Target at Metropolis at Metrotown is closing this week.
Target Canada announced in a press release that all of its remaining Canadian locations would close on April 12.
More than half of Target’s Canadian stores were closed by April 2.
The sole Burnaby store, which opened in November 2013, replaced the mall’s Zellers location in the American company’s 2011 takeover of 189 Zellers leases.
The Metrotown Target boasted 85,000 square feet of selling space, a pharmacy and a Starbucks, and employed 280 people.
Asian businesswomen's luncheon
Join other Asian businesswomen for a chance to connect and network at the Asian Women in Business luncheon on April 14 at 11 a.m. at the North Garden Restaurant on North Road in Burnaby.
Tickets are $30 per person and include an eight-course meal, a lot of interaction, a jewelry fashion show and door prizes.
Those who invite six colleagues or friends, or pay for six tickets, will receive a free spot for themselves.
The deadline for ticket purchases is April 13. Call Suyin at 604-931-4800 for tickets.
Board of trade members mix it up
Burnaby Board of Trade members will be mixing and mingling at the Great Bear Pub on April 15.
The free event takes place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. and is free for members who register in advance.
The board is also holding a free information session next week for prospective members.
The information session takes place from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. on April 16 at the board’s offices at 201-4555 Kingsway.
And, on April 17, the board is hosting a seminar on cash flow management for small businesses.
The seminar takes place from 8:30 to 10 a.m. at the Best Western Plus on North Road.
Tickets for the cash flow management seminar are $10 for members and $30 for non-members.
To register for any of these events, call 604-412-0100, email or go online.
‘Uber for food delivery’ arrives
Burnaby residents now have more options when ordering in, even from restaurants that don’t deliver.
Skip the Dishes, which calls itself the “Uber for food delivery” recently launched in the city, according to an email from co-founder Andrew Chau.
The service is also available in many other Canadian cities, including Vancouver and New Westminster.
The company provides a food delivery network, connecting locals with “food couriers,” according to its website.
Burnaby residents could order from 69 restaurants as of April 6.
Offerings range from Subway to Pho 101, and also include independent local eateries such as La Fontana Caffe.
For more information, check out the website.
Burnaby real estate agent now VP
Jill Oudil, a real estate agent with Coldwell Banker Westburn Realty in Burnaby, is now vice-president of the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver, according to a board press release.
J. Darcy McLeod, with Re/Max Results Realty in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows, is now president of the board. Dan Morrison, with Re/Max Crest Realty in North Vancouver, is president-elect.
There are also two other Burnaby board members – Lynn Dequanne and Phil Moore of Re/Max Central.
The board represents nearly 12,000 real estate agents and their companies, according to the release, and provides a variety of member services, including the Multiple Listing Service.
For more information on the new board, go online.
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