[3] Located on the site of a former rock (later Huron Lodge), at Hillside Drive South and Ontario Avenue, it replaced the Algo Centre Mall, which was demolished after its roof collapsed.

[4] Attempting to attract Giant Tiger, the company categorically refused, as it already operated in Espanola, and intended to open in Sault Ste.

Mayor Dan Marchisella blamed the fact that household income in the community was below the poverty line, and retailers weren't looking at the accumulated wealth of retirees.

[8] Due to the Algo Centre situation, and the tremendous social and economic impact it had on Elliot Lake as a small city with few other major retail outlets, the project was funded almost entirely by the provincial and federal governments.

[10] Pearson Plaza was designed as a single floor complex with a series of big box stores to be anchored by Foodland and Canadian Tire, and the number of retail tenants totaling 20 to 22.