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It looks increasingly likely that a group of mostly local investors’ multi-million-dollar bet on the future of Saskatoon’s downtown core and the broader provincial economy will pay off.

EY Canada, the first of five major companies committed to the $300-million River Landing megaproject, moved into the 13-storey east tower in January, with two more to follow before the end of the year, according to the consortium behind it.

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Potash giant Nutrien Ltd. and the Toronto-Dominion Bank are expected to begin furnishing their offices in the larger, 18-storey north tower by mid-2021, Triovest Realty Advisors Inc. executive vice president Blair Sinclair said.

Sixty per cent of the space available between the two office buildings has been leased, Sinclair said, and a conditional deal with an undisclosed tenant would push the figure to 91 per cent if it concludes successfully.

OEB Breakfast Co., a popular Calgary restaurant, is expected to open in the lobby of the east tower this spring. Two other spaces for restaurants, including one on the building’s 13th floor, have yet to be leased.