Mic Mac Mall
LocationDartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Address21 Micmac Boulevard Dartmouth, NS B3A 4N3
Opening date1973
ManagementCushman & Wakefield
OwnerMic Mac Mall Limited Partnership
No. of stores and services160
No. of anchor tenants9
No. of floors3
Public transit accessMicmac Terminal (Halifax Transit)
Websitewww.micmacmall.com

Mic Mac Mall is Atlantic Canada's largest enclosed shopping mall located in the community of Dartmouth, across the harbour from Halifax, Nova Scotia.[1] It is owned and managed by Mic Mac Mall Limited Partnership.[2]

With stores on three levels, Mic Mac Mall is a major shopping destination for the Maritimes and the only location for Decathlon east of Quebec. The mall is located in a suburban area south of Lake Micmac and northwest of the Micmac Parclo interchange. It hosts a Halifax Transit bus terminal.

History

The mall was announced on 13 July 1971 by the developer, Micmac Shopping Centre Limited, which was jointly owned by Simpsons, Eaton's, and a Dartmouth development company called MacCulloch and Company Limited. It was built in Micmac Village, a housing development being constructed by MacCulloch and Co. following the opening of nearby Highway 111.[3] A Sobeys supermarket was initially planned, but Dominion ended up winning the tender to establish a store in the complex.[3][4]

Construction was carried out by Robert MacAlpine Ltd.[5] Originally anchored by Simpsons and Eaton's, the mall was officially opened in November 1973 by Nova Scotia premier Gerald Regan, Mi'kmaq grand chief Donald Marshall, and Dartmouth mayor Eileen Stubbs.[6] It underwent major expansions in 1978 and 1981.[2] In 1976, Simpsons and MacCulloch jointly bought Eaton's share of the mall, increasing their equity to 50 per cent each.[7]

Simpson's was acquired by the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) in 1978, and by the mid-1980s, Mic Mac Mall was wholly owned by Markborough Properties, a subsidiary of HBC.[8] In 1996, Markborough sold its interest in the mall to Cambridge Shopping Centres Limited.[9] Ownership passed to the newly formed Ivanhoé Cambridge when Cambridge merged with Ivanhoe Corporation in February 2001.

In June 2018, Ivanhoé Cambridge announced that they planned to spend over $55 million renovating the property.[10] The common areas were extensively refurbished and the food court was renovated. The company sold the property to Halifax developer Joe Ramia and an unnamed group of investors in 2021.[11]

Christmas tree

Woody the talking Christmas tree winks at a child.

Over the years, Mic Mac Mall had either delighted or frightened children with a talking Christmas tree named Woody. Woody would be set up in the centre court along with Santa where children would get the chance to talk to him. Woody had become a Christmas tradition at Mic Mac Mall and was around for over 25 years. In 2007, Mic Mac Mall decided to retire Woody due to safety concerns and extensive repairs needed to Woody's frame.

Following the shopping centre's 2021 sale, the new owners promised to bring Woody back to the mall. On November 19, 2021, Woody returned after a 15-year absence with a makeover to his appearance.[12] Local Radio host Lee Rodgers is the main voice. Hundreds of people turned up to witness the unveiling of the tree. The tree gained national and international attention after it was shown on the November 23, 2021 episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.[13] Woody's return was subsequently covered by several international news outlets including CNN.[14]

Major stores

Former major stores

Transit terminal

Mic Mac Mall is home to the Micmac Terminal, a major hub for Halifax Transit buses. It is served by the following routes:

  • 10 Dalhousie
  • 54 Montebello
  • 55 Port Wallace
  • 56 Dartmouth Crossing
  • 67 Baker
  • 72 Portland Hills

See also

References

  1. "Mic Mac Mall Property Fact Sheet" (PDF). Property Fact Sheet October 2020. October 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Mic Mac Mall". shopping-centres.ivanhoecambridge.com. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
  3. 1 2 "Simpsons, Eaton's Dartmouth shopping centre partners". The Globe and Mail. 14 July 1971. p. B2.
  4. Watkins, Lyndon (6 April 1972). "Halifax Developments confirms new setup". The Globe and Mail. p. B2.
  5. Watkins, Lyndon (9 September 1972). "N.S. construction rate rising but outside competition, government curbs causing concern". The Globe and Mail. p. B10.
  6. "VINTAGE REPRINT OF MICMAC MALL OPENING". HeraldShop. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  7. Keddy, Barbara (6 April 1977). "Chairman of Simpsons expects better year for business". The Globe and Mail. p. B6.
  8. "Markborough Properties Inc. Annual Report 1986" (PDF). McGill Digital Archive. Markborough Properties. 1987. p. 17.
  9. Zehr, Leonard (26 April 1996). "Markborough writing down property assets". The Globe and Mail. p. B1.
  10. "Mic Mac Mall to undergo $55M in renovations". CBC. 25 July 2018.
  11. Taylor, Roger (2 September 2021). "Dartmouth shopping mecca Mic Mac Mall sold to Halifax developer Joe Ramia". SaltWire Network.
  12. "Woody the talking Christmas tree resurfaces with new face at Dartmouth's Mic Mac Mall". Saltwire News. November 22, 2021 [November 19, 2021]. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  13. Cooke, Alex (November 24, 2021). "Jimmy Fallon pokes fun at N.S. mall's infamous Woody the Talking Christmas Tree". Global News. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  14. Groff, Meghan (30 November 2021). "CNN airs report on Woody the Talking Christmas Tree". CityNews.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 Ivanhoé, Cambridge (February 2021). "Lease Plan - Level 2 - Niveau 2" (PDF). Lease Plan - Level 2 - Niveau 2. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  16. 1 2 Ivanhoé, Cambridge (February 2021). "Lease Plan - Level 3 - Niveau 3" (PDF). Lease Plan - Level 3 - Niveau 3.
  17. 1 2 3 Ivanhoé, Cambridge. "Lease Plan - Level 1 - Niveau 1" (PDF). Lease Plan Documents. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  18. 1 2 Kopytek, Bruce Allen (2014). Eaton's : the trans-Canada store. Charleston, SC. p. 187. ISBN 978-1-62619-219-5. OCLC 892059137.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  19. Hudson's Bay Company, Annual Report 1980 (February 24, 2021). "HBC Annual Report 1980" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  20. Hudson's Bay Company, Annual Report 1981 (February 24, 2021). "HBC Annual Report 1981" (PDF). HBC Annual Report McGill Digital Archive.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  21. 1 2 HBC, Annual Report 1986 (April 4, 2021). "HBC Annual Report 1986" (PDF). McGill Digital Archive.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  22. "Ivanhoé invests $55M in Mic Mac Mall renovation". RENX - Real Estate News Exchange. 2018-07-31. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
  23. Halifax ReTales [@HalifaxReTales] (October 16, 2018). "Mic Mac Mall store listing ~1984 https://t.co/BhWdySJg6F" (Tweet). Retrieved December 8, 2022 via Twitter.
  24. Lank, Cynthia (March 1999). "What d'ya do with 300 cases of Zippies? Create an amazing display that will guarantee their sales". Canadian Grocer. 113 (2): 20. ISSN 0008-3704.
  25. 1 2 Mic Mac Mall [@micmacmall] (July 9, 2015). "@peopleofhalifax @LibraryAl @knuf1985 that's where we come in! We did have an IGA until 2004! Winners opened in 2005 #ThrowbackThursday" (Tweet). Retrieved December 8, 2022 via Twitter.
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