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Woodward Stores Limited
Woodward's Stores Ltd. was a department store chain that operated in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada, for 101 years, before its sale to the Hudson's Bay Company. History Charles Woodward established the first Woodward store at the corner of Main and Georgia Streets in Vancouver in 1892. On September 12, 1902, Woodward Department Stores Ltd. was incorporated, and a new store was built on the corner of Hastings and Abbott Streets. In 1926 a store was opened in Edmonton and by the late 1940s the company operated numerous stores in British Columbia and Alberta. Stores opened included Victoria in 1945, Port Alberni in 1948, Park Royal Shopping Centre in West Vancouver in 1950, New Westminster in 1954, Westmount Shopper's Park in Edmonton in 1955, Oakridge Centre (where Woodward's was the owner and anchor tenant) in 1959, Chinook Centre in Calgary in 1960, Victoria in 1963, Northgate Centre in Edmonton in 1963, and Prince George and Guildford Town Centre in Surrey in 1966, South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hudson's Bay Company
The Hudson's Bay Company (HBC), originally the Governor and Company of Adventurers of England Trading Into Hudson’s Bay, is a Canadian holding company of department stores, and the oldest corporation in North America. It was the owner of the namesake Hudson's Bay (department store), Hudson's Bay department stores (colloquially The Bay), and also owns or manages approximately of gross leasable real estate through its HBC Properties and Investments business unit. HBC previously owned the full-line Saks Fifth Avenue and off-price Saks Off 5th in the United States, which were spun-off into the Saks Global holding company in 2024. After incorporation by royal charter issued in 1670 by Charles II of England, King Charles II, the company was granted a right of "sole trade and commerce" over an expansive area of land known as Rupert's Land, comprising much of the Hudson Bay drainage basin. This right gave the company a monopoly, commercial monopoly over that area. The HBC functioned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westmount Centre
Westmount Centre is a shopping mall located in the Woodcroft neighbourhood of Edmonton. It opened in 1955 and is owned by First Capital Realty. It is anchored by Safeway, The Home Depot, and Dollarama. History The mall opened on August 18, 1955 as Westmount Shoppers' Park and was considered Edmonton's first shopping mall. Built at a cost of $5 million, the mall was anchored by Woodward's, Johnstone Walker, and Kresge. On January 14, 1956, The Sahara opened northeast of the mall property and consisted of a theatre and restaurant under one facility. The theatre was taken over by Famous Players and reopened as the Westmount Theatre on August 12, 1965. The theatre was twinned in 1972 and renamed as Westmount Cinemas. The theatre moved inside the mall with the opening of the four-screen Famous Players theatre on November 8, 1985. In 2005, Cineplex Galaxy sold the theatre to Empire Theatres before it finally closed on February 27, 2011. A second theatre, the four-screen Cineplex O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abbotsford, British Columbia
Abbotsford is a city in British Columbia next to the Canada–United States border, Greater Vancouver, and the Fraser River. With a census population of 153,569 people (2021), it is the most populous municipality in the province outside metropolitan Vancouver. Abbotsford–Mission has the third-highest proportion of visible minorities among census metropolitan areas in Canada, after the Greater Toronto Area and the Greater Vancouver CMA. It is home to Fraser Valley Trade and Exhibition Centre, Tradex, the University of the Fraser Valley, and Abbotsford International Airport. As of the Canada 2021 Census, 2021 census, it is the largest municipality of the Fraser Valley Regional District and the List of municipalities in British Columbia, fifth-largest municipality of British Columbia. The Abbotsford–Mission metropolitan area of around 195,726 inhabitants as of the 2021 census is the 23rd largest census metropolitan area in Canada. It has also been named by Statistics Canada as C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sevenoaks Shopping Centre
