315 Miwate at Zibi [Block 204] | 74.57m | 23s | Dream | NEUF

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The island needs another attraction besides a seasonal zipline. They also really need to focus on the hotel that's planned (integrating the large ruins). A decent sized boutique hotel with absolutely gobsmackingly epic views of Parliament and the Riverscape would bring a lot of people to the island to support more commercial.

The new regional museum in the old EB Eddy building will help, though that's a CAQ promise, and their promises aren't worth much. Agreed that Board Mill hotel would go a long way in activating the site with hundreds of people every week eager to go out and eat/spend some money on activities. Hope they come up with other ideas to attract people to the site.

They could also focus on events and activation of the space. I remember years ago before Zibi was a thing they used to have events in the old warehouse building which were a hit. Think Canada Day, Winterlude, Bluesfest, etc.

I feel like we lost something since Windmill left the project. They were very good at animating the site.

As I mentioned in one of the other threads, the Aisle24 stores are only really good for snacks and beverages. If you want real food, then you’re still going to have to drive (or walk) to your local grocery store

It’s a nice new development, but they’re definitely going to have to bonify the commercial space on offer. I’m afraid that in the long term, businesses will want to settle at Lebreton Flats and Gatineau, but will avoid the space within Zibi

Aisle24 is no substitution for a grocery store or even a dépanneur, especially with the app based access that limits walk-ins, but at least it's something. I'm sure Zibi eventually become a desirable place for retail as the literal bridge between LeBreton Flats and Hull.

It's really too bad le Vieux Chicago plans to move to the Hull side of Zibi fell through.