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page fifteen PRESTIGE OFFICE LOCATIONS AVAILABLE Theres still time to locate your business in Stone Road Mall up to 10000 feet of carpeted fully air conditioned office space is available For information contact Larry Broadley at QQ GRAND OPENING SPECIALS SCHNEIDERS Famous For baity CANADIAN MLD ft CHEDDAR medium CHEESE aged 199 SCHNEIDERS OLD FASHIONED SMOKED HAM lb Domestic Ef Imported Cheese Cold Cuts Gourmet Foods Meat Cheese Party Trays THESE PRICES VALID FROM MARCH 1st to MARCH 1 1th THE WEDGE FINE FOODS LIMITED Open Until 10 Monday thru Saturday 8360050 stone ran J mall Executives of the business world began to look appre hensive Wednesday afternoon when newlytrained tor operator Mayor Norm Jay trapped them behind a huge shovel They all escaped Larry If road I of unscathed at the sod Ltd turning ceremonies For the second phase the Stone Mall project Perched high in bis cab the hard hat ted mayor of looked down on Harold and Mall Merchants and John and Ho of Simpsons Sears which will have a full I store In I hi million of the sec Sept 30 1978 Sod turning ceremony had special shovel operator Reprint from Dally Mercury Mayor Norm Jury used a power shovel to dig a mil lion hole in Guelph Wedncs day Afternoon From the cab of a massive excavator he turned the first sod to start the construction of the second phase of the Stone Road Mall Site of the expansion Is acres at the comer of Stone Road and Edinburgh Road Formerly the she of an animal research station the land Is being leased by the University of to Sifton Properties Ltd Phase one of the mall which opened is months ago cost million The second stage fthich will double the size of the mail will total square feet and cost million It will provide Guelph with its first major regional shopping plaza said Mayor Jary The mall will provide jobs excellent shopping facilities and valuable asses It Is clear evidence of the faith of Investors in Guelph SimpsonsScars will occupy 120 square feet of the addition The full line department store of SimpsonsSears in Stone Road Mall will be as big as the present Mart and Miracle Food Mart com Jobs Sifton s executive Larry Broadley said that when the expansion Is finished it will have loo parking spaces Total number of stores in the mall will exceed closed Mr Total employment in the mall will be which will make Stone Road one of the city biggest work forces Leasing of the stores is well advanced reported Mr Heavy accent In the mall will be on fashion Tenants will Include a licensed supper club bank gift and camera stores sport goods children wear and boutiques Already planning to move Into Stone Road Mall are Town and Country Tip Top National Trust Grafton Classic Books Spnngficlds Today a Girl and a number of shoe stores Construction Ltd allied with Properties will build the addition The nearby Priory Park housing development was also a Sifton Properties project Seven professional firms worked on the planning to convert the open space into a major mall Original design concept was by A Murray and Associates architects Design and consultation on the new phase was handled by architects and Others involved win Dunn and Associates Colder and Associates Hastings and Aziz R A and ates and M Dillon Construction of the Simp sons Sears store will be directly handled by a profis team of the retail firm In addition to the shopping space the mall whin fin ished will have IB square feet of office space No time wasted Wednesday s opening cere monies were attended from many parts of Ontario any time on speeches The earth moving cquip- pttiallj for tin Mas ting full blast ft after Major left the cab The beautiful is So let ordered Harold 1 qualify for rdli of an hour us an en operator asked Jjry who was praised f r mastering the equipment so He sal with thy Jnd expansion advised Hollow Not many to shovel mil to such good if feci stone mall TWICE THE SIZE MARCH AM