Merivale Mall is an indoor mall located at 1642

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in the

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district of

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, Canada. The mall opened in 1976 and is bordered by Viewmount Drive to the south and Merivale Road to the east. It's an approximate 20-minute drive from

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. Some of the shops and services currently located at the mall include

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, and

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. The mall is currently owned by

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Redevelopment

In February 2015, Merivale Mall announced that it would be undergoing a $10 million redevelopment. This redevelopment would include a new Marshalls location that would be 25,900 square feet. The redevelopment also included a relocated and redesigned Sport Chek. The projected was completed in Fall 2015.

Tenants

is currently the longest-serving tenant of the mall, which opened in 1995 to replace the

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department store that moved out of the mall. Previously, Rockwell's Restaurant was the longest-serving tenant, being open since 1986 and closing in late December 2015.

has been an anchor and second-oldest tenant of the mall since 1996 when it replaced the

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store. The mall featured an

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until it converted into "Merivale Mart" in 2002, went out of business in 2007.

Nearby amenities

Merivale High School Merivale High School (abbreviated as MHS, or 'Merivale' to students) is a public high school, located at the intersection of Merivale Road and Viewmount Drive in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (former city of Nepean, Ontario). The school is known for i ...

- The high school is located on the southeastern corner of the intersection of Merivale Road and Viewmount Drive. * Viewmount Centre - An open-air shopping centre that is located on the east side of Merivale Road between Basil MacDonald Way and Viewmount Drive. * Canadian Tire Gas Bar - A gas bar that is located on the southwestern corner of the intersection of Merivale Road and Viewmount Drive. * Merivale Place - An open-air shopping centre located on the east side of Merivale Road between Meadowlands Drive and Family Brown Lane. * Meadowlands Mall - An open-air shopping centre located on the northeastern corner of the intersection of Merivale Road and Meadowlands Drive. * Emerald Plaza An office tower located at 1547 Merivale rd Near Meadowlands Drive .

References

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