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Can't shop here without the covid cops harassing you every chance, get a life security! The mall needs business but you turn me away from going there





The only mall in town so I guess it's good





There are some cool stores, however, the mall is on the smaller scale.





Went there to look for birthday cards. There is only one location in the mall --Coles Book Store-- and their selection was very limited! The best place in Fort McMurray for any kind of cards is the Canadian Superstore -- great selection!!!





Decent store selection, clean bathrooms for a mall, a slight upgrade from most small town malls.





It’s little like smaller than small big city malls. The punks that also think they’re tough hanging around outside a mall????





The best mall in Fort McMurray, bit this was said tongue and cheek





Nice mall with food court and good stores.










Just scrap the whole mall. They need something bigger or with better selections










Not a bad mall it's all we got





Practically empty, sad





A second rate mall that's anchored by a sporting goods store on one end and another sporting goods store on the other end. Visited the mall to do my Christmas shopping, was like a ghost town. Overall, this mall is an excellent justification for the existence of Amazon. Except for sporting goods stores. Those are pretty good.





Nice quiet place shop. Staff at the store are friendly.





This is a pretty good mall. However, the inside does feel pretty dated and some of the stores could use a facelift, e.g. Ben Moss Jewellers has much nicer stores in other cities. This mall has a lot of the stores one could be looking for but there is some room for improvement.





only mall in ft mac





There's some great new shops I didn't even know we're there.





Overpriced and not a great selection of merchandise





Too many Indians in one spot, this isn't bingo





Lots to choose from. ????





Not a ton of selection and the parking lot is madness.





Canada's biggest mediocre clothing store? There's not much in this mall except clothing stores, a "The Source", a bunch of cellphone stores and a small food court. Though the mall has never really had much in the way of big box stores or fun things to do, it is all we have.





Always like the mall. A good variety of stores. Mostly friendly staff throughout. Cramped parking lot . Plan ahead for parking during busy shopping times/holiday shopping.





Peter Pond mall is a great place for some shopping. Not as great for just hanging out. But the variety of stores has definitely increased over the years.





Wow just wow!





The only good thing I have to say about the Peter Pond Mall is the amazing cell phone guy in the bottom floor that repairs phones he's the best I had to come back to Victoria before getting my phone he held onto my phone for 3 years i cant believe it ????





It's the place I buy my books.





useless





Dirty old mall... Sounds like a song coming on..





The biggest mall in the Mac, lots of stores to choose from with a large food court





Very expensive stores





Only place for shopping in ft. Mac. Mall has a couple stores, but some vacant spots.





Good variety of stores but parking is tight





Hobo haven. Not a bad mall despite that fact. Little bit of everything. Like a distant cousin of west ed for newfies trying to be modern. Good stuff





Not called 3xtra foods anymore. ..it's now an INDEPENDENT GROCERY STORR





place needs kore crack heads





Ok mall. Small





It's Peter pond that's all I can say





Some nice shops. But they could use some more work with customer service all around. Especially the little vendors I find them very snobby.





I love Peter Pond Mall





Meh





Meh





Tiny and clean mall.





Ft mac what u expect





Aww our lovely and only main mall in Fortmc! Seasonal Events hosted at this mall are great especially in winter to pass time with kids! Stores are ok ok but quality is not your concern, you can most of household items such as kitchen stuff, beddings, linens , reasonable pricing brands clothing, sportchek, electronics, perfume shop, David’s tea, my favourite and classy indigo and off course 4-5 jewellery shop! Food court is not that great though!





Great things to buy here





Security at the door requiring you to wear a mask... they were super rude. Yet when walking the halls you'll find people not wearing masks at all. Long line ups for stores requiring limited customers... but the halls were filled with however many people. Super pointless honestly. Makes no sense.





Kinda expensive, crappy hours but usually have what you're looking for





needs more businesses inside there





Nice















Love this mall





Nice mall, good to be inside out of the cold.










Always great...for last 10 years





First timer and I love right away





Generally over-priced, but still has some redeeming qualities to the experience.





Small mall and not much choice!





This is the only shopping mall In Fortmacmurray Ab.





Beautiful place to be able to walk around. Really nice expensive stores for this little town. I didn't like walking in the men's bathroom in the food court and seeing a cockroach in the urinal. Very gross.





