The first of what is expected to be a parade of applications to establish retail cannabis stores in Prince George will go before city council on Monday night.
The provincially-run B.C. Liquor Distribution Branch has submitted an application to rezone a spot at 120-6565 Southridge Avenue, in the Westgate Shopping Centre where a Royal Bank of Canada branch used to be, for a B.C. Cannabis Store.
The matter will be up for first two readings on Monday night, setting the stage for a formal public hearing at a later date.
In a letter to the city, Michael Tan, BCLDB executive director of cannabis operations , said it is seeking the spot because it's in a "large retail complex and therefore consistent with the nature of the immediate area," is easily accessible to customers and not expected to adversely impact traffic in the surrounding area.
The store's size would be about 2,000 square feet, "which is in the midrange of other retail stores existing on the subject site and in the surrounding area," Tan said.
BCLDB has received support from Westgate's owner, First Prince George Developments Inc., to proceed with the application, Tan also said.
