Westwood Square Mall

Westwood Square is a shopping centre located in the Malton neighbourhood in Mississauga, Ontario. The mall is located off Goreway Drive and Morning Star Drive, approximately 1.25 km west of Highway 427.[1] The 425,000 sq ft (39,484 m²) mall is small compared to other shopping centres in the area such as the Woodbine Centre, Sherway Gardens, and the Bramalea City Centre. Despite its size, Westwood Square contains major retailers such as Walmart, Shoppers Drug Mart, and FreshCo. On the north side of the mall is a 64,000 sq ft (5,946 m²) transit terminal with fifteen operational platforms servicing the cities of Brampton, Mississauga, and Toronto.

Westwood Square (Mississauga)

Location	Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates
Address	7205 Goreway Drive
Opening date	1968-2014 (Westwood Square) 2014-present (Westwood Square)
Developer	Fieldgate Commercial Properties Ltd.
Management	Fieldgate Commercial Properties Ltd.
Owner	Fieldgate Commercial Properties Ltd.
No. of stores and services	80 plus
No. of anchor tenants	2
Total retail floor area	425,000 sq ft (39,484 m^2)
No. of floors	1-2
Public transit access
Website

History

Westwood Square first opened in December 1968, one of Mississauga's earliest enclosed malls.[2] The intention was to build a small area for residents to shop, however as time went on, the mall started to renovate and expand. In the late 80's, Westwood Square opened the first food court, hosting several vendors such as Subway and Tim Horton's along with various restaurants serving food from other cultures like Bombay Chaat, Simply Asia, and Moga's Pizza. Along with the opening of the food court. Major retailer Zellers opened in the late 80's along with the food court; however, only a decade later, Zellers was closed down and replaced with Bi-way. Many retailers were replaced through Westwood Square's history; Into Fashion replaced Society, Fine Furniture replaced Bi-way and Price Choppers was replaced with FreshCo in 2010.[3] In 2013, one of the parking lots on the west side of the building was removed and replaced with Walmart. The former area of the mall that hosted Zellers got renovated for new washrooms, retail space, and a brand new food court. Many stores were introduced since then such as Dollarama, Popeyes, and Fit4Less & more.

Westwood Square Bus Terminal

On the northwest side of the mall is a terminal servicing routes from MiWay, Brampton Transit, and the Toronto Transit Commission. The 64,000 sq ft (5,946 m²) terminal contains 15 platforms in operation. All platforms and the buses that service Westwood Mall are wheelchair accessible with ramps, kneeling buses, and external announcements on buses.

MiWay - Local

Route		Direction	Destination	Destination	Destination	Westwood Mall Platform[4]
7	Airport	SB	Pearson Airport Terminal 1	Renforth Station	City Centre Transit Terminal (Square One)	C
11	Westwood	SB	Woodbine Centre	Cloverdale Mall	Kipling Subway Station	J
15	Drew	WB	Tomken/Derry			A
16	Malton	CCW	Goreway/Nashua			H
16A		CW
22	Finch	EB	Humber College	Etobicoke General Hospital		F
24	Northwest	SB	Viscount Station	Renforth Station		D
30	Rexdale	EB	Malton GO Station	Woodbine Centre	Islington Ave & Rexdale Blvd	E
42	Derry	WB	Malton GO Station	Meadowvale Town Centre		B

MiWay - Express

Route		Direction	Destination	Destination	Destination	Westwood Mall Platform[4]
104	Derry Express	WB	Malton GO Station	Meadowvale Town Centre		K
107	Malton Express	NB	Humber College			K
		SB	Viscount Station	Renforth Station	City Centre Transit Terminal (Square One) via Mississauga Transitway	G

Brampton Transit

Route		Direction	Destination	Destination	Westwood Mall Platform[4]
5/5A	Bovaird	WB	Trinity Common Terminal	Mount Pleasant GO Station	East of Platform I
14/14A	Torbram	NB	Malton GO Station	Countryside Drive	East of Platform H
30	Airport Road	NB	Mayfield/Airport Road	AMB Distribution Centre (Limited service)	South of Platform H

TTC

Route		Direction	Destination	Destination	Westwood Mall Platform[4]
52B	Lawrence West^‡	EB	Lawrence West Subway Station	Lawrence Subway Station	South of Platform K

‡ Extra fare required when boarding west of Pearson Airport. Operates weekdays only.

References

1. "Google Maps - Westwood Mall". Google Maps. Malton, Mississauga, Ontario: Google. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
2. http://pub.canadiana.ca/view/omcn.MississaugaNews_5/1650
3. Brenda Dalglish (11 June 2013). "Westwood Square gets 'uplift' as shopping centre competition heats up". Mississauga.com. Malton, Mississauga, Ontario. Retrieved 11 June 2017. Westwood, which opened in the late 1960s, was purchased by Fieldgate Commercial and Plazacorp, privately owned residential and commercial property developers based in Toronto, is offering retail condo space in the mall, Ahmad said.
4. "Westwood Mall Terminal Map" (PDF). Mississauga Transit - Miway. Malton, Mississauga, Ontario: MiWay. Retrieved 6 September 2020.