Tsawwassen Mills celebrates its grand opening - New pre-certified LEED® Canada retail destination offers unparalleled shopping experience in Greater Vancouver

180 brands and more than 50% pure outlet stores

TSAWWASSEN, BC, Oct. 5, 2016 /CNW/ - Tsawwassen Mills, the newest shopping centre in Greater Vancouver and the largest built in Canada since 2009, officially opened its doors at 10 a.m. this morning.

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Among those in attendance at the grand opening event were Ivanhoé Cambridge executives, Tsawwassen First Nation Chief Bryce Williams and the Honourable John Rustad, British Columbia Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation. The event was also attended by a large crowd of enthusiastic shoppers who began lining up early in the morning to take advantage of special Grand Opening giveaways, contests and sales. 

"Today is a day of enormous pride at Ivanhoé Cambridge. Tsawwassen Mills delivers on our promise made and more: a terrific retail mix in a state-of-the-art property", said Daniel Fournier, Chairman and CEO, Ivanhoé Cambridge. "We thank our friends of Tsawwassen First Nation for the spirit of cooperation since the very beginning of this great project."

Chief Bryce Williams, Tsawwassen First Nation declared: "The opening of Tsawwassen Mills represents the end of one journey and the beginning of a new one for the Tsawwassen people.  We are now welcoming everyone onto Tsawwassen Lands, to come to this great location and discover what Ivanhoé Cambridge has built together with our community. As you visit this terrific project, you will see that we have built community, built culture, and built our Nation's pride through this partnership. This is reconciliation in action, and we invite everyone to come and witness."

Tsawwassen Mills is a fully-enclosed centre with five distinct shopping neighbourhoods – Fashion, Outdoor Life, Coast Salish, City, and Nature – each featuring its own custom artwork and design elements.  180 brands are confirmed, including 18 that are first-to-market such as: Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World, DSW–Designer Shoe Warehouse, Pro Hockey Life, Saks OFF 5TH, The Outlet by Harry Rosen, Michael Kors Outlet, lululemon athletica outlet, Browns Outlet and more.

The centre includes a 1,100-seat food hall, four traditional sit-down restaurants, a children's play area, a sports dome and six public entrances, each with its own special design features. Additionally, several stores offer unique entertainment options, including a skate park in West 49 and a themed bowling alley in Bass Pro Shops.

Tsawwassen Mills by the numbers:

• More than $600M invested by Ivanhoé Cambridge
• 180 brands confirmed
• 13 anchor stores at opening
• 1.2 million ft² (111,500 m²) of retail space (gross leasable area - GLA)
• 1.4 million ft² (130,000 m²) total footprint
• 1,100-seat food hall
• Approximately 3,500 full-time and part-time jobs created
• 5 distinct shopping neighbourhoods: Fashion, Nature, City, Coast Salish and Outdoor Life
• 5 courts: Community Court, Play Court, Bird Court, Festival Court and Sport Court
• 6,000-stall parking lot
• 14 electric vehicle charging stations
• 2,000 trees planted on the property
• 20% of the materials used to construct the property contain recycled materials
• Pre-certified LEED^® Canada

Tsawwassen Mills' ideal location at Highway 17 and 52^nd Street – just 30 minutes north of the Washington State border and less than 5 km from the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal, with easy access from Richmond, Vancouver, Surrey, Delta, Langley, Burnaby and New Westminster – makes it a retail destination of choice for shoppers from the Metro Vancouver area, Vancouver Island and the U.S.

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About Ivanhoé Cambridge
Ivanhoé Cambridge, a global real estate industry leader, invests in high-quality properties and companies in select cities around the world. It does so prudently with a long-term view to optimizing risk-adjusted returns.  Founded in Quebec in 1953, Ivanhoé Cambridge has built a vertically integrated business across Canada. Internationally, the Company invests alongside key partners that are leaders in their respective markets.

Through subsidiaries and partnerships, Ivanhoé Cambridge holds interests in close to 500 properties, consisting primarily of office, retail, residential and logistics real estate. Ivanhoé Cambridge held more than Cdn$55 billion in assets as at June 30, 2015. The Company is a real estate subsidiary of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (cdpq.com), one of Canada's leading institutional fund managers. For further information: ivanhoecambridge.com.

SOURCE Ivanhoé Cambridge

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Contact information: Jenna Livergant, National Public Relations, [phone], [email protected]; Ivanhoé Cambridge Public Affairs, [phone], [email protected]