Century Downs Casino Crossiron Mills
Century Downs Racetrack and Casino Wanna race? You could pay a visit to Century Downs Racetrack and Casino located 1.9 mi (3 km) from central Balzac. Why not take a stroll along the riverfront and watch the sunset while you're here? Balzac has lots of other popular activities such as Scotiabank Saddledome, Stampede Park, and Canada Olympic Park. With main attractions such as the Century Downs Casino and Racetrack, XSCAPE Entertainment Center and world-class shopping at CrossIron Mills Outlet just minutes away, there’s something for everyone to experience and discover. Book your Calgary room or suite. Overview A one-mile racetrack with a vibrant entertainment center next to the Edmonton International Airport. The premier destination for horse racing fans, Century Mile offers a high performing one-mile racetrack. We offer Thoroughbred and Standardbred racing year. A plan, circa 2007, for the mall (CrossIron Mills) and horse racing facility at Balzac. Century Casinos Inc. Has raised its majority stake in United Horsemen of Alberta, the company developing the. Roll the dice at Century Downs Racetrack & Casino, or visit the CrossIron Mills Outlets shopping mall for premier retail therapy. Catch a movie or hit the arcade at SilverCity CrossIron Cinemas & XSCAPE Entertainment Centre. Telus Spark—Calgary’s science centre—offers interactive exhibits and an HD planetarium theatre.
Journey Club is Westman Village’s ode and investment toward the senior generation. This facility is geared towards full, engaged, thoughtful lives with the utmost dignity for individuals of all activity and health levels. Journey Club residents fill the halls of Westman Village with the light, laughter and intelligence that only time and experience can lend.
The staff behind the people are just as central to Journey Club’s success-would you like to meet them? Here goes!
Paul Eddy
Environmental Services Director
Count your lucky stars Paul Eddy sauntered westwards in the mid 90s. Since that time, he’s put in over a decade of time building the expertise needed to lead construction and maintenance projects of all shapes and sizes. Over a decade in exterior residential construction and restoration (including after the High River floods) led him to not only provide key contributions to the Century Downs casino and racetrack near CrossIron Mills, but also to find Jayman BUILT and Westman Village.
This Ontarian is true blue small town Manitoba at heart, but now that the Rockies are at his doorstep, snowboarding and skating in winter and hikes and camping in summer are of course part of his personal self care routine. The only thing to be wary of with Paul are his sports choices: Miami Dolphins in the NFL and the Toronto Maple Leafs. Look, he’s a great guy, so let’s try and look past this, shall we?
Al Boileau
Executive Director
You may recall Timmins, Ontario for a few things. Some legendary hockey players, like Bill Barilko, subject of The Tragically Hip’s Fifty Mission Cap, and Frank Mahovlich. Former premier of Alberta Jim Prentice, for example. Oh, and Al Boileau, Executive Director of Journey Club at Westman Village.
You’re forgiven if you didn’t know that until now, but at least you can get acquainted with the charm and wit of this Political Science and History major from the University of Ottawa. His natural penchant for hospitality, and his remarkably personable attitude, led to work at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier, then an impressive string of jet setting appointments to hot spots like the Royal York in Toronto, Bermuda, Washington, Barcelona, Portugal, and most recently Jasper.
His version of slowing down from the high powered life of an international hotelier is the leadership position in the Journey Club you know and love. Retirement living provides the joy and connection of service and hospitality without the travel and energy expenditure, with a much easier path to raising a family - like his precocious little boy Remi, a Golden Doodle named Chester, and his wife Melanie working just down the road in McKenzie Town. Despite his Northern Ontario roots, his hockey passions lie in the right place -- for the most part. Habs first, Flames a “close second,” he says. Well, could be worse, right?
