Tower to replace Kristy's Restaurant approved

Kitchissippi Coun. Jeff Leiper couldn’t convince the planning committee Tuesday to reduce the height of a proposed Richmond Road tower by chopping off the top five storeys.
The owner of Kristy’s Restaurant at 809 Richmond Rd. was seeking the committee’s permission to build a 24-storey mixed-use complex. The site is about 200 metres west of the future Cleary light-rail station. It’s just outside Leiper’s ward, but he and representatives from the Carlingwood Community