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Business World |
June 2015
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After more than 45 years, Burlington Mall continues to stand tall as a place
of refuge, relaxation and retail therapy within the community. A BOMA BEST®
certified property; Winners of the 2015 Mayor’s Sustainable Green Business
Award and 2014 Recycling Council of Ontario Silver Award, the Riocan REIT
shopping centre is led by a proactive, fluid and innovative team focused on
and driven by social and environmental responsibility.
In October 1968, the suburban shopping experience was born in Burlington,
Ontario. A city landmark and communal meeting place for over four decades,
Burlington Mall has gone through a host of structural and operational chang-
es. This 778,800 square foot facility consists of one level of retail and an office
mezzanine and major retails include: Hudson’s Bay, Old Navy, Sport Chek,
Canadian Tire, HomeSense and Winners. Burlington Mall has been success-
ful in finding a balance by blending consumerism with sustainability and so-
cial responsibility.
Operations Manager of the property since 2006, Paul Carvalho immediately
began to evaluate the shopping centre’s recycling, waste management and sus-