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Winnipeg Free Press
01-07-2025
- Business
- Winnipeg Free Press
Costco gets go-ahead to take next step toward West St. Paul store
Costco Wholesale Corp. has received the green light to move ahead with a new 162,000-square-foot store in the Rural Municipality of West St. Paul following a June public hearing. It comes amid steady growth in the area. 'It's a really good location,' said West St. Paul Mayor Peter Truijen. A construction timeline wasn't available Monday. The location will be Costco's first in north Winnipeg. MIKE SUDOMA / FREE PRESS FILES A new Costco location is going ahead in West St. Paul. A seasonal garden centre, eatery, auto service station and more than 1,000 parking stalls will be part of the development. The U.S.-based multinational retailer has claimed a 21-acre site south of the Perimeter Highway and west of Main Street. It's part of Meadowlands, one of two developments under construction in West St. Paul. Meadowlands — spanning 380 acres — will include 2,036 homes once completed, according to Winnipeg-based developer United Equities Group. Exemplar Developments, another Winnipeg company, is also developing the land. Demand has been 'extremely strong,' said Warren Greenspoon, chief executive of United Equities Group. Construction on Parkview Pointe, on the other side of the Perimeter, is also ongoing. West St. Paul has logged an average of 240 houses built per year since 2022, Truijen said, adding he is expecting another 300 to be constructed this year. Winnipeg Jets Game Days On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop. Two new developments — aside from Meadowlands and Parkview Pointe — are also in the works, Truijen said. McDonald's and Costco are the first brands announced for Meadowlands. Winnipeg currently has three Costcos: on Regent Avenue, McGillivray Boulevard and St. James Street. Another store, at 4077 Portage Ave., is currently being built. — Free Press staff
CTV News
14-06-2025
- Business
- CTV News
Costco onto next step to build new Manitoba store
FILE - A lone shopper pushes a cart toward the entrance of a Costco warehouse, March 13, 2025, in Sheridan, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File) Costco has cleared a hurdle in its bid to build another Manitoba location. Public hearings were held at the RM of West St. Paul's council meeting Thursday night for two variance applications associated with the potential new store. One is a conditional use application for a proposed auto service station and a garden centre, and the other is a separate variance application to reduce required loading space. Mayor Peter Truijen told CTV News feedback at the public hearings was largely positive, and council voted unanimously on both applications. 'A lot of people think this is a good thing,' he said. Next, the wholesaler will need to submit a development agreement to council, the mayor explained, which would also require a vote. The proposed 161,992-square-foot store would be built on Meadowland Drive. Truijen believes the store will attract Manitobans from a number of communities. 'It's right on the Perimeter. It's pretty easy access for a lot of residents, not just West St. Paul, but Selkirk, St. Clements—lots of places north of the city.'
