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CTV News in Canada featured a story on Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling head Scott D'Amore and his company The D'Amore Group breaking ground on a new 25-acre commercial development worth $200 million in the LaSalle area of Windsor, Ontario.
The development will contain just over 250,000 square feet of retail place, including "a Food Basics grocery store that will offer more diverse product selection, and a major brand hotel, at the corner of Heritage Drive and Sandwich West Parkway." Later in the article it noted " Food Basics, a Shopper’s Drug Mart, Dollarama, a McDonald’s, Pet Smart, Tim Hortons, Taco Bell and a Osmow’s Shawarma" would be among the retailers located at the development when it opens.
“You’re going to see a couple of things hopefully open before the end of the year but the majority of the things here in, I’ll call it phase 1A, will be opening in the spring of next year,” said Scott D’Amore told CTV.
The development is the largest in the town's history.
The property was originally bought by D'Amore's late father Patrick in the 1970s with the vision of creating this project.
“We’re both first generation Canadians and our fathers came to this country from Italy chasing the Canadian dream,” said D’Amore last years regarding of both his father and that of project partner Davide Petretta. “Both started working with their hands. This project was my father’s dream when he bought the property, and he lived there until he died in 2011. His idea was, that if you didn’t want to, you would never have to leave this property. Everything would be within walking distance — grocery stores, retail, doctor’s offices, parks, schools...That was his vision and this commercial development will complete that.”
The first part of the construction is expected to be done by this Fall and when completed, the project will bring 400-500 jobs to the area.
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