**MC Hammered** · #24 (**permalink**) Jun 28, 05

Wal-Mart's are a double edged sword.

One side: They destroy smaller stores as they can't compete.

Other side: They employ a bunch of people that can't find work elsewhere, pay them enough so they buy from Wal-Mart who profits and lead an endless cycle of dependance on your employer.

Ok... I'm wrong... they are like the plague.

meth0dical · #25 (**permalink**) Jun 28, 05

i know, im just anti-anti walmart.
walmart is a BIG convenience people with lower incomes and especially single parents. i understand the effects that big-box retailers have on the smaller, locally owned businesses but people need to realize that it's good for our economy.
edit; i am like many others in this thread, divided. but i lean towards the yes side of things.