Hopefully Whole Foods is interested in this neighborhood; the Park Royal store cannot grow, therefore losing some of the North Van clients will probably not be too bad.
Who was complaining about too much density? Check this out...make sure to scroll down to the colored images...
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=198671
Some people feared Lonsdale will look like Georgia St, but that's not possible due to the location of the current towers - not that close to the street.
Somehow, there's a new good feeling about this neighborhood...