Name of Shop: Square One Shopping Centre
Ok...make sure plan a day to go shopping at this mall if you haven't been here before! This place is HUGE and they are still adding onto it. You can find pretty much anything at Square One Mall. It is Ontario's Largest Mall!
You have to see if for yourself and I am not lying when I tell you.. plan a day!
The hours are below to help you fit this great mall into your travel plans.
Mon - Fri 10am - 9pm
Sat 9:30am - 6pm
Sun 12pm-6pm
Some facts about Square One (this is located on their site)
With the reclassification of the West Edmonton Mall as an entertainment complex, Square One is now the largest retail shopping centre in Canada.
Square One was in existence before Mississauga. With the shopping centre's grand opening in October of 1973, this makes it one year older than Mississauga, which was incorporated in 1974.
Square One is home to the largest Wal-Mart in the world (two floors and 220, 000 square feet).
Square One was originally to be named "Huron Square".
Nance MacDonald, General Manager for Square One, was the youngest female mall manager in Canada when she was appointed to the position in 1978.
Square One cost $44 million to build--a bargain figure, at the time!
Before a big meeting to attract Bay Street "suits" to invest in the construction of Square One, one of the members of the original management team had to chase a herd of cattle out of the company's parking lot!
In 1978, Square One received the Energy Conservation Recognition Award for its innovative computerized temperature control system, the first in a Canadian mall.
Square One was the official emergency evacuation centre when a freight train carrying propane fuel derailed creating an explosion that threatened the community with its toxic fumes in 1979.
In 1980, at their Los Angeles convention, The International Council of Shopping Centres presented a special Maxi award to Square One for its major assistance during the Mississauga Train dereailment crisis.
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Phone: 905-279-SHOP(7467)
Address: 100 City Centre Drive
Directions: Near City Hall
Website: http://www.shopsquareone.com/
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on May 31, 2006
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