Comments on: Brookside Mall; Fredericton, New Brunswick

By: JP

JP — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:59:57 +0000

The call center that has taken up about 1/3 of the mall is closing.

One of the store owners was quoted in the paper as saying call center employees account for almost all of her business.

This place is on its deathbed. Sobeys is the only thing keeping it afloat. I can’t see Zellers lasting too much longer.

By: JP

JP — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:07:46 +0000

Quick update…
The former Rossy is now a Nubody’s Fitness.

By: stephen crompton

stephen crompton — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 14:52:31 +0000

I was in NB in March 2007 there is the snow and ice I expected in the pictures above? It made my shopping experience unique to say the least I was on holidays from Australia

By: Tyguy

Tyguy — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 22:41:36 +0000

Went up to this mall today as I just moved to Fredericton for University and had to pick up something at the Sears store at this mall. Defintely an odd little place. I wasn’t there for very long because it was closed but tomorrow I’ll check it out a bit more (sunday shopping hours, really weird). The Sears store is just a furniture and appliance store. The former K-MART area is completely vacant. Will post more info later in the week as I will check it out tomorrow.

By: JP

JP — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:18:42 +0000

The Lawtons was just an expansion of an existing store – it took out The Source by Circuit City, among other stores. The ex-Rossy is still vacant. (Rossy, either by accident or design, seems to have pulled out of English areas – the Amherst NS store closed last year.)

I’m almost kind of glad the Wal-Mart opened where it did, because it sparked a much-needed review of Fredericton Transit’s route system. Hopefully there will be a new route going there by the end of the year.

By: Tridus

Tridus — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:18:11 +0000

Not sure if it was a buyout or a new store moving in, but the Rossy is gone now and there’s a Lawtons drug store instead.

There’s also a Nubody (a gym) going in near the Lawtons.

One nice thing about this mall, its a lot easier to get to then the Wal-mart if you don’t have a car. That area is a nightmare on foot (and the bus doesn’t go anywhere near it).

By: JP

JP — Tue, 06 May 2008 18:44:14 +0000

In another sign of how this mall is going down, one of the empty store spaces will be used as a polling station in this Monday’s municipal elections.

If you happen to be voting there, say hi to me – I’ll be working the ballot-taking/vote-counting machine.

By: JP

JP — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:38:39 +0000

Yes, one and the same. Still read m.t.r every so often on Google but haven’t posted there in years. Working on some new roadgeek stuff over at the506.com.

By: Peter Creedon

Peter Creedon — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:16:34 +0000

Quick question for JP:

Are you also the famous JPKirby from the group misc.transport.road?

anyway. It’s really cool to look at all of this stuff.

By: JP

JP — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 22:55:22 +0000

I just got back from the mall and there are signs all over Rossy saying they’re closing in January. Also noticed that Curves has moved from a spot across from Rossy to another place near Zellers. Wonder if they’re clearing the area out for something else or whether it’s just another nail in Brookside’s coffin.