Sadiq Tejani
Front Office Director
Who better to lead the dynamic face of such a defining housing project than a global citizen with a hospitality tool belt built from positions and responsibilities far and wide across retail, customer care and hospitality? Sadiq was born and spent formative years in Mumbai, broadened horizons in London and the United Kingdom, and continued a strong and steady pursuit of progress in top tier service brands like Hilton, TKMAXX, Comfort Inn and Ramada.
As Front Office Director, they set the tone and lead the team as happy, understanding faces of the administration team. Call Sadiq the First Ambassador of Journey Club’s formidable group of professionals, on call to create the most holistic Journey Club possible.
Aimel Abelgas
Resident Service Coordinator
Her name is Aimel, but you can call her Mel. Way over yonder in the Philippines, she built a considerable care portfolio as a Registered Nurse, so she immediately and steadily connected with work and education opportunities once she arrived in Canada in 2012. Our land of inspired opportunity encouraged Mel to strive for more from her background and she graduated in 2019 with a Bachelors in Management.
Much like her adventure into Canada, her position in Westman Village has been one of increasing trust and responsibility. Her commitment to her education led to a leadership role promotion, where she cultivates the steadiness and humanity befitting a top quality care and service provider.
Christopher Chabot
Director of Culinary Services
Home may be where the heart is, but food is the glue that holds a home together, and Christopher is the perfect person to keep the heart and soul of Journey Club as warm, filling and hearty as it can be. As with so many, Mom and Grandma are the start of his love affair with food and cooking, and as life went on, he saw the raw power that good, wholesome food can have on people. Whether curing a person’s gnawing hangry streak or fueling a person through a sickness, food is medicine, bonding, fun, merriment and laughter -- but more delicious.
From his roots in small town Ontario, Christopher went full bore on his culinary commitment and went straight to North America’s cultural heart: New York City, and the Culinary Institute of America. That heavyweight education delivered him plum chef gigs at high profile West Coast institutions like Joe Forte’s and the Opus Hotel, yet despite the fancy environs and award winning kitchens he stepped foot in, the common thread always seemed to be hearty comfort foods and familiar fare when push came to shove. After helping the Vin Room open their second Calgary location, Christopher is now spreading the love of soul food to Westman Village’s Journey Club residents, and they seem thrilled with his wholesome and heart work.
Scott Patterson
Wellness Navigator
Count Scott as a perfect sweet spot of international hospitality experience and demonstrable dedication to high quality care. From roots in Woodstock, Ontario and postsecondary education in London, Ontario, he hopscotched high profile tourism postings cutting his teeth with the big players. The Canadian Pavilion at EPCOT Centre in Walt Disney World in Orlando got him in the thick of personable connection and service in a high traffic venue, and prepared perfectly for a significant gear shift to the old world, ancient stone and epic history feel of Edinburgh, Scotland.
After landing back in Western Canada for leadership service work at the Fairmont Palliser, the gears shifted again and that dedication to happiness and care started to extend to a nursing and acute care context. Not content with supporting paying customers of businesses, Scott took things to the next level and cultivated responsible, positive, holistic retirement care -- which provided the perfect stepping stone to Journey Club. Now he, wife Steph, 8 year old Leo, and scrappy little George the Boston Terrier call south Calgary home, and live the good life: travel, great food, high end cartography, and… the Toronto Maple Leafs? Oh no, not another one…
Serbert Quicho
Care Services Team Lead
Serbert’s road to Journey Club started in the Philippines as a Registered Nurse in acute care and research starting in 2007. Eight years later, he and his wife took the plunge into the Canadian hinterland and started working through the registration process to do the same acute care work here as he did back home.
