Vancouver Rejects 'Green' Wal-Mart Proposal
30 June 2005 - 12:00pm
Proposal for a "green" Wal-Mart developed especially for Vancouver is rejected as contrary to city's planning goals.
"It was a shock to everyone. The 'green' Wal-Mart designed especially for Vancouver was turned down overwhelmingly by Vancouver city council Tuesday, after developers spent four years working on it and opponents spent just as long battling against it."
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The Vancouver Sun, June 29, 2005
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