'We could see a phoenix rise'The former site of the Debut Hair salon at 199 Queens Ave. Farhi Holdings Corp. applied, and was granted, a demolition permit for this building in 2012. (City of London)From there, Farhi's submission laid out a plan to redevelop the site if the building demolition was approved. The report also said Farhi tried in October of 2012 to buy an adjacent parcel, a city-owned, 74-slot parking lot at 185 Queens Ave. And while little has changed in that block of Queen's Ave since 2012, the entire episode has not been forgotten. Turner said he raised what happened with 199 Queens Ave as a cautionary tale, to remind council to hold developers accountable.

Source: CBC News April 06, 2021 07:52 UTC