A good mall considering the size and location you can't really ask for more. The lesser reviews are a lot of people that just want more in the city but the review is for this mall and what it offers.










Ok place to shop





Love shopping here





Wish there were more stores not much options for plus sized people





Its your basic mall. Nothing stands out at me about this mall but it has a bit of everything. Could use a face lift.





Great place to shop





Getting more stores all the time





Parking lot is a disaster and some genius decided to build a doorless bathroom near the exit which means the bathrooms are freezing in the winter. Not that you'd want to use them, unless you're not put off by feces and used needles.





Great little mall lots of options





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Nice shopping center





Good place, not very crowded





Convenient location, good hours and some great stores





Probably one of the worst malls in Alberta...no selection










Great place to shop very clean and great people that work there





Small and a bit crowded for my liking





Had all we were looking for





Basic mall with stores to meet the basic needs of most. Not enough parking so come early. Food court is adequate.





Small mall not a great place to shop not much for retail stores there





It has some nice stores





Great place to shop.










Not bad but I rather Amazon





Good small place for shopping. Limited stuff.





Good place for shopping





Meh.





Very decent mall.





Its a mall with an average store selection.





Not very clean and lots of stores empty





Awesome ????





It's good but it needs to be updated inside





Like shopping here





The mall is disgusting and the stores are leaving due to the high rent the store would have to pay to be open in the mall causing the selection of the malls stores to be rather disappointing





This place should never have been put here, right smack dab in the middle of what should be Biggs Ave. Another example of bad Fort Mac planning pre-boom. There are not enough stores here worth wasting my time shopping. They never should have let Sport Chek take over both floors. They had the perfect opportunity to open up at least 16 more shops and they threw it all away for a bloody Sport Chek. Don't get me started on the parking! Koodo, Payless Shoes (sometimes), and jewelry are the only reasons I will drag myself past the scumbags and wasted youth, through the doors and out again as fast as I can.





Parking is tough but not impossible. Prices are high but they could honestly be worse. Place is clean and tidy but I've been harrased by homeless and drunks on multiple occasions. Good food selection for the size of the mall and bathrooms are decently cared for. Overall mixed feelings but I would not boycott any of it. Less of a headache then Wal-Mart but higher prices. On the other hand, many of the stores here offer items you can't find anywhere else.





Lots of shopping!!










Good shopping mall. You can find many things there like clothes stores, pharmacy, clinics......





Basic mall with basics, nothing really special, is less cleanly compared to bigger malls but is a small basic mall, location is pretty bad as its next to a casino.





Okay good to get a phone ftom most device retailers, cloths ok at volcom store. Use to go campus when i was richer.





2 sports stores, 5 jewelery stores, food court, and clothing stores, this mall has absolutely nothing





A place to be, just opposite superstore





I guess only mall in town, good but limited selection of stores. Considering the location it's a good place to shop.










Not much of interest to me, small





A little bit of everything.





place is a ghost town.





Great place to shop





There's no other choice so I mean, what are you gonna do?





Food court. Nuff said.





Great place to karaoke, it was nice to see some old friends, and made new ones.





Pretty good mall for small City





Plenty for the kids to do





very small mall..but atleast to have something than nothing..





I have to get up with you on the phone for the update on the same day and time that what I was thinking about it says that it is a bunch and the rest is in the office on Monday and Wednesday and I will be at the office tomorrow and will let you know as soon as you know the date and time are they coming over tonight to watch a movie with me tonight if you want to get a new one in a few days I will be there for sure and the kids are you going in to go to bed early on Friday night at the hotel now I'm just sitting here in my country of residence and will not make a whatsapp the next few hours ago the one who told us to get the car and it is still available I would like to see it if I don't have a credit card so I can get the car and the kids will be in town and we are looking forward to it too much










Excellent place





was good





Needs more brands but great mall nonetheless.





This place has all the things you need.





Honestly it could be worse, people





they always remove the good stores. like sunrise records and are going in a few days





Good shopping experience, neat little mall.





