Opening date 1971 Owner Primaris Retail REIT No. of anchor tenants 6 Phone +1 800-610-7467 Number of anchor tenants 6 | Management Primaris Retail REIT No. of stores and services over 170 Opened 1971 | |
Location 2271 Harvey AvenueKelowna, British ColumbiaV1Y 6H2 Hours Closed now Saturday9AM–6PMSunday10AM–6PMMonday10AM–6PMTuesday10AM–6PMWednesday10AM–9PMThursday10AM–9PMFriday10AM–9PMSuggest an edit Similar Village Green Centre, Cherry Lane Shopping, Winfield - British Columbia, Big White Ski Resort, Okanagan Lake | ||
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Orchard Park Shopping Centre is a regional shopping mall in Kelowna, British Columbia. It is the largest shopping mall in the Okanagan. It is located on the major provincial highway, Harvey Avenue (Highway 97), at the intersections of Cooper Road and Dilworth Drive, south of Dilworth Mountain. With over 170 shops and services, Orchard Park Shopping Centre is the largest shopping mall between Metro Vancouver and Calgary.
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History
Orchard Park opened September 28, 1971 on a former orchard. The original mall layout included anchors Sears and The Bay (although The Bay was not completed until 1972) and a corridor of 35 smaller stores. In 1980, the mall expanded with Woolco departement store and a food court. It expanded again in 1992 with Eatons before reaching its current size in 2011 when the Best Buy opened.
Transportation
Orchard Park Shopping Centre is one of the major transit exchanges in Kelowna. Kelowna Regional Transit System has several routes connecting the shopping centre to the rest of the city. It is also serviced by Cooper Station on the RapidBus, a bus rapid transit line connecting West Kelowna and Downtown Kelowna to the UBC's Okanagan campus.