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| {{Infobox shopping mall | {{Infobox shopping mall | ||
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| name = Wilma Mall | ||
| | image = hazeldean_mall_aerial.jpg | | image = hazeldean_mall_aerial.jpg | ||
| | caption = Aerial view of |
| caption = Aerial view of Wilma Mall | ||
| | address = 300 Eagleson Road<br />], ]<br />K2M 1C9 | | address = 300 Eagleson Road<br />], ]<br />K2M 1C9 | ||
| | coordinates = {{coord|45.302|N|75.878|W|type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | | coordinates = {{coord|45.302|N|75.878|W|type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | ||
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| | website = {{URL|hazeldeanmall.com/}} | | website = {{URL|hazeldeanmall.com/}} | ||
| }} | }} | ||
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'''Wilma Mall''' is a shopping centre located in the ] district of ], ], Canada. It is located at the intersection of ] and ], where Wilma Road turns into ]. It was the first enclosed shopping centre constructed in Kanata. The development of the mall was approved shortly before the incorporation of the (then) City of Kanata, and its approval led to a legal battle between the constituent parts of the new municipality over the appropriate location of what would at that time be the new city's main commercial hub.<ref name=History>Conners, Stanikys. ''Wilma Mall gets green light from Goulbourn'', ], 9 August 1978, page 13; Jackson, Wendy. ''Glen Cairn shopping centre approved'', ], 9 August 1978, page 4.</ref> | ||
| ==History== | ==History== | ||
| The site of the mall was zoned for commercial uses in 1962 at the time that the surrounding community of ] was planned.<ref>''March carrying on the fight over |
The site of the mall was zoned for commercial uses in 1962 at the time that the surrounding community of ] was planned.<ref>''March carrying on the fight over Wilma shopping mall'', ], 16 August 1978, page 3.</ref> The "Glen Cairn Shopping Centre" proposal was approved in 1978 by ], only months before Glen Cairn ceased to be part of Goulbourn and was amalgamated with ] and parts of ] into the new City of Kanata. March Township Council initiated legal action, ultimately unsuccessful, to significantly reduce the size of the Glen Cairn Shopping Centre development on the grounds that it would adversely affect the market potential for March's own ] development proposal. March Township officials hoped that the Town Centre, located closer to the geographic centre of the new municipality than the Wilma Mall, would spur development of a new retail and office core for Kanata.<ref name=History/><ref>''Planners praise town centre plan'', ], 30 August 1978, page 4.</ref> The competing Town Centre project eventually obtained final approvals in 1980, after the Wilma Mall had opened.<ref>Batt, Diana. ''Kanata Town Centre Plan Finally Approved'', ], 18 January 1980, page 4.</ref> | ||
| The official opening of the |
The official opening of the Wilma Mall was October 30, 1979. It was anchored by ] and ], and also contained a ] branch, ] and ] outlets, and 50 other stores.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mall Opens Doors in October|work=]|date=28 August 1979|page=4}}</ref> | ||
| In the early 1990s, the Steinberg's chain closed, and was replaced by ]. Around the same time, Towers was purchased by the ] which transformed many Towers stores, including the one at |
In the early 1990s, the Steinberg's chain closed, and was replaced by ]. Around the same time, Towers was purchased by the ] which transformed many Towers stores, including the one at Wilma Mall, into ] stores. Drug City was also a major tenant during the 1980s, until it was replaced in the early 1990s by ]. | ||
| Starting in the mid-1990s, the Kanata Centrum shopping area on ] opened. With its ] concept, the Centrum lured customers away from |
Starting in the mid-1990s, the Kanata Centrum shopping area on ] opened. With its ] concept, the Centrum lured customers away from Wilma Mall. Toward the end of the decade, the mall underwent an extensive period of renovations, which completely removed the brick floors and wood panels, replacing them with much lighter coloured hues, and also installing a fountain. Pharma Plus expanded into the space formerly occupied by the TD Bank, also receiving a larger door leading directly to the outside. | ||
| ==Current centre== | ==Current centre== | ||
| The mall is currently ] by ].<ref>{{cite web|title=Store Directory|url=http://www.hazeldeanmall.com/directory.html|publisher=Hazeldean Mall|accessdate=3 June 2014|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6Q3qP3i21?url=http://www.hazeldeanmall.com/directory.html|archivedate=3 June 2014}}</ref> and ] has contracted to occupy the space formerly used by Towers/Zellers/Target. In August 2019 |