Sevenoaks Shopping Centre is a shopping mall complex in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada. Sevenoaks has over 100 retail stores, services and food establishments. Sevenoaks is located approximately one hour east of Vancouver, and minutes from two U.S. border crossings. Sevenoaks Shopping Centre was built in 1975; expansions occurred in 1984, 1989, 1991 and 1999-2000. During the 1991 expansion, a Water Clock was purchased and added to the mall, this was moved to the Abbotsford International Airport in 2000 due to maintenance issues. It has over of retail and services that serve the Fraser Valley. It is managed by Morguard. Anchor tenants *Sport Chek *Best Buy *Royal Bank of Canada *London Drugs *Dollarama *Shoppers Drug Mart * Petland *Meridian Farm Market Former Anchors *Kmart (closed 1998) *Sears (closed September 2017) to be replaced by Ardene * Parisotto's Your Independent Grocer (Closed September 2018) * Hudson's Bay (Closed June 2025) * Eaton's (closed 1999) sinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penticton
Penticton ( ) is a city in the Okanagan, Okanagan Valley of the British Columbia, Canada, situated between Okanagan Lake, Okanagan and Skaha Lake, Skaha lakes. In the 2021 Canadian Census, its population was 36,885, while its Census geographic units of Canada#Census agglomerations, census agglomeration population was 47,380. Name origin The name Penticton is derived from a word in the Okanagan language. It is conventionally translated as "a place to stay forever" but is actually a reference to the year-round flow of Okanagan Lake through Penticton where it enters Skaha Lake. Differing accounts of the meaning are given in the BC Geographical Names entry for the city: History The site of the city was first settled by the Syilx (Okanagan people), of the Interior Salish languages group,#Breese-Biagioni, Breese-Biagioni (1998), p. 10 who initially named the community Phthauntac, meaning the "ideal meeting place", followed by Penticton, meaning a "place to stay forever", or officia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cherry Lane Shopping Centre
Cherry Lane Shopping Centre is a enclosed shopping mall located in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada. Prior to opening in 1975, a contest was held in which to decide upon a name for the new shopping centre. Many submissions were received and the present name was selected. Cherry Lane showcases a good mix of retail tenants and services, including the anchor stores, London Drugs, Save-On-Foods Save-On-Foods is a chain of supermarkets located across Western Canada, owned by the Pattison Food Group. Stores carry both standard brands and private label brands, such as Western Family and Only Goodness. Many stores have a pharmacy, and ..., and Hudson's Bay. It is the only enclosed shopping centre in the South Okanagan and Similkameen Valley. References {{Okanagan attractions Buildings and structures in Penticton Shopping malls in the Okanagan Shopping malls established in 1975 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayfair Shopping Centre
Victoria is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of British Columbia, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific Ocean, Pacific coast. The city has a population of 91,867, and the Greater Victoria area has a population of 397,237. The city of Victoria is the seventh most densely populated city in Canada with . Victoria is the southernmost major city in Western Canada and is about southwest from British Columbia's largest city of Vancouver on the mainland. The city is about from Seattle by airplane, Harbour Air Seaplanes, seaplane, ferry, or the Clipper Navigation, Victoria Clipper passenger-only ferry, and from Port Angeles, Washington, Port Angeles, Washington (state), Washington, by ferry across the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Named for Queen Victoria, the city is one of the oldest in the Pacific Northwest, with British settlement beginning in 1843. The city has retained a large number of its historic buildings, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southgate Centre
Southgate Centre is a shopping centre in south Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, covering just under 90,000 square metres. It contains 159 retailers including Sporting Life, Winners, Uniqlo, Zara, Apple Store, London Drugs, H&M, Dollarama and Edmonton's only Restoration Hardware and Crate & Barrel. The centre is located adjacent to Whitemud Drive and 111 Street, and is located across from a transit bus station and the Southgate LRT station. The mall is owned by Ivanhoé Cambridge, a subsidiary of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec. History The centre opened on August 12, 1970 as Southgate Shopping Centre and was created by Woodward's and The Bay. At the time, it was the largest shopping centre west of Toronto and the first centre built in Alberta that housed two anchor department stores. In 1982, the mall expanded to include 80 new stores on its west side, a third floor for The Bay, expanded food floor at Woodward's, and additional parking. In 1993, Woodward's went ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surrey, British Columbia
