College Square, Ottawa


College Square is a shopping centre in Nepean, a suburb of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, located at the intersection of Woodroffe Avenue and Baseline Road, and is north of Algonquin College. It has an area of.

History

Originally called Shoppers City West, the mall opened in November 1961. Over the years, the mall had stores like a barber shop, dry cleaners, a restaurant, Loblaws, Freimans, and Towers, which later changed to Zellers.
In its location there was a strip mall featuring Chances R, LCBO, Pet Value, a drug store and a mini-cinema. Chances R opened in 1976 and is co-owned by former hockey player and Ottawa 67's coach Brian Kilrea. Chances R and Bank of Montreal are the only businesses that existed after Shoppers was demolished, and were re-opened in College Square in 2002. Other buildings included a gas station, beer store, a round-shaped building that had a convenience store with a post office, and a McDonald's.
In July 2001, Shoppers City West was closed and subsequently demolished. The site was redeveloped as College Square by First Capital Realty and the Leiken Group.

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