WATCH: A possible new neighbour had some north Edmonton residents speaking out Tuesday evening. Quinn Ohler explains.
EDMONTON – The downtown arena project is forcing Greyhound to move out of its current downtown location, and the search for a new home is proving to be an continuing challenge.
The company is scrambling to find somewhere else for its terminal, including asking the city to rezone its current maintenance facility in north Edmonton.
On Tuesday evening, Greyhound presented its vision at Prince Charles School to a standing-room only crowd. The biggest issue for those gathered appeared to be the increased traffic a Greyhound terminal would bring to their community.
Greyhound says after completing a traffic survey, congestion would only increase by one per cent in the area.
“It’s almost insulting to tell us it will increase traffic by one percent. This is hundreds of vehicles we are talking about,” said Dennis Dale, the owner of the shop next door.
The councillor for the area says the discussion doesn’t end here and encourages residents and business owners to speak up.
“They can contact council, they can contact my office and I’ll pass it along to other councillors,” said Ward 2 councillor Bev Esslinger.
A public hearing has not yet been scheduled and the city believes it won’t happen until at least July.
Greyhound says it is still looking at other options but believes a decision will need to be made by May of next year.
It needs to be out of its current location by May 2016.
With files from Quinn Ohler, Global News
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