Pacific Centre is a shopping mall located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is operated by Cadillac Fairview Corporation. Based on the number of stores, many of which are underground, it is the largest mall in Downtown Vancouver with over 100 stores and services. Anchor stores include Holt Renfrew, Sport Chek and Atmosphere among numerous other shops.
The mall is also connected to The Bay department store, Vancouver Centre Mall, two SkyTrain transit stations, and the Four Seasons Hotel, a 385-room luxury hotel.
In 2006-2008, the mall underwent a major renovation project, with the construction of a new Holt Renfrew store, a new food court and common area updating. Security for the centre is provided by Concord Security and heating is provided via underground pipes from Central Heat Distribution.
The City of Vancouver has approved an expansion of Pacific Centre, including retail premises that will extend to the street on both sides of West Georgia Street, and a link connecting the shopping centre to the new Vancouver City Centre rapid transit station on Granville Street. The link opened in the summer of 2009 in conjunction with the opening of the Canada Line.
New retailers for Pacific Centre are British Columbia's first Apple Store, an H&M flagship store, Bath & Body Works, Teenflo, Browns shoes, Coach, Miss Sixty, Energie, and Hollister.
In 2012, an incident at Pacific Centre Mall sparked an investigation by the Ministry of Justice and the Vancouver police. A security guard was shown on videotape striking a disabled man suspected of shoplifting, throwing him from his wheelchair on the floor and yelling profane language. The guard in question — Ali Rahnumah, 30, an employee of Genesis Security — was fired over the incident and criminally charged. He is suing Genesis Security for wrongful dismissal. The investigation itself ultimately concluded that the guard acted with unnecessary force and had used profanity contrary to the Security Services Regulation of that province.
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