His passions in life certainly don’t stop at providing respectful, dignified care to those who need it. He keeps fit as an avid runner, cultivates wonderful conversations on long car rides, and enjoys stunning flowers, herbs and vegetables in his garden, and unforgettable experiences travelling to far flung parts of the world.
| Location | Rocky View County, near Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 51°12′18″N113°59′24″W / 51.205°N 113.99°WCoordinates: 51°12′18″N113°59′24″W / 51.205°N 113.99°W |
| Opening date | August 19, 2009 |
| Developer | Ivanhoé Cambridge |
| Management | Ivanhoé Cambridge |
| Owner | Ivanhoé Cambridge |
| No. of stores and services | 206 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 17 |
| Total retail floor area | 109,440 m2 (1,178,000 sq ft) |
| No. of floors | 1 |
| Parking | 6,000 |
| Website | crossironmills.com |
CrossIron Mills is a fully enclosed shopping centre development just outside the northern city limits of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and immediately east of the hamlet of Balzac in Rocky View County. It was developed by Ivanhoé Cambridge, a major Canadian real estate company. Completed in August 2009,[1] the mall is the largest single-level shopping centre in Alberta, containing approximately 109,440 m2 (1,178,000 sq ft) of retail and entertainment space. Immediately east of the CrossIron Mills property is Century Downs Racetrack and Casino, one of two A-level equine racetracks in Alberta. Operated by the United Horsemen of Alberta (UHA), Century Downs Racetrack and Casino has been open since April 2015.[2]
The first tenant to open in the mall was the first Alberta franchise of Bass Pro Shops, which opened its doors in the spring of 2009, while the rest of the mall was under construction. The majority of the mall opened on August 19, 2009.[3] A final phase referred to as The Entertainment Neighbourhood opened in Summer 2010.
CrossIron Mills is a sister mall to Vaughan Mills, a previous Ivanhoé Cambridge development in Vaughan, Ontario, outside Toronto. The Calgary area mall shares several of its major retailers (including Bass Pro Shops), as well as some design features.
Location[edit]
CrossIron Mills is located in Rocky View County, on the southeast corner of the QEII Highway (the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor) and Highway 566.[4]
As of July 2007, when the City of Calgary expanded its boundaries, this places the property just outside the city limits, as well as just outside the hamlet boundaries of Balzac (Highway 566 links to 176th Avenue N.E. in Calgary). The southern city limits of Airdrie are only a few kilometres to the north. When driving north on the QEII, there are two exits that provide access; Exit 273 (CrossIron Drive) and Exit 275 (Highway 566). Exit 275 provides access for southbound traffic as well.
Additional access to the mall via Dwight McLellan Trail, an extension of Calgary's Métis Trail, north from Stoney Trail opened in December 2009. On October 29, 2011 an extension of Métis Trail was completed allowing direct access to the CrossIron Mills area from the Métis Trail/36 Street N.E. corridor, allowing an alternate north/south access to the area to Deerfoot Trail.
Design[edit]
Crossiron Mills Theatre
The shopping centre follows the Mills Corporation's premium brand outlet retail format that was popularized in the United States, and imported to Canada in 2004 at Vaughan Mills in Vaughan, Ontario. The concept combines large format anchor stores and premium brand outlets alongside major entertainment components.
The design utilizes a single level 'race track' layout to maximize storefront exposure,[5] with up to 17 anchor stores bordering the centre.
Gallery[edit]
Fashion Neighbourhood
Ranch Neighbourhood
Resources Neighbourhood
Sport Neighbourhood
Reception[edit]
CrossIron Mills opened to large crowds, with approximately 250,000 people visiting the mall in the first five days of the Grand Opening Celebration.[6]
See also[edit]
Crossiron Mills Hours
References[edit]
- ^Ivanhoe Cambridge website
- ^'Century Downs Opens Its Doors Standardbred Canada'. www.standardbredcanada.ca. Retrieved 2016-12-07.
- ^Per the mall's website, accessed July 19, 2009.
- ^Location on Google Maps
- ^Site PlanArchived 2011-08-09 at the Wayback Machine, Site ViewArchived 2010-02-14 at the Wayback Machine, Mall ViewArchived 2010-02-14 at the Wayback Machine,More rendersArchived 2008-04-30 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^250,000 Visit CrossIron Mills During Opening Weekend, Calgary Herald, August 26, 2009; accessed August 31, 2009.