The mall is currently ] by ].<ref>{{cite web|title=Store Directory|url=http://www.hazeldeanmall.com/directory.html|publisher=Hazeldean Mall|accessdate=3 June 2014|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6Q3qP3i21?url=http://www.hazeldeanmall.com/directory.html|archivedate=3 June 2014}}</ref> and ] has contracted to occupy the space formerly used by Towers/Zellers/Target. In August 2019 Wilma Mall was purchased by Regional Group. | ||
| == Transit services == | == Transit services == | ||
| The following routes serve |
The following routes serve Wilma Mall: | ||
| 88 161 164 168 | 88 161 164 168 | ||
| * Connexion route 269 doesn't actually enter the mall itself, but is available on nearby Abbeyhill Drive, located just south of the mall, and Carbrooke Street, located just west of the mall. It provides residents with connections to downtown Ottawa, Tunney's Pasture, Lincoln Fields(AM), and Bayshore. This route also travels through the communities of Katimavik- |
* Connexion route 269 doesn't actually enter the mall itself, but is available on nearby Abbeyhill Drive, located just south of the mall, and Carbrooke Street, located just west of the mall. It provides residents with connections to downtown Ottawa, Tunney's Pasture, Lincoln Fields(AM), and Bayshore. This route also travels through the communities of Katimavik-Wilma and Bridlewood. | ||
| * Frequent route 88 operates 7 days/week. This route provides connections to the Kanata Centrum, |
* Frequent route 88 operates 7 days/week. This route provides connections to the Kanata Centrum, Wilma Road, Bells Corners, Queensway-Carleton Hospital, Baseline Road, Algonquin College, Billings Bridge, Riverside Hospital, and Hurdman Station. It also provides a connection to the O-Train's ] at Confederation Station, located at the corner of Heron Road and ]. | ||
| * Local route 161 operates 5 days/week. This route provides connections to the Kanata Centrum, the communities of Katimavik- |
* Local route 161 operates 5 days/week. This route provides connections to the Kanata Centrum, the communities of Katimavik-Wilma, Glencairn, Bridlewood, and the new Walmart located in South Kanata. | ||
| * Local route 164 operates during peak periods only. This route provides connections to the Kanata Centrum, Teron Station, Eagleson Station, and the new Walmart located in South Kanata. It also provides residents with connections to major streets as Campeau Drive, Eagleson Road, and Hope Side Road. | * Local route 164 operates during peak periods only. This route provides connections to the Kanata Centrum, Teron Station, Eagleson Station, and the new Walmart located in South Kanata. It also provides residents with connections to major streets as Campeau Drive, Eagleson Road, and Hope Side Road. | ||
| * Local route 168 operates 7 days/week. It provides connections to the Kanata Centrum, Teron Station, Eagleson Station, and the new Walmart located in South Kanata. This route also travels to the communities of Beaverbrook, Bridlewood, and Glencairn (weekends only). | * Local route 168 operates 7 days/week. It provides connections to the Kanata Centrum, Teron Station, Eagleson Station, and the new Walmart located in South Kanata. This route also travels to the communities of Beaverbrook, Bridlewood, and Glencairn (weekends only). | ||
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| ==External links== | ==External links== | ||
| * | * | ||
| * {{cite web | url=http://www.ottawa.ca/calendar/ottawa/archives/Kanata/council/2000jun20min.pdf | publisher=] | title=Council meeting minutes | accessdate=2007-10-25 | date=20 June 2000 }} Includes discussion of |
* {{cite web | url=http://www.ottawa.ca/calendar/ottawa/archives/Kanata/council/2000jun20min.pdf | publisher=] | title=Council meeting minutes | accessdate=2007-10-25 | date=20 June 2000 }} Includes discussion of Wilma Mall expansion. | ||
| {{Ottawa shopping centres}} | {{Ottawa shopping centres}} | ||
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 Aerial view of Wilma Mall | |
| Coordinates | 45°18′07″N 75°52′41″W / 45.302°N 75.878°W / 45.302; -75.878 |
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| Address | 300 Eagleson Road Ottawa, Ontario K2M 1C9 |
| Opening date | October 30, 1979 |
| Owner | Regional Group |
| No. of anchor tenants | 2 |
| No. of floors | 1 |
| Public transit access | OC Transpo 88, 161, 164, 168 |
| Website | hazeldeanmall |
Wilma Mall is a shopping centre located in the Kanata district of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is located at the intersection of Eagleson Road and Wilma Road, where Wilma Road turns into Robertson Road. It was the first enclosed shopping centre constructed in Kanata. The development of the mall was approved shortly before the incorporation of the (then) City of Kanata, and its approval led to a legal battle between the constituent parts of the new municipality over the appropriate location of what would at that time be the new city's main commercial hub.
