Pacific Rim Shopping Centre
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British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, formatted as a power centre. It is located on the north side of town at the intersection of Cherry Creek Road and Johnson Road where the latter becomes known as the Alberni Highway.
Wal-Mart Canada
Wal-Mart Canada
Wal-Mart Canada Corp. is the Canadian unit of Walmart and was founded in 1994 in Mississauga, Ontario with the purchase of the Canadian Woolco stores from Woolworth Canada....
, Extra Foods
Extra Foods
Extra Foods is a Canadian supermarket chain, part of Loblaw Companies Limited. It operates 72 stores in Western Canada. Most Extra Foods stores are smaller than its sister chain, The Real Canadian Superstore, and most locations are in smaller, rural communities...
and Staples Business Depot
Staples Business Depot
Staples is a Canadian office supply retail chain, part of the United States-based office supply company Staples Inc...
comprise Pacific Rim Centre's three anchor tenants. Extra Foods was the first of the mall's stores to be built, opening on November 12, 2004, followed by Wal-Mart on January 27, 2005 on the site of the former McKinnon's Dairy on Johnston Road. The Staples store opened on September 22, 2007.
Other stores and services located at Pacific Rim Centre include Starbucks
Starbucks
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, A&W, the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce is one of Canada's chartered banks, fifth largest by deposits. The bank is headquartered at Commerce Court in Toronto, Ontario. CIBC's Institution Number is 010, and its SWIFT code is CIBCCATT....
, Canada Post
Canada Post
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, Warehouse One: The Jeans Store, First Choice Hair Cutters and three businesses relocated from the Alberni Mall
Alberni Mall
Alberni Mall was an indoor shopping mall located in Port Alberni, British Columbia. Beginning in the fall of 2007, it will be reformatted as an outdoor shopping centre following renovation and redevelopment of the former mall complex, and will most likely also be renamed as part of its...
across the street—Suzanne's (a women's wear chain), Coastal Community Insurance Services (formerly Alder Insurance) and The Source (formerly The Source by Circuit City, previously the Canadian stores of RadioShack
RadioShack
RadioShack Corporation is an American franchise of electronics retail stores in the United States, as well as parts of Europe, South America and Africa. As of 2008, RadioShack reported net sales and operating revenues of $4.81 billion. The headquarters of RadioShack is located in Downtown...
).
On November 1, 2011, Port Alberni Extra Foods manager Tyler Steel announced that the Extra Foods store at Pacific Rim Centre will be downsized and renovated into a No Frills
No Frills (grocery store)
No Frills is a chain of deep discount supermarkets in Canada, owned by Loblaw Companies Limited, a subsidiary of George Weston Limited...
store, with the extra space from the renovations to be leased out. The conversion to No Frills, which began on October 6, is expected to be completed by November 26, 2011.
The Pylon Sign shown, one of two on site, was manufactured and constructed by Landmark Sign in Victoria B.C., designed by local artist Sherif Sidky.