Kent Building Supplies store in the works for Moncton

MONCTON — J.D. Irving Ltd. plans to replace a truck terminal on one of its properties with a new 100,000-square-foot Kent Building Supplies store, CBC News reports. According to a report presented to Moncton city council, the company is aiming to open the store by 2022. A second phase of the plans provides for an additional 150,000 square feet of retail space and 10,000 square feet of restaurants to be developed by 2025. The property is northwest of what is known as the Vision Lands, a 1,400-acre wooded lot which the city is looking to develop into a mid-rise, mixed-use residential and retail community.