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Bass Pro Shop won’t be coming to Kanata after all.
The decision was confirmed by Bass Pro spokeswoman Mary Mardis on May 4.
While customer service representatives from the company responded to customer inquiries on May 4 that the Kanata store was in the works for a 2017 opening, the Mardis confirmed the project wouldn’t be moving forward.
“We are not moving forward with the Kanata store at this time,” she said in an email
In February, Bass Pro said they were still moving forward with the Kanata store, despite the announcement that Cabela’s, another major outfitter chain, was also coming to Kanata.
Cabela’s is planned for the west side of the new Tanger Outlets shopping centre and north of the Canadian Tire Centre in a Taggart Realty Management development.
Bass Pro announced in late 2013 that it would be anchoring a 210,437-square-metre Broccolini Construction development, on the east side of the new Tanger Outlets shopping centre, saying it planned to open in 2015.
“Is Cabela’s still coming?” said Arnprior’s Scott Coady, an active hunter and fisherman, when he heard about the Bass Pro cancellation. “That’s my first reaction, but that’s too bad, because (Bass Pro) is a fantastic establishment.
“It would have been interesting and a little strange to have both (Cabela’s and Bass Pro) so close together. It’s too bad Bass Pro isn’t coming, but as long as we have one outdoor superstore on the west end, that’s great and I’m happy.”
The proximity of the two outdoor outfitters was not a problem, said Bass Pro spokeswoman Katie Mitchell in February, after saying Bass Pro still intended to open in Kanata.
“We are in lots of markets that also have Cabela’s close by, so I don’t think Cabela’s has a bearing one way or the other on whether or not we put a store there,” she said.
However, Kanata North Coun. Marianne Wilkinson said in February that she had doubts the U.S. retailer would stick with their original plans in light of the Cabela’s announcement.
Taggart’s vice president of development, Jeff Parkes, also had doubts about Bass Pro, questioning if the store was thinking twice about opening so close to a Cabela’s.
“We are certainly disappointed,” said Broccolini Construction’s vice president of real estate in Ottawa, Bob Perkins, on May 5. The developer was working to bring Bass Pro to their site in Kanata.
“A lot of people obviously are interested in that type of use and we are certainly disappointed and certainly a lot of people that we speak to are disappointed that they are not coming to Kanata.”
Perkins said he does not know if Bass Pro is looking at other sites in Ottawa, but said Broccolini is working with another large-scale retailer to replace Bass Pro as an anchor for their Kanata retail site.
He said the new store is not an outdoor outfitter, but is a recognizable name, adding he couldn’t comment further as the deal has not yet solidified.
Perkins said he hoped to have construction on the Kanata site start in early 2016.
The closest Bass Pro Shop to Ottawa is at Vaughan Mills in Vaughan, Ont. Ottawa will be the second Ontario Cabela’s location, with the first location in Barrie.
Bass Pro Shop won’t be coming to Kanata after all.
The decision was confirmed by Bass Pro spokeswoman Mary Mardis on May 4.
While customer service representatives from the company responded to customer inquiries on May 4 that the Kanata store was in the works for a 2017 opening, the Mardis confirmed the project wouldn’t be moving forward.
“We are not moving forward with the Kanata store at this time,” she said in an email
In February, Bass Pro said they were still moving forward with the Kanata store, despite the announcement that Cabela’s, another major outfitter chain, was also coming to Kanata.
Cabela’s is planned for the west side of the new Tanger Outlets shopping centre and north of the Canadian Tire Centre in a Taggart Realty Management development.
Bass Pro announced in late 2013 that it would be anchoring a 210,437-square-metre Broccolini Construction development, on the east side of the new Tanger Outlets shopping centre, saying it planned to open in 2015.
“Is Cabela’s still coming?” said Arnprior’s Scott Coady, an active hunter and fisherman, when he heard about the Bass Pro cancellation. “That’s my first reaction, but that’s too bad, because (Bass Pro) is a fantastic establishment.
“It would have been interesting and a little strange to have both (Cabela’s and Bass Pro) so close together. It’s too bad Bass Pro isn’t coming, but as long as we have one outdoor superstore on the west end, that’s great and I’m happy.”
The proximity of the two outdoor outfitters was not a problem, said Bass Pro spokeswoman Katie Mitchell in February, after saying Bass Pro still intended to open in Kanata.
“We are in lots of markets that also have Cabela’s close by, so I don’t think Cabela’s has a bearing one way or the other on whether or not we put a store there,” she said.
However, Kanata North Coun. Marianne Wilkinson said in February that she had doubts the U.S. retailer would stick with their original plans in light of the Cabela’s announcement.
Taggart’s vice president of development, Jeff Parkes, also had doubts about Bass Pro, questioning if the store was thinking twice about opening so close to a Cabela’s.
“We are certainly disappointed,” said Broccolini Construction’s vice president of real estate in Ottawa, Bob Perkins, on May 5. The developer was working to bring Bass Pro to their site in Kanata.
“A lot of people obviously are interested in that type of use and we are certainly disappointed and certainly a lot of people that we speak to are disappointed that they are not coming to Kanata.”
Perkins said he does not know if Bass Pro is looking at other sites in Ottawa, but said Broccolini is working with another large-scale retailer to replace Bass Pro as an anchor for their Kanata retail site.
He said the new store is not an outdoor outfitter, but is a recognizable name, adding he couldn’t comment further as the deal has not yet solidified.
Perkins said he hoped to have construction on the Kanata site start in early 2016.
The closest Bass Pro Shop to Ottawa is at Vaughan Mills in Vaughan, Ont. Ottawa will be the second Ontario Cabela’s location, with the first location in Barrie.
