CF Champlain Place

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CF Champlain Place
Location	477 Paul St, Dieppe, NB
Coordinates	46.094396, -64.761063
Opening Date	1974
Owner	Cadillac Fairview (CF)
No. of stores and services	120+
No. of anchor stores	5
Total retail floor area	820,908 sq ft
No. of floors	1
Website	https://shops.cadillacfairview.com/property/cf-champlain

Champlain Place Mall or CF Champlain is a regional enclosed shopping centre located in Dieppe (Moncton) New Brunswick.

History

Before the mall was built, there was a marsh and a rural area with not much development. That changed in the late 1960s.

The mall originally was slated to have an opening date of 1969, but the construction company went bankrupt while doing the project due to the immense cost of filling in a massive marsh. In 1970, a Simpsons-Sears opened while the rest of the mall was only partially constructed.

In 1972, Simpson's-Sears was re-branded to just "Sears"

In 1973, a different construction company resumed the construction of the mall, it opened the next year in 1974 with the anchors of Sears, Dominion, Woolco, and Consumers Distributing. Some of the stores that opened with the mall include: Radioland, Tip Top Tailors, and Jack Fraser.

In 1987, the Dominion location at the mall was re-branded to Village Food Stores following a buy-out of the New Brunswick locations.

In 1990, an amusement park called Crystal Palace was built in the parking lot of the mall. It was one of the largest indoor amusement parks in Canada at the time.

In 1994, Walmart bought out the Canadian division of Woolco, the location at Champlain Place was rebranded to Walmart Canada.

In 1995, Village Food Stores ended their operations. soon after, the space was replaced by Toys "R" Us.

The year after, Consumers Distributing went bankrupt and closed all of their stores. The location at Champlain Place was demolished and replaced with a Sobeys grocery store.

Throughout the 2000s and 2010s, Champlain Place continued to thrive, by 2012, Champlain Place became the only mall in Moncton.

In 2014, the Crystal Palace amusement park ended their operations, soon after, it was replaced with a Bass Pro Shops location.

In 2017, Sears Canada ended their operations and all of their locations were closed. The location at this mall was eventually replaced with TD Bank offices.

Today, Champlain Place continues to be a successful shopping centre with many national retailers and outlets.

Gallery

Simpsons Sears before the mall was complete, 1971

Champlain Place road sign, 1970s

Champlain Place sign in 2002

Chapters and Starbucks at Champlain Place in 2002

Stores

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