Posted by Sarah Klein
Winnipeg police surrounded the Sears store at Polo Park Shopping Centre at around 4:30 p.m. Saturday afternoon after reports of an individual with a gun.
Officers later apprehended a 15-year-old male in the food court in possession of a pellet gun.
He is facing numerous charges and has been released on a promise to [...]

Winnipeg businessman David Asper and his company, Creswin Properties, were granted another year today to put together the retail development at Polo Park. Profits from the project will eventually fund the new Winnipeg Blue Bombers stadium at the University of Manitoba.
Ken Hildahl, Chair of the Board of Directors of the Winnipeg Football Club said the [...]

Posted by Sarah Klein

Swedish clothing retailer H&M is coming to Winnipeg — that is, if their website is any indication. Most recently, numerous job postings have appeared on their site for a Winnipeg store, which has yet to open.
Rumours are that the store will be located in Polo Park Shopping Centre, but that hasn’t been [...]

Wannabe musicians from all walks of life came out to Polo Park Shopping Centre on Saturday in support of a good cause.

The Winnipeg Free Press provided us with the photo above of music writer Rob Williams (from left), deputy editor online John White and online content manager Wendy Sawatzky. All three tuned into their inner [...]

The search is on for Manitoba’s best Guitar Heroes and Rock Band gamers in the second annual Heroes Rock for the Missing competition.
It all goes down this weekend, September 26 and 27 at Polo Park Shopping Centre. Gamers will participate in their choice of a Rock Band or Guitar Hero tournament. Wonder if any of [...]

Winnipeg’s first Apple Store opened Saturday morning in Polo Park Shopping Centre, as hundreds of customers waiting patiently in line for several hours in anticipation.
Kevin Harms and his son, Julian (above), were the first two to make it into the store at 9:30 a.m. Harms said they waited in line since 6 a.m.
The company handed [...]

The Apple Store will officially open this Saturday at 9:30 a.m. in Polo Park Shopping Centre. Speculation has been running wild for months now of a rumoured store in Winnipeg.
Apple can certainly excite the marketplace, and the lineup outside the store Saturday will most likely be huge.
UPDATE: ChrisD.ca will be getting a sneak preview of [...]

It could be 16 months or longer before construction begins on the vacant land once occupied by the Winnipeg Arena in St. James.
CBC News reported late Thursday that developer Shindico is holding off on its plans at the moment due to the sluggish economy.
Local businessman David Asper is relying on new retail development on the [...]

A famous beauty outlet and cosmetic retail giant is opening today at Polo Park Shopping Centre.
Sephora — the France-based store which women go crazy for — opens its doors at 10 a.m. sharp. The 5,000 square-foot store boasts 13,000 products from over 200 brands (I had to look all of this up obviously).
Thursday’s Global newscast [...]

There was buzz circulating earlier this week when word spread of a possible Apple store opening up in Polo Park Shopping Centre. Access Winnipeg first reported that it may be a possibility, as Apple’s website has the option to apply for job positions at a future store located in the mall.
ChrisD.ca did some digging to [...]

With all the history at its Polo Park studios being left behind, CTV Winnipeg makes the move to their new location on Graham Avenue. CTV’s Camilla DiGiuseppe and sports anchor Leah Hextall close out the final newscast in their old building with a nice video tribute.
If anyone has the footage of the new studio [...]