(Translated) A nice mall, with a variety of shops, clean. Where you can walk, eat or drink some delicious juice or coffee (Original) Un mall agradable, con variedad de tiendas, limpio. Donde se puede caminar, comer o beber algun rico jugo o cafe





Quiet Lil place all that you need and more ????





They have some decent shops. Hood quality items










I was hoping taco time would of offered taco tuesdays and burrito thursdays. Not !. I wish they had the taco time hot sauce instead of encilada sauce. I like the origanal sauce the best





Poor selection, parking isn't great.





Its got a couple decent stores, nice place at the least. Wish there were some more options for stores.





A mall is better than no mall but this leaves something to be desired. Food Fair contains a lack of selections with a and w and subway being the only larger chain stores available both already having stores within a few blocks.. A couple large anchor stores such as atmosphere and sportchek a few "boutique" style stores. The area of downtown McMurray beside the casino is grungy at the best of times. The food Fair bathrooms were a disgusting mess.





Nice area.. Too busy





Diverse group of businesses.










Repaved parking lot. Not a bad layout for a mall.





only good for Shopping





What can we say as this is the only big mall in Town however can be found most of the things whats required ranging from clothes , sports store, jewelry stores, travel company, and most importantly food court its small yet organized and in heart of downtown and very spacious parking lot and security staff in mall and only negative is that wish it had long hours





Quaint





Its an alright mall for sure





It is better than nothing





place to amazing





Small mall for the population of the region but works out well





Kind of small.










A nice mall





everything you need is in this place





Nice !!!





Conveniently located in the commercial district of Fort McMurray. This is a rather small shopping centre. As far as big brands go there are few, though I was delighted to see they still had a Footlocker with a nice selection of kicks. But if this is where you take your wife for a shopping spree she's likely to be disappointed. The mall was very clean, and well maintained. The food court is of modest size but seemed to have a good variety of selections to choose from. Overall I was satisfied and would go again because of the convenience of location.





Its cool





A real hole in the wall. Only shopping centre in Ft Mac. You can be in and out in 10 minutes an still go in all the stores. Definitely need a serious up grade to Ft Mac residents or a new shopping mall.





This is a decent mall in downtown Fort Mcmurray. It has good selection of the stores and a food court. Having some higher retail stores such as The Bay and more restaurants in food court would make it better place for shopping in cold winter.





Meh





I was here right after the fires and people started to come back to Fort Mcmurray. It's the Alberta way, when we fall we get back on our feet and be stronger. Stores were eager to get running, as far as I know this is the only traditional Mall in FMM.





Despite it being a mall, there isn’t really much to do here if you aren’t into jewellery and clothing.





Meh. Expensive as always, and combine that with covid, and you've got a bare bones overpriced mall. Retail stores still have to pay rent to the greedy owners of the mall and by doing so have to crank up their sales prices. Better off ordering clothing online as you can't try anything on.





A lot of vacant spaces





The mall was clean and most stores are open; some had signs that they it might be another week or two because of company policies. People are about and respectful. The food court was open. Glad to see it open again.





Bath and Body, Spencers and Payless are really the only places i go... but love the mall all the same! XD





One and only mall in fort mac





It is a mall





I mean.. it's a small mall. Can't really compare it to how it was before. I'm from another province so this doesn't quite do it for me. I suggest you check the mall directory on the website to see if any of the stores appeal to you. But for me.. I'll stick to online shopping or shopping when I'm in another city.





Decent mall





Good quality! Never had to make a return there





good selection of stores





Convenient





Not too bad. Cute and small but has the basic needs of a mall. Like bootleggers new York fries and coles lol





Nothing spectacular





Best mall





Great place to hang out and get all the clothes you need





it is a great mall but it needs more brands










Lots of homeless and shady people loitering around and often causing a scene. I will not go there for this reason alone. I hope they pay security staff well!





Not bad place





It's ok, their is no everyday items to be purchased at this mall. Ex toilet paper, paper towels, every day food items.





All in one place , I like it .





Pretty good mall for fort McMurray. It's has everything





Not much to it. It's nice and decent with all the jewellery stores sports check and mobile stores but that's it. Dont get me wrong i love the place but some kind of expansion would be nice.





