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Fairview shopping centre celebrates 50 years

WATCH ABOVE: Fairview Pointe-Claire celebrated its 50th birthday, but as Global’s Tim Sargeants reports, there was no celebration to commemorate the landmark.

POINTE-CLAIRE – The Fairview shopping centre in Pointe-Claire is 50 years old.

The iconic West Island mall opened its doors August 12, 1965.

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Eaton’s, Simpsons, Pascal’s and Ogilvy’s are all some of the mall’s original shops.

“There was Holt Renfrew and Ogilvy and all that,” Joan Haggarty, a Fairview employee told Global News. She was at Fairview the day it opened.

The mall used to be one floor only but expanded to a two-storey building in the mid-80s.

One of the original shops, Laura Secord, has stood the test of time. It hasn’t changed location in the 50 years the mall has been open.

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Thousands of shoppers continue to flock to Fairview despite the strong growth in online retail sales.

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