History
The site of the mall was zoned for commercial uses in 1962 at the time that the surrounding community of Glen Cairn was planned. The "Glen Cairn Shopping Centre" proposal was approved in 1978 by Goulbourn Township, only months before Glen Cairn ceased to be part of Goulbourn and was amalgamated with March Township and parts of Nepean Township into the new City of Kanata. March Township Council initiated legal action, ultimately unsuccessful, to significantly reduce the size of the Glen Cairn Shopping Centre development on the grounds that it would adversely affect the market potential for March's own Kanata Town Centre development proposal. March Township officials hoped that the Town Centre, located closer to the geographic centre of the new municipality than the Wilma Mall, would spur development of a new retail and office core for Kanata. The competing Town Centre project eventually obtained final approvals in 1980, after the Wilma Mall had opened.
The official opening of the Wilma Mall was October 30, 1979. It was anchored by Steinberg's and Towers, and also contained a TD Bank branch, liquor and beer outlets, and 50 other stores.
In the early 1990s, the Steinberg's chain closed, and was replaced by Your Independent Grocer. Around the same time, Towers was purchased by the Hudson's Bay Company which transformed many Towers stores, including the one at Wilma Mall, into Zellers stores. Drug City was also a major tenant during the 1980s, until it was replaced in the early 1990s by Pharma Plus.
Starting in the mid-1990s, the Kanata Centrum shopping area on Terry Fox Drive opened. With its big box store concept, the Centrum lured customers away from Wilma Mall. Toward the end of the decade, the mall underwent an extensive period of renovations, which completely removed the brick floors and wood panels, replacing them with much lighter coloured hues, and also installing a fountain. Pharma Plus expanded into the space formerly occupied by the TD Bank, also receiving a larger door leading directly to the outside.
Current centre
The mall is currently anchored by Your Independent Grocer. and GoodLife Fitness has contracted to occupy the space formerly used by Towers/Zellers/Target. In August 2019 Wilma Mall was purchased by Regional Group.
Transit services
The following routes serve Wilma Mall: 88 161 164 168
- Connexion route 269 doesn't actually enter the mall itself, but is available on nearby Abbeyhill Drive, located just south of the mall, and Carbrooke Street, located just west of the mall. It provides residents with connections to downtown Ottawa, Tunney's Pasture, Lincoln Fields(AM), and Bayshore. This route also travels through the communities of Katimavik-Wilma and Bridlewood.
- Frequent route 88 operates 7 days/week. This route provides connections to the Kanata Centrum, Wilma Road, Bells Corners, Queensway-Carleton Hospital, Baseline Road, Algonquin College, Billings Bridge, Riverside Hospital, and Hurdman Station. It also provides a connection to the O-Train's Trillium Line at Confederation Station, located at the corner of Heron Road and Bronson Avenue.
- Local route 161 operates 5 days/week. This route provides connections to the Kanata Centrum, the communities of Katimavik-Wilma, Glencairn, Bridlewood, and the new Walmart located in South Kanata.
- Local route 164 operates during peak periods only. This route provides connections to the Kanata Centrum, Teron Station, Eagleson Station, and the new Walmart located in South Kanata. It also provides residents with connections to major streets as Campeau Drive, Eagleson Road, and Hope Side Road.
- Local route 168 operates 7 days/week. It provides connections to the Kanata Centrum, Teron Station, Eagleson Station, and the new Walmart located in South Kanata. This route also travels to the communities of Beaverbrook, Bridlewood, and Glencairn (weekends only).
References
- ^ Conners, Stanikys. Wilma Mall gets green light from Goulbourn, Ottawa Journal, 9 August 1978, page 13; Jackson, Wendy. Glen Cairn shopping centre approved, Ottawa Citizen, 9 August 1978, page 4.
- March carrying on the fight over Wilma shopping mall, Ottawa Journal, 16 August 1978, page 3.
- Planners praise town centre plan, Ottawa Citizen, 30 August 1978, page 4.
- Batt, Diana. Kanata Town Centre Plan Finally Approved, Ottawa Citizen, 18 January 1980, page 4.
- "Mall Opens Doors in October". Ottawa Citizen. 28 August 1979. p. 4.
- "Store Directory". Hazeldean Mall. Archived from the original on 3 June 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
External links
- Hazeldean Mall official site
- "Council meeting minutes" (PDF). City of Kanata. 20 June 2000. Retrieved 2007-10-25. Includes discussion of Wilma Mall expansion.