A south-side Thunder Bay landmark is coming down this summer.

Demolition of Victoriaville mall — which opened in 1980 — will begin in July, the city said at a media event on Thursday.

The work is part of the Reimagine Victoriaville project, which will see Victoria Avenue reopened to vehicular traffic between Brodie and Archibald streets.

"You'll start to see the contractor mobilizing to the area next week," Aaron Ward, manager of the city's engineering section, said at a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of the project on Thursday. "The first thing they're going to be doing is putting up their construction fencing and their staging areas off of Archibald Street, as well as off of Justice Avenue."

Following that, temporary access to area businesses will be set up, Ward said, wit

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