Second floor food court has some treats and charms





Sad and small mall not much in there for veritiy. Would rather spend the money and time to drive out of town to Edmonton










Small but good





I Like it





Awesome service





place of shopping





Ok place





Options are good however more selection would be great. They are doing the best with what they have





Good collection shop










The one and only





small, mall.. lots of jewelry stores.





Good food, great service










Its an amazing place to go





Tipacle everyday Shopping Mall





The only Mall of Fort Mc ! CLEAN AND GOOD Atmosphere. Need more Safety and Awareness! Especially on Holidays!





Central location





Nice mall










Okay place.





Expensive and small shopping. You can go trough the entire place in les than 10 minutes.





Small and incredibly busy during the holidays... During the off season it's clean and quiet with a couple of interesting store.





Gay to small need to be bigger





Small shopping mall in Fort McMurray. Near a casino and safeway





Few stores and close too early at Sundays (5pm). Many times, a pricey place to go.





Great stuffs





Different departmental store available for different needs at Peter Pond Mall





Decent range of stores. Small good court with limited options. Small parking lot.










Limited stores Limited lines of products. Expensive





Nice place





Could use more stores





Need more store and shoe stores





Thanks





(Translated) Nice, clean, tidy (Original) Agradable, limpio, ordenado





Parking can be horrible, watch for bad parking that may damage your car. Mall has what it needs for small town to get by, has fast food restaurants.





Interesting mall with unique stores





Pretty dead but what can you expect





Love this place for groceries





Nice





Small but still a good way to kill a couple hours on a weekend. Food court is alright for its size.





Meh





It was great , UpSale was perfect





Fort McMurray needs a new mall, this place is something you'd expect in a city with under 30,000 people!





Sometimes vagrants around the mall make you uncomfortable like you will be mugged ... Quite aggressive





Not enough good stores





Good mall but it's too small





They still have a Coles. If you want to remember what 1998 looked like, it's definitely worth checking out.





Dated mall, but has a decent assortment of retail stores. Parking is ok until it snows hard, then it is a little crazy.





It's a mall....





(Translated) stupid (Original) stupido





A small nice and clean mall in town, there isn't many places to go in town. They have ok prices and ok services, due to its small size, it's mostly self directed.





Five stars just for the Bootleggers shop. Check it out.










Great stores





(Translated) Need love ! (Original) Besoin d'amour !





A good mall





It's nearly empty now becoming a ghost mall, the rent is just too damn high





Christmas time is here





The best mall in Fort McMurray.





Great shopping





Good selection of stores and a fairly clean location. Certain stores or businesses could do well and hire more competent and knowledgeable employees however.





Convenient mall





This place is awesome





It's really the only traditional style shopping mall here in fort McMurray. But there is likely something for everyone. Clothing sports food books music and electronics. And of course all of the cell phone providers.





Not good. Lot of homeless people waiting for you at the entrance. stores are not that interesting.





Nice mall, very clean.





Great place to shop but could use some new stores





Has some good stores but needs updating and a big box store in the vacant spot





It's OK but we need better and more stores and less doctor offices.





The mall is nice and clean and pretty quiet .it was easy to get a table at the food court.





It's okay not many places to sit down, small and small food court. Cozy small mall





Came expecting pond, was mall instead. Disappoint.





Was interesting lil mall alpt of drug activity tho good place to score





A lot of little boutiques but not a lot for men





????????





It's the only mall in downtown. But need an upgrade to meet new customers





Run down, starting to show its age, not to mention that you want to be careful where you park, as the Casino seems to attract a certain crowd that makes you feel unsafe.





~ this mall is great... Love it ~





Cosy small and freindly





Peter Pond has definitely improved over the years. Not a lot to do if your going to just hang out but definitely a nice variety of shopping.





It's got a food Corte and a different viraty of stores in it from jewelers to phones and clothes and even a dentist office





Pretty okay mall got just enough of what you need nothing to fancy a lot in the jewelry selection but for Fort Mac its a decent mall





mall is not that great the selection of stores is very limited and prices are not that great. some good places to eat int he food court tho.










????????





Great place to shop





Great variety of malls. I'd really like the bookstore.





Ok. Scope for lots improvement





Has a good mix of stores.





A lot of empty store fronts, but the stores that remain are great!





