Santa Claus is coming to town - Santa arrives at Promenade Shopping Centre in
Thornhill to celebrate the holiday season

THORNHILL, ON, Nov. 17 /CNW Telbec/ - It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Promenade Shopping Centre in Thornhill. On Saturday, November 21st at 1:30 PM , Santa Claus along with Mrs. Claus and his friends will arrive at Promenade to mark the official start of the holiday season.

The official launch of the Santa Experience at Promenade will commence with a festive Parade, beginning on the upper level at the Jacob store. It will continue throughout the entire mall before settling at centre court.

"We are delighted to welcome a magical Santa Experience at Promenade Shopping Centre this holiday season," states Eva Murrant, General Manager of The Promenade. "We are also pleased to welcome the Earth Rangers, a charitable organization with a mission to inspire children with a lasting passion to build a better future for Mother Nature and all of our natural gifts on earth."

Pets will also have a chance to have their photo taken with Santa on November 20th and December 7th from 6 PM- 8 PM .

The Santa Experience at Promenade Shopping Centre includes many new activities for the holiday season. Beginning Tuesday, November 24th (and every Tuesday until December 15th ) Santa, along with his elves and Earth Rangers will gather for Story Time from 10 AM-11 AM.

Santa's schedule for the upcoming holiday season is as follows: November 21-29, Mon-Fri 11AM-8PM, Sat 10AM-5PM, Sun 11AM-5PM, November 20-December 23 Mon-Sat 10AM-8PM, Sun 11-6PM, and December 24 from 10AM-3PM. For more information on Promenade or any of the upcoming events, visit promenade.ca, or contact Guest Services at 905.764.0020.

About Cadillac Fairview

The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited is one of North America's largest investors, owners and managers of commercial real estate. For more than 50 years Cadillac Fairview has been leading the way in commercial real estate with innovative design, development and management. Cadillac Fairview focuses on developing and managing high quality office properties and regional shopping centres in Canada and the United States , as well as international investments in real estate companies and investment funds. With a portfolio valued at more than $16 billion and nearly 50 million square feet of leasable space, Cadillac Fairview and its affiliates own and manage 84 properties across North America , including some of Canada's landmark developments, such as Toronto-Dominion Centre, Toronto Eaton Centre, Pacific Centre and Chinook Centre. Cadillac Fairview is wholly-owned by the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, which invests to secure the retirement income of 284,000 active and retired teachers in Ontario. For details, please visit cadillacfairview.com.

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