Chilliwack City Council to consider cannabis store in Rosedale

If council gives first and second reading to the amendment bylaw, Villeneuve said, it’s likely that a public hearing will be held on Tuesday, February 21 at the following council meeting. The public will have a chance to provide feedback to the city about the proposed change in land use.

The commercial property is located a stone’s throw from the Rosedale post office and Rosedale grocery store.

The store at 51296 Yale Road has operated as a number of businesses, including a recent stint as the Happy Picker Store, which sold vintage and antique goods. A Google search indicates it may have also operated as Life’s Sweet Distribution selling maple syrup and other sweets. Prior to that, it previously operated as Simply Divine Boutique & Spa, Tiger Tae Kwon Do, and Rosedale Value Market, among others.

An online posting from August 15, 2022 had listed the primary commercial store at 51296 Yale Road as having approximately 3,000 square feet.

B.C. Assessment indicates the property at 51296 Yale Road was sold on June 29, 2022. A sales price was not disclosed on its website. The lot at 51296 Yale Road is 10,170 square feet. B.C. Assessment values the primary property at $1,147,000.

The bare parcel of land at 51278 Yale Road, site of the proposed parking lot, was also sold on June 29, 2022. Its sales price was not disclosed.

Image: Mike Vanden Bosch / PML / The side property at 51278 Yale Road is a bare parcel. It would be a proposed parking lot and loading area in conjunction with a proposed cannabis store at 51296 Yale Road in Rosedale.

The applicant is listed as Stonewater Ventures Ltd., with a phone number of 604-313-0377.

by Mike Vanden Bosch

Chilliwack City Council to consider cannabis store in Rosedale

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