{"id":46945,"date":"2018-10-30T14:09:52","date_gmt":"2018-10-30T20:09:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/?p=46945"},"modified":"2021-02-08T07:57:08","modified_gmt":"2021-02-08T14:57:08","slug":"the-market-on-macleod-closes-its-doors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/thepress\/2018\/10\/30\/the-market-on-macleod-closes-its-doors\/","title":{"rendered":"The Market on Macleod closes its doors"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What Used to Be : <\/strong>What’s left of the Market on Macleod in Calgary on Oct. 29, 2018. One of the window stickers reminding people of the old days. (Photo by Isabella Athanasius\/The Press)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

T<\/span>he closing of the Market on Macleod <\/a>at the end of October is an upsetting event for many Calgarians.<\/p>\n

S<\/span>imone Grant said it is “absurd” to close down a place that helps support local businesses in place of more condos, especially considering Calgary’s real estate market isn’t exactly booming.<\/p>\n

\u201cAre we seriously closing a farmers\u2019 market for more condos?\u201d said Grant.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re taking money away from people for what? It\u2019s not like this extra housing is going to benefit anyone.”<\/p>\n

The market closed to make way for condo development on the site, which is on the west side of Macleod Trail South, just north of Heritage Drive S.W.<\/p>\n

According to Grant, this move only diminishes opportunities for local vendors to grow their businesses. She believes that Calgary should have more farmers’ markets and fewer condos.<\/p>\n

\u201cI came from a family of local business owners. I\u2019ve seen how devastating it can be to have that opportunity taken away,” said Grant.<\/p>\n

The announcement of the closure came as the city’s largest market announced in September that it was planning on opening a new location near Canada Olympic Park (COP) on the north side of the Trans-Canada Highway.<\/p>\n

The new location will be 50,000-square-feet in size and is set to open in the spring of 2020. The new development will be called Calgary Farmers\u2019 Market West.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s cool that they are opening a new one, but I don\u2019t get why they wouldn\u2019t just save the money and utilize the already existing one,\u201d said Nate Bernstein.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis will either be beneficial for the community or [it will be] another business set up to fail,” he continued.<\/p>\n

While there are a few skeptics of the new development, other Calgarians are thrilled to finally have a market close to home.<\/p>\n

\u201cI live in the deep north, and while I would love to shop local, the drive (to the southside markets) was just too long,\u201d said Angie Mertens, who can’t wait for the new market to open.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love the atmosphere of markets. I used to go [to markets] often,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter having kids it\u2019s just too busy to go all the way to the other side of the city.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mertens also believes this move will benefit small business owners that are further north.<\/p>\n

\u201cPerhaps this will make it easier for them to come out and sell their products.”<\/p>\n

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So long: <\/strong>What’s left of the Market on Macleod in Calgary on Oct. 29, 2018. A sign on the main entrance making customers aware of the recent closure. (Photo by Isabella Athanasius\/The Press)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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