Centre Square Mall
Centre Square Mall-Northern Heights
LocationYellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
Coordinates62°27′12″N 114°22′11″W / 62.45333°N 114.36972°W / 62.45333; -114.36972
Address5022 49th Street
DeveloperRoyal Host Management
ManagementRoyal Host Management
OwnerRoyal Host Management
No. of stores and services9
No. of floors1
Websiteykcentresquaremall.com

Centre Square Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. The mall is noteworthy for being the largest shopping centre in the territory[1] and the tallest building in Northern Canada.[2] The first phase of the mall was opened in August 1990; the expansion of the mall beneath the Yellowknife Inn was opened in January 1995.[3][4]

Although this mall is one of the northernmost malls in North America, Bentley Mall in Fairbanks, Alaska is 2 degrees further north. Centre Square Mall also lies 0.2 km (0.12 mi) south of the YK Centre[5] (62°27′18″N 114°22′13″W / 62.45500°N 114.37028°W / 62.45500; -114.37028 (YK Centre)), Yellowknife's first mall, making it Canada's second northernmost enclosed mall and the third northernmost enclosed mall in North America.

Overview

The mall contains shops, Tim Hortons, government offices, the Workers' Safety and Compensation Commission,[6] the Yellowknife Inn,[1] Northern Heights condominium,[7] Yellowknife Visitor Centre,[8] and the Yellowknife Public Library.[9] The mall is the host of activities for Family Literacy Day as mentioned in L'Aquilon, the local francophone newspaper.[10]

Entrance to Yellowknife Public Library, located at Centre Square Mall.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Centre Square Mall". Archived from the original on 2012-12-22.
  2. ↑ Centre Square - Northern Heights. Retrieved 24-10-2012.
  3. ↑ The Yellowknifer, August 1, 1990
  4. ↑ The Yellowknifer, January 20, 1995
  5. ↑ YK Centre
  6. ↑ WSCC Contact
  7. ↑ Northern Heights
  8. ↑ Miskiman, Megan. "In pictures: Explore Yellowknife's new visitor centre". Cabin Radio. Cabin Radio. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  9. ↑ "Library Hours and Location". City of Yellowknife. City of Yellowknife. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  10. ↑ "All pleasures are in reading".
  11. ↑ "Arktika Hotel, Murmansk - SkyscraperPage.com". skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
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