Ground was officially broken Friday morning on the new retail development that will house IKEA on the corner of Kenaston Boulevard and Sterling Lyon Parkway. Premier Greg Selinger, Mayor Sam Katz and the president of Fairweather Properties, Michael Nozick, were on hand for the ceremony.
Watch: (Fast forward to 01:15 for a scrum with the developer)

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Swedish furniture giant IKEA announced today that they have now received the necessary site plan approval for the new Winnipeg store.
Before construction begins, infrastructure changes still need to occur in the area, including the widening of Kenaston Boulevard, Sterling Lyon Parkway and Shaftesbury Boulevard.
It takes roughly 18 months to build an IKEA, [...]

An open house was held Wednesday on the re-development of the Kenaston Boulevard area in preparation for IKEA. A few hundred people came out to J.B. Mitchell School to have a look at the developer’s plans regarding the retailer’s layout, traffic congestion and other development.
The Swedish furniture giant will be 1.5 million square feet when [...]

After years of wondering if IKEA would ever come to Winnipeg, the official announcement was made just a few months ago. Since then, the City of Winnipeg has been planning for the Swedish furniture giant’s debut in the city.
A report published on Thursday outlined some details of this expensive project at the corner of Kenaston [...]

While other companies are laying off workers, filing for bankruptcy and becoming the economy’s bitch, one retailer couldn’t be better! IKEA Canada is investing heavily in the country’s market, saying that Canadians are still interested in investing in their homes.
The Swedish furniture giant is expanding in several cities, such as in Winnipeg (read story) and [...]

I always like to track the stats of ChrisD.ca and see how people find the site. 75% or so of the traffic is delivered from Google, with the rest pretty much being direct views.
Here are some Google search phrases that have brought readers here since Monday.

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Talk about a minority report. After Tuesday’s announcement, this article has never seemed more irrelevant.

Embarrassing? Tom Brodbeck considering himself to be a ‘journalist’ is what’s embarrassing.

IKEA announced plans on Tuesday to develop a store at the corner of Kenaston Blvd. and Sterling Lyon Parkway. As you can see from the photos below, there is plenty of space for them to do this.
Because Sterling Lyon Parkway has only one lane in each direction, the City of Winnipeg has announced plans to [...]

As mentioned right here Monday night, IKEA is coming to Winnipeg! The rumours last month were running ramped of the Swedish furniture store setting up shop in our city. Now it looks like those rumours are a reality.
IKEA announced on Tuesday it plans to locate to Winnipeg between late 2011 and early 2013. The location [...]

IKEA has confirmed that they have found a site that’s feasible for building a store in Winnipeg. The location is said to accommodate the size of one of their typical stores, which can sometimes be up to 200,000 sq. ft., has enough room to handle parking, and has major route access.
IKEA wouldn’t say where their [...]