Possibly entering the Gates: coffee and ice cream shops, local stores, barbers and medical centres.

Tenants haven’t yet been inked for the popular Headingley wedding and event venue’s grounds on the west edge of Winnipeg. On Thursday, the bones of a new retail centre were just being pushed into the earth.

“The construction is going all year,” said Ray Louie, co-owner and general manager of the Gates on Roblin.

He watched an excavator at work. By current timelines, a 15,200-square-foot boutique plaza will open in July.

It’s an $8.4-million project, Louie said.

He and fellow owners received the building permit earlier this fall. But for Louie, the idea has been years in the making. He watched Pineridge Hollow open the Village, a centre filled with shops and eateries, in 2022.

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