We sincerely appreciate the situation our small businesses are in, and that timing for changes to parking are not ideal. There is ample parking available for downtown visitors in the City's four other parking lots: the East, West and Market Parkades and the Macdonell Street lot. There's also still free two-hour on-street parking throughout the downtown Monday to Saturday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., and no limit on Sunday. The work the Province requires us to do for the archaeological clearance of the site requires a mechanical excavation of the entire area to identify and remove any artefacts or remains. The ground is frozen in January, likely covered in snow, so we're unable to do this critical work then.
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Why is the Baker Street lot being closed before the critical Christmas marketing season? I understand this has come up in meetings and the response was the timing was "part of the city's comittment to the contractor". If, as you say, the work cannot continue over winter, why is the lot closed now? It seems incongruous the city is celebrating "Bridge to Better Business" while shutting down the largest area for parking in the downtown before Christmas.
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