Fair selection of stores





Weak sauce selection. Has the usual gougy, inflated Fort Mac prices for the same things you see everyday everywhere else.





I wish there were more stores here but what they have takes care of basics. Clothing and shoe stores, food court, and electronics and probably a few more.










Not much options. No brands





It's a mall, it has shops





Nice people and the stores that are there are clean. Unfortunately for the businesses it is really quiet.





Way better than it used to be.





Best store in here has to be Spencer's they have it all





nice





While smaller than big city malls, this shopping centre is clean and very accessible with a good variety of shops.





This mall has gotten a lot better the 7 years I've been here but still needs work to it need more clothing stores for men that are brand name. Employee threw out the mall are fairly nice and helpful. Bathroom down stairs are usually dirty but the ones up stairs are hardly used and there is a hallway kinda hidden with another set of decently clean bathrooms. Food court has a nice vierty. Spaces for entertainment some times this mall is packed with kids to the point you can't move watch out for these days and avoid them if you don't like kids everywhere around you. There is a elevator in the mall along with two escalators. Good coffee just on the out side of the mall not always open but when they are worth the try. Overall not to bad of a location but the hours are really wired check maps or call ahead to make sure there open is recommended.





Pretty nice Mall had the things I was looking for.





Very helpful staff





This explains for McMurray all in one shot. This mall is a joke. Nothing really here





This is mcmurray and this mall explains it best





They need more shoe shops especially for kids





It's a mall the sell things and other useless things





Ugh this place





(Translated) A place where there is everything..m (Original) Una plaza donde hay de todo..m





Nice place to shop.





Still not completely open. But it is getting there.





Many options





It's pretty much the only mall, so what are you gonna do lol.





The parking lots says enough of the place the potholes in there destroyed my beatifull kia Soul ????















okay





Great people friendly staff.





Very miss mall.





Great Place to Shop





Gud place to shop










Small mall with limited stores. Could use a facelift and maybe more security as there seems to be a lot of incidents that happen. The good court is pretty disappointing.





Has ok shopping. I wish there were more clothing stores.





Need more business's





Leather mix





I visited the Peter Pond Dental Clinic and had amazing service and excellent care thought the procedure. With direct billing it was super convenient and saved me a ton of money up from with excellent staff. I'm not sure about the rest of the mall, but the dental clinic didn't pop up to review!





Was never there...





Check it out





Nice open mall.





Clean.





Mall management is worst. Always timing are changing and they are not open on time what website shows





Cute little mall with lots of stores you cant find in Ontario





One of the best Malls. Didn't ever see homeless people there! Like the Sportcheck good skates Ccms.





Its nice





Only mall in Ft Mac! Its okay, but it's hurting, lots of empty stores! Its clean and safe though.





Bought the bison burger for the first time and it was awful do not buy this omg.I told the staff they were really understanding and exchanged it for arguably the best mozza burger I've ever had.





It has tom yum noodles at food court VARIOUS COMBOS Spice level is changeable Large portions! Very fresh All is good in my life now. Thank you





It was closed





Nice mall





Small not alot to choose from





Theres like no cool stores anymore, but at least they have food that only gives me food poisoning occasionally





Nice mall, smaller than expected for such a busy city





It's okay





So so. Really needs updating.





It the only mail in fort McMurray





So many places my favorite is the Chinese place





Clean





Need to be open later





What mall closes at 7?! Absolutely horrible hours





Small mall not much options but expected for a northern town like Fort Mac





Amazing experience very friendly made me feel at home










Small shopping mall





Smelly place.





It's Fort McMurrays only mall. That's about all it has going for it. They crank the rent of every business every year to the point that the stores can't make a profit and have to close up. I don't understand how the owners think that having barely over half occupancy with jacked up rent for the stores that are there is better than affordable rent for full occupancy.





A lot of stores 2 choose from





Fairly small with not a lot of variety in stores.





Nice





Only big mall in Fort McMurray,wish we have more stores in there like Winners etc. Limited shops I would say!





Meh, it's a mall





Clean & great service.





Not very big





It's okay.










Not a lot of stores to shop to





Good stores but not great





It's your only choice.





To many drunks in there and to much drug being sold there and homeless bum money from people










No comments! Lots to improve.










