a Vancouver Councile

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_ AnInterview
- With Rick Amantea,

Director of Park
Royal

For the past year andahallf,.

“Rich Amantea, Director for Park

Royal Shopping Centre Limited,

: has worked closely with the

senior management of The

- Larco Group.

implementing the various phases
of the revilalization

of Park Royal. lt has taken the
efforts and time of many people

- including consultants, project

managers, architects, West
and its staff.
' Inarecent interview with
Park Royal Today, Amaniea
“pointed out “Park Royal

understands there's bcena great

deal of change Over the past year
val ihe shopping centre and there

‘ "is anced onan ongoing basis to
communicate these changes ta
the community.”

The resubting change isa
Nes, exciting cox ofretail sturcs
and recrcatignal COMPpPONCHIS lO
reflect the comrnunity’s needs in
the Go's anc bevond, The
examples are plentiful

Wp
RECREATIONAL
FACILITIES
IMPORTANT

A mid-August opening of
the new golf range. “It will
rovide a yearround recreation
base for sports enthusiasts in the
heart of West Vancouver for
everyone on the North Shore to
enjoy,” said Amantea. The golf
range will offer everything from
lessons from some of the North
Shore's top pros to a fully
stocked pro shop and snack bar.
“I's unique in its design and will
be fun for golfers at all levels."
The golf range is
only | component of
the recreational
_» improvements to
Park Royal. .
The bowling.
alley i isunder new
managernent and
isnow undergoing
a major _
-renovation
complete with
new lanes,
state of the art
- computerized
scoring
- equipment,
"anew:
sports pub,
snack bar and
architectural upgrades.
Amantea made it clear to Park
Royal Today “we wanted the. :
bowling alleys to remain a viuble
operation on the North Shore
and to be a better facility for the
thousands ofleague and
recreational bowlers who have
enjoyed the facility in the past.” !
One other major
component to Park Royal's
new recrealion area is the
movie theatres, which will be
detailed in the nextissue of
Park Royal Today.

Mb
MERCHANTS
CHANGING 100

iis basically ine same
siory for the new car wash on

the farcastend ofthe South Mall.

ii was Park Royal's intention to
provide a facility that offered
quality service. Ifyouhaven’t |
Visited the new car wash you
should. it provides a gentler,
safer wash for your vehicle by _
combining hand a
washing with
automated
equipment.
“we Damper and
hand wash vour
vehicle, with that
personal touch.”

Among the
major changes at
the centre is the
unfortunate closure
of along time friend,
Woodwards.

Director Amantea
said the intention was to o
make sure another
full-service department

_ Store was found for the

North Mall. with the
relocation of The Bay from its. a
smaller location on the Sotith |

_Mallto iis new home onthe
North Mall, you have it. For the

first time in the history of
department stores in Canada,
alarge department store is
physically relocating from one
building to another inless than,
a week. Scheduled to open July
5th, The Bay has pledged
several million dollars to
making this one of their largest
suburban-based stores and one
of their flagships. Amantea said
“The Bay will be upgrading their

fashion departments and |

changing their product mix.

somewhat, to become more in

the tune. with what the North
Shore customers wants.” In

The Bay's previous south side _

location, final lease negotiations
are underway with 3 dominant

‘Spaceusers. More on this inthe

next issue of Park Royal Today,
along with news of Park Royal's
new food courtonthe —

South Mall.

When askedabout “The .
Market alt Park Roye wv” Amantea :
pointed out’ ‘he merchants in our
new Marketaré very pleaséd.
with how everything has turned:
out. The speciality food shops —
offer all ihe quality youneed.”

UPGRADING
SIGNS, PARKING

. Amantea Concluded ithe
interview by detailing Park:

Royal's exterior Package:

including landscaping and:

directional signs. ‘There i is good :

“news on this front. ‘The: signag

package has been approve
Amantea hopes to have it
completed by late summer :
“In addition, “ Amantea said
“we've finished our internal
roadwork and surface’ paving
and we're nowin the process -

. ofre- stripping the decks and «
| roadways.” Overall, we've"

increased the total number, of.
available parking stalls at Park,
Royal; with the majority of this’
increase on the North Mall. "
The pieces of the massive.
revitalization program are’

fi iting together nicely and there:
is still alot of work to do.

, So ‘don't miss our next
issue of Paik Royal Today..
keeping youup to date and
intouch! ;