all new lanes. The bowling lanes are
now completed and work is pro-
gressing on the new restaurant and
sports bar facilities.
 Atthe movie theatre, Spicer
says “We've almost completed the
renovation of ihe lobby and the
creation of arestaurant off the lobby”
Two of the three movie scrcens will
offer second-run movies (Iwo mov-
ies for $4) and the third screen will
offer specialty, art and foreign films.
You can expect this exciting new
facility to open within days.
in conclusion, Spicer says heis
very pleased with progress on Park
Royal's revitalization and is looking
forward to another opportunity to
‘bring you up to date in upcoming
issues of Park Royal Today.

-Aninterview -
with Rick Amantea,
Director of

Park Royai

“Over the next few

weeks, you will be seeing

‘some major changes to

-; Park Roya''s North Mall.

Park Royal Shop-

* ‘ping Centre Director,
Rick Amantea said “We
‘ willbe replacing the old
.: floors on the North Mall

“with anew floor tile.
In addition, we will be
removing the fountain *
areas, adcling new
seating and introduc.
ing new interior
landscaping.”

‘The new floor iiles,
which have been
‘tested in airports

~ and shopping centres
across Canada, were chosen by

Park Royal Shopping Centre for
their top quality, durability and
because they safely resist slipping.
Amiarited is hoping these extensive
interior renovations, most of

which willbe done at night so as

to minimize inconvenience, will

be completed by late October.

Inthe July issue of Park Royal
Today, Arnantea was pleased to
announce a complete new signage
package for (he shopping centre.
Finaltouches are now underway on
the new directional signs. including
entrance way signs. “The most
significant part of the signage pack:
age” said Amantea, ‘is the huge,
three dimensional shell sign placed
over the North Mail entrance that will
be something remarkabie to see’.

Another important element
addressing the safety and conven:
ience of customersis the new
pedestrian-controlled signal lights
that will be installed. The signal
lights will allow for a safe and con-
venient connection between the
North and South mali entrances
across Marine Drive. Amantea said
“The new pedestrian signal lights
are synchronized with the traffic
lights at Taylor Way and Marine
Drive and will minimize any
slowdown of vehicle traffic.”

The entire signage package and
the new pedestrian signal lights
were designed to provide Park
Royal customers with a better
means of getting around Park Royal
ina safer, more convenient way.

Amantea concluded by telling
Park Royal Today that ‘our mer
chants and customers are now
reaping the benefits of our efforts
over the past year and ahalf. We
have provided a newer and much
safer shopping environment”.

Among the more successful
summer marketing campaigns at
Park Royal Shopping Centre was
the massive Summer Sidewalk
Sale. 11 lucky Park Royal
customers were chosen from
more than 60,000 entrants
and cach were given
$500.10 spend
onthe ma™
According
to Park
Royal
Marketing
Director
Renna
McCready

“itwas 11 Daysto
- Winand 11 Days

to Savel with up to |
70 percent savings
throughoutthe mall
and in fact, many of our
merchants had record
breaking days’.
Summer at Park
Royal was officially kicked
offby a specialCanada Day cel-
ebration which included greetings
ue by West Vancouver Mayor
Mark Sager (accompanied
by his daughter) and Bill
Good Sr, West Vancouver's
Citizen of the Year.
Septemberisalwaysa
fashionable month at Park
‘Royal. From September 16-19, it
is the annual “Fall Fashion Show”
on the South Mall (main level),
featuring all 75 of Park Royal's
fashion stores exhibiting all the
latest fashion wear.

ip

The Fall Fashion Show scheduleis
as follows:

Thursday, September 16-7pm"
Friday, September 17-7pm
Saturday, September 18-2:30pm
Sunday, September 19- 2:30pm"

Inaddition to these
four fabulous fashion shows,
Family Services of the North
Shore is presenting an evening of
“Food and Fashion” Wednesday,
September 1 5th, on the South Mall
after regular shopping hours. The
tickets, (which can be purchased
through Family Services of the
North Shore and Park Royal’s
Administration Office) are S65 -
each or two for $ 100, with all the
proceeds going to Family Services
of the North Shore. Highlighting
this evening will bea number of
West Vancouver restaurants
providing “The Taste of West
Vancouver and a special
Fashion Show presented by
Park Royai Stores" It promises to
bea really fun evening anditis

‘all for a very worthwhile North

Shore organization.

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