Woodward's logo.

Woodward's was a department store in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. Charles Woodward established the first Woodward store at the corner of Main and Georgia Streets in 1892. On September 12, 1902 Woodward Department Stores Ltd. was incorporated, and a new store was built at Hastings and Abbott. In 1926, a store was opened in Edmonton, and by the late 1940s, the company began to open numerous stores in BC and Alberta. Woodward's was sold to the rival department store Hudson's Bay Company in 1993. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Motto: Fortis et liber (Latin: Strong and free) Official languages English (see below) Flower   Wild rose Tree Lodgepole Pine Bird Great Horned Owl Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ed Stelmach (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 28 6 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of total... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Official languages English Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 36 6 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of total)  Ranked 5th 944,735 km² 925,186 km² 19,549 km... September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years). ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Edmonton is the capital of Alberta, a Canadian province. ... The Hudsons Bay Company (HBC; Compagnie de la Baie dHudson in French) is the oldest commercial corporation in North America and is one of the oldest in the world. ...

Locations

British Columbia

The Woodward's building in Vancouver June 2005. Much of the building was demolished on September 30, 2006.

*Vancouver (Downtown, Oakridge Mall) Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Official languages English Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 36 6 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of total)  Ranked 5th 944,735 km² 925,186 km² 19,549 km... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (723x912, 285 KB)The Woodwards Building building in Vancouver in 2005. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (723x912, 285 KB)The Woodwards Building building in Vancouver in 2005. ... The backside of the Woodwards building in June 2005, as seen from Cordova and Cambie Streets. ... Vancouver (pronounced: ) is a city in south-western British Columbia, Canada. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Oakridge Centre Oakridge Centres interiors Oakridge Centre is an upscale mall in Vancouver city, British Columbia located at the intersection of 41st Avenue and Cambie Street. ...

• West Vancouver (Park Royal Centre)
• Burnaby (Metro Town Shopping Centre)
• Nanaimo (Woodgrove Centre)
• Port Alberni (Downtown)
• Victoria (Mayfair Centre)
• Penticton (Cherry Lane Mall)
• New Westminster (Royal City Centre Shopping Centre)
• Richmond (Lansdowne Mall)
• Surrey (Guilford Town Centre)
• Prince George (Downtown, Parkwood Mall)
• Coquitlam (Coquitlam Centre)
• Abbotsford (Sevenoaks Centre)
• Vernon (Village Green Mall)
• Kamloops (Aberdeen Mall, and Kamloops city centre-now B.C lottery headquarters)

Park Royal Shopping Centre, prior to the South Mall expansion, circa 1950 Park Royal, North Mall Park Royal Shopping Centre, opened in 1950, is a shopping mall located in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ... This article is about the Metrotown mall. ... A view of some of Coquitlam Centres anchor stores. ...

Alberta

• Calgary (Chinook Centre, Market Mall, Sunridge Mall)
• Edmonton (Southgate Centre, Edmonton Centre, Westmount Centre, Northwood Mall, Mill Woods Centre, West Edmonton Mall)
• Lethbridge (Lethbridge Centre)
• Red Deer (Bower Place Mall)

Motto: Fortis et liber (Latin: Strong and free) Official languages English (see below) Flower   Wild rose Tree Lodgepole Pine Bird Great Horned Owl Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ed Stelmach (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 28 6 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of total... Chinook Centre is the largest enclosed shopping mall (by area) in Calgary, Alberta (1,175,000 square feet / 109,161 m²). It is also the most visited. ... Market Mall is one of the largest malls (by area) in Calgary, Alberta (900,490 square feet). ... Sunridge Mall is a major enclosed shopping mall in Calgary, Alberta covering 640,511 square feet. ... Southgate Centre is a shopping centre located in south Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. ... Edmonton Centre is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1979, and since 2004. ... Westmount Centre is a shopping centre located in the west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. ... West Edmonton Mall (WEM), located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada is the largest shopping mall in North America. ... Lethbridge Centre is the oldest mall in downtown Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. ...

See also

• Woodward's building
• List of Canadian department stores
• Hudson's Bay Company
• Spencer's

The backside of the Woodwards building in June 2005, as seen from Cordova and Cambie Streets. ... // This is a list of department stores. ... The Hudsons Bay Company (HBC; Compagnie de la Baie dHudson in French) is the oldest commercial corporation in North America and is one of the oldest in the world. ... David Spencer Limited (commonly known as Spencers) operated a department store chain in the province of British Columbia, Canada during the late 19th century and the first half of the 20th century. ...

External links

• HBC Website