Pearson Plaza
shopping mall in Ontario, Canada
Pearson Plaza is a small indoor shopping complex in Elliot Lake, Ontario. Located on the site of a former rock (later Huron Lodge), at Hillside Drive South and Ontario Avenue, it replaced the Algo Centre Mall, which was demolished after its roof collapsed.
McCowan & Associates is the mall landlord.
History
The mall's Foodland grocery store was to be open by January 1, 2014, and the remainder open in fall 2015. Foodland was the mall's first store, but it opened on April 1, 2016. Turner's department store was next to open (December 6, 2016), followed by Dollarama (January 2017), the library (May 2017), and the two-restaurant food court opened in summer 2017 with Chantis Fresh Cafe, owned by Turners Elliot Lake. The mall has a spot at the south end, where detached units could be built.
In May 2018 Chantis was sold and became CC'S Bistro & Café. In May 2019, Turners Department Store and CC's Bistro & Cafe closed.
Attempting to fill the store and attract a general retailer to the city, the City of Elliot Lake began leasing the space for $10,000 a month.
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