Final days ahead for Calgary’s Eau Claire Market

Calgary's Eau Claire Market. (CityNews photo/Nick Blakeney)

By CityNews Staff

Posted Mar 5, 2024 1:21 pm.

Calgary’s Eau Claire Market will close its doors in less than three months to make room for the Green Line.

WATCH: ‘End of an era’: Tenants of Calgary’s Eau Claire Market, old and new, react to closure

‘End of an era’: Tenants of Calgary’s Eau Claire Market, old and new, react to closure
Calgary’s Eau Claire Market will close and be demolished in 2024. Taylor Braat speaks with tenants long-standing and brand new as they digest the news.
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    The shopping centre near the Bow River downtown is slated for demolition this summer, and Harvard Developments, which owns the property, will hand over the keys to the market by June 1.

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    The building will be torn down and the company will eventually be redeveloping the site.

    A farewell festival for the market will be held on May 11.

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