Closes way to early on weekdays, 7pm on a Monday is an absolute joke





Fantastic shopping experience.





Majestic





Lots to see





Requires more clothing stores.





The staff very helpful and friendly.





shopping





Vandana gave me excellent help today setting my new cellphone.





Great place to shops and hangout





More jewelry stores than one small mall needs. I guess it's ok





No seating





Not a very big mall





Got a phone n my eyes done n great eats





I loved





Nice double floor mall with a variety of stores





There should be more stores.





Small but you get what need not you want










Very nice service nice man





Good selection of stores, but the parking lot was confusing to get out of. I was new to the area and clear signs would have helped.





Craig Moritz playing tonight!! Always a great music and fun had by all!!





It's a great mall, I was able to find everything I was looking for!





Meh!





Too many people who just hang out and are not there to buy anything.





Loved it





Kinda small





Love it, but needs more/better stores.





Limited stores, but clean, and in good repair.





Good mall, great shops





It was ok





More security would be good .










To small of a mall for the size of the city





Alright





To small and crowded of a mall





This is Davids wife. I had a lovely experience at this mall! I just moved here and everyone is so kind, and welcoming. Excellent service! Plus nobody was racist and followed me a road (I am native) LOL. Besides that keep it up !





Nice plaza, too bad many stores are closed










Lots of stores and basically the only place to shop in fort mac





Terribly inconvenient hours. Weekends it is





Ok mall










Nice small mall for get away





Good what I needed for my trip . Thanks.





Not bad for a small town as fort mcmurray, it doesn't have many options though and its expensive.





Not a lot of opitions in the mall










All you need under one place





It served its purpose





Clean, well kepted, more of a variety of stores.





Half empty, overpriced stores, crackheads gathering place.










A lot of empty stores. Too many fights. Not enough security. The stores that are there are friendly enough





Greasy mall rats and homeless people call this place home. The stores might sometimes have what you need.










Main washrooms are gross and unclean. Food court is lacking.





Small mall, limited stores, surrounded by drunk homeless people constantly.





I think people have underestimated this city for not having enough stores to shop at. This mall has a food court and has over 60 stores.





The mall is pretty clean and well lit. Always shady people hanging out inside the door wat lobby or just outside. I'm a large male so it's not so bad but wouldnt send a lady here during quiet hours.





Only mall in town





Nice place





It's the only mall in village. It's ok





There's a decent selection of stores here and its always been clean when I visit.





Ok mall.





Seen soo many places go out of business at this mall. I hope this place can lower its rent or leases to the businesses that operate inside. At least lower costs, rather than empty store areas or seeing business leave because they can’t afford the place sounds better. To make some money rather than nothing.





Better than I thought it would be. Pretty good shopping





Quaint mall with some great smaller stores with good prices and selection. Nice little food court also.





There was no pond and it is located in Fort McMurray. Would give 2 more starts if located closer to Edmonton.





Only went to Tim hortons, does look spacious enough.





Thumb up to Julie the mall is well managed great and lively environment to hang out with families and friends .





Great place.





Not much here...





Reasonable mall for a small town. Lots of homeless and small businesses around.





Nice little mall. A little of everything.





Nice mall. Great stores.They also have a great food court on the top floor.





For a small mall, it ain't half bad.





It was ok





Open on Canada Day.





Nice mall, good selection of stores





For those who appreciate what the mall has to offer it works. For those visiting it is likely to be a disappointing experience.





Decent Mall. Would be nice if it had more speciliazed stores. Saw a few drunk people in the middle of the day.





Not many good stores.





Very busy





Nice and clean there Fora busy Mall...





all the stores suck and the mall is way to small





Small but convenient. Rather crowded sometimes making parking a nightmare.





Very small. Not that many stores.





Nice shopping





Not enough selection, surprisingly well maintained, security evicted me for bringing in my service dog





McMurray needs a bigger and more updated mall





Nice to seem like your not in the bush





Great mall :)





Too many shoe stores . Multiple reports of cockroaches in the food court .





Parking is usually tight, and the stores are pretty straight forward





Great place





You can't find it all in fort mcmurray....





More variety in a corner store





Fix ur hours





Not a lot of stores but it's pretty good





I find the people that work here are very nice and helpful