In our Thorncliffe/Leaside neighbourhood of Old East York in Toronto the community and rate payers group was successful in stopping a Costco proposal for an 18 pump situation. While we couldn't stop the actual store construction we did save the histroric Canadian Headquarters of Coca Cola which had to be incorporated into the design of the store, we were able to make them provide the restaurant open to the public and curtail hours of operation.

Our consultants were able to demonstrate to City Council the negative impacts of a Costco operation on a community , especially the gas bar operation as well as negative impacts on traffic, pedestrian safety, walkability of the neighbourhood, the negative effects on local ecomomy, businesses and emloyment, changing neighbourhood character, loss of vacant space that could be used to improve the neighbourhood, and loss of green space among others. 

Based on the consultants reports here in Toronto there will be economic losses and closures of existing operations as a result of the Costco gas station in your area Kevin.

The historic Coca Cola Headquarters (1965-2012)  incorporated into the Costco store

Modernism architecture represented a rejection of the applied ornament associated with historical architectural styles and embraced the new materials,construction methods and clean-lined design aesthetic that distinguished this era. Its appearance coincided with the affluence and building boom that followed World War II when Toronto welcomed new development in the urban core and the suburbs beyond it. This included the Coca-Cola Building on Overlea Boulevard in Thorncliffe Park where the curtain wall construction, the fenestration where expanses of glass are interspersed  with the former Barber-Ellis Building and Crang and Boake's previous architectural offices at 20 and 86 Overlea, respectively are other surviving first-generation complexes on Overlea. The Thorncliffe Park Market Plaza (now the East York Town Centre) has been a fixture since 1961, while the Macedonian Orthodox Church (later the Macedonian Orthodox Cathedral) was the first institutional building recorded on Overlea in 1963.  Spandrels, and the flat roofline are all hallmarks of Modernism, while the vertical louvers, the copper-coloured columns and the elements identified with the company's brand are special features of the design.