The intended community was to be the same population of London, Ontario.[1]
Around 1963, Bramalea bought the 40-store the Niagara Peninsula Shopping Centre (now The Pen Centre), building another 30 to 40 stores at a cost of $3 million, and Simpsons-Sears for $2 million, after about a year of ownership.
Northern Electric bought into the development in November 1960.[1] Sara Lee Kitchens opened Canadian operations in 1963, with Bramalea as its first location.[2][3]
JDS Investments Ltd. and Bramalea Ltd. were the Canadian investors in Canada's Wonderland theme park, which opened in 1981; they owned 80% of the facility. Paramount Parks Inc bought out this stake in 1993, for $66 million.[4]
A race horse owned by a Mr. P. J. Cave was named Bramalea.[5][6][7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Industrial Growth". The Financial Post. 5 November 1960. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
- ^ "Our history". Sara Lee. Sara Lee Food Service. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
- ^ "FP Reports on Opporunities". The Financial Post. 8 December 1962. p. 34. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
- ^ Popplewell, Brett (28 March 2009). "Coming off the rails". The Toronto Star. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
- ^ "Bramalea Horse Pedigree". Pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
- ^ "Bramalea : Horse Form : iCard". Dailyexpress.betfred.com. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
- ^ "Racing and Sports - BRAMALEA : Horse Details Statistics and Information". Horseform.racingandsports.com.au. 2002-08-01. Retrieved 2014-01-26.