Centre Square Mall

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.[3] 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. [4][5]

Centre Square Mall
Centre Square Mall-Northern Heights
LocationYellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
Coordinates62°27′12″N 114°22′11″W
Address5022 49th Street
DeveloperRoyal Host Management
ManagementRoyal Host Management
OwnerRoyal Host Management
No. of stores and services24[1][2]
No. of floors1
Websiteykcentresquaremall.com

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[6] (62°27′18″N 114°22′13″W), 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 a public library, shops, high end restaurants, government offices, the Workers' Safety and Compensation Commission,[7] the Yellowknife Inn[1] and Northern Heights condominium[8] The mall is the host of activities for Family Literacy Day as mentioned in L'Aquilon, the local francophone newspaper.[9]

See also

References
  1. "Centre Square Mall". Archived from the original on 2012-12-22.
  2. Northwestel
  3. Centre Square - Northern Heights. Retrieved 24-10-2012.
  4. The Yellowknifer, August 1, 1990
  5. The Yellowknifer, January 20, 1995
  6. YK Centre
  7. WSCC Contact Archived June 29, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  8. Northern Heights
  9. "All pleasures are in reading".
  10. "Arktika Hotel, Murmansk - SkyscraperPage.com". skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
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