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Originally Posted by Draftsman
Yes, I know that, but Canada Life owns the building, and they can do whatever they please. Security is vital in the building. SaskPower, SGI, SaskTel ...none of them have commercial rental units on their main floors. You could point to most of the downtown high-rises. There is very little commercial space in any of them, so yes, they do absolutely nothing to contribute to the street life. Perhaps this is an issue the City should have tackled years ago. Having a bank on the main floors hardly enhances the livelihood of the downtown.
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Yeah, no one said they couldn't do what they please. If you look at the original post they were merely pointing out their wishes for the space and appropriately using the term "activity" as it is typically associated with downtown street life (i.e. not internal meeting rooms).
Most of the high-rises downtown actually do have retail space. Hill Tower 1, 2, 3. FCC 1 + 2. Avoid Tower. Conexus Tower. Grenfell tower.
It has been addressed by the City. That's why all of the newer developments from 2012+ have the type of design + retail space we're talking about.