Talk:Renfrew, Ontario

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In the Economy section, there was this statement:

In recent years there has been a culminating struggle between local businesses
and big-box chains such as Wal-Mart and No Frills, which have been
developing on the outskirts of Renfrew.

First, I removed culminating, because the statement didn't say what the culmination was. Then I realized the struggle is perhaps ongoing so there probably hasn't yet been a culmination. Then I realized there were reports that some businesses downtown have actually increased since the 'big-box' stores arrived, and that the competition between Main street and businesses on the outskirts was probably an issues long before the recent expansion, for example when the Renfrew Mall was built, and that this is not really a noteworthly or unique circumstance as it happens in many small towns as their economy or size change. There probably is not a single viewpoint, and perhaps for some businesses it wasn't a struggle at all while others may have been forced to close for real or percieved reasons ... so in short what is special to the Renfrew economy about this situation? Simply that these stores exist is neutral and perhaps noteworthy, so I'll add that back in. To mention the stuggle, it would be perhaps interesting to have some specific references about the struggle. -- Jethero 01:18, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

found this interesting renfrew chamber of commerce newsletter: http://www.renfrewontario.com/chamber/Newsletters/Newsletter2006April.pdf -- Jethero 01:36, 19 March 2007 (UTC)