Surrey is a city in British Columbia, Canada. It is located south of the Fraser River on the Canada–United States border. It is a member municipality of the Metro Vancouver regional district and metropolitan area. Mainly a suburban city, Surrey is the province's second-largest by population after Vancouver and the third-largest by area after Abbotsford, British Columbia, Abbotsford and Prince George, British Columbia, Prince George. Seven neighbourhoods in Surrey are designated town centres: Cloverdale, Surrey, Cloverdale, Fleetwood, Surrey, Fleetwood, Guildford, British Columbia, Guildford, Newton, Surrey, Newton, South Surrey, and City Centre encompassed by Whalley, Surrey, Whalley. History Surrey was incorporated in 1879, and encompasses land formerly home to a number of Halqemeylem-speaking indigenous groups, including the Semiahmoo people, Semiahmoo, Katzie, and the Kwantlen First Nation, Kwantlen peoples. When Englishman H.J. Brewer looked across the Fraser River from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guildford Town Centre
Guildford Town Centre is a shopping mall located in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. It opened on November 8, 1966, and is owned by Ivanhoé Cambridge, a Quebec-based real estate company. It is the largest mall in the Lower Mainland south of the Fraser River as well as the third-largest in British Columbia, after Metropolis at Metrotown in Burnaby and Park Royal Shopping Centre in West Vancouver. The shopping centre has over 250 stores, services, and restaurants with a gross leasable area of and its anchors include Hudson's Bay (closing by June 2025), Walmart, Life InStyle Furniture (Former Level 2 of Sears), Urban Behavior/ Thriftys by Bluenotes (former level 1 of Sears), London Drugs, Old Navy, Uniqlo, and Sport Chek. For its 50th anniversary in 2016, it attempted to set the Guinness World Record for the world's largest carrot cake. Redevelopment A three-phase redevelopment project began in June 2010. The first phase, completed on October 28, 2011, included a brand new Walmar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince George, British Columbia
Prince George is a city in British Columbia, Canada, situated at the confluence of the Fraser River, Fraser and Nechako River, Nechako rivers. The city itself has a population of 76,708; the metro census agglomeration has a population of 89,490. It is often called the province's "northern capital". because it serves as a centre for higher education, health care, government services, arts and entertainment, sports, and support for major industries such as forest products and mining. History The origins of Prince George can be traced to the North West Company fur trading post of Fort George, which was established in 1807 by Simon Fraser (explorer), Simon Fraser and named in honour of George III, King George III.Runnalls, F.E. A History of Prince George. 1946 The post was centred in the centuries-old homeland of the Lheidli T'enneh Band, Lheidli T'enneh First Nations in Canada, First Nation, whose name means "people of the confluence of the two rivers." The Lheidli T'enneh name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northgate Centre
Northgate Centre is a shopping mall located in the northern part of Edmonton, Alberta. It contains more than 70 stores and services. Its main anchor tenants are Marshalls, Safeway, and Walmart. History The mall first opened in April 1965 as Northgate Shopping Centre and was home to the Woodward's department store. A major renovation was completed in 1986, adding a second story and twin two-level parkades on the northwest and southwest corners, and the mall was renamed Northwood Mall. In 1994, Kmart opened a new larger location after closing at North Town Mall, however, this store would not last long as it closed in 1998 and Zellers opened in its space. The same year, First Capital Realty took ownership of the mall and a year later began a three-year redevelopment that was completed in 2002. The project included new locations for existing tenants Future Shop and Safeway, expanded space for Zellers, and a refurbished second-floor food court. The name was changed to Northgate Cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
