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New Costco planned for an Ontario area that really needs it [Video]

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Costco is taking another run at an Ontario community that once rejected the giant retail warehouse.

A proposal currently undergoing a Town of Caledon application process indicates plans to make Costco the anchor store in a plaza to be located at the northwest corner of Mayfield Road and Creditview Road, just north of the Brampton border.

The location is meant to serve the growing Brampton and Caledon market along with Halton Hills and Orangeville.

Documents seeking site plan approval submitted to the Town of Caledon indicate the presence of a Costco warehouse, a Costco gas station, FreshCo, McDonald’s, Shoppers Drugmart, several other retail buildings, and a large parking lot.

Costco watchers are excited about the new proposal, and this past weekend, the discussion heated up as the long-speculated site appeared to be moving in the direction of becoming a reality.

A person claiming to have knowledge of the plans spoke …

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