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Loblaws Grocery Store
Joe Fresh
Shoppers Drug Mart Pharmacy
LEED Gold Certification
Loblaw Companies Limited
Loblaws Grocery Store
Heritage Retail Lobby
Reclaimed Wharf Wood
History of West Block
Bathurst Street
Welcome to West Block
Office Elevator Lobby
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LEED Gold Certification
West Block has achieved LEED Gold (Core and Shell) certification for completing an integrated design process focused on minimizing environmental impact. West Block incorporates energy efficient features, including LED lighting, high efficiency window glazing, energy sharing between retail and office space, and a green roof. Green roofs reduce the cooling load of a building, while also benefiting the local wildlife that shares our urban ecosystem. West Block also offers electric vehicle charging stations, giving our tenants and guests an option to reduce their emissions. Learn more about LEED certification at: www.usgbc.org/leed%3Cb%3ELoblaw%20Companies%20Limited%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EIn%201919%2C%20founders%20of%20the%20first%20Loblaw%20Groceterias%20were%20told%20their%20self-serve%2C%20cash-and-carry%20model%20would%20never%20work.%20Instead%20of%20waiting%20for%20a%20clerk%20behind%20the%20counter%20to%20fetch%20items%2C%20a%20store%20where%20customers%20could%20browse%20and%20choose%20their%20own%20quality%20goods%20at%20lower%20prices%20proved%20to%20be%20a%20big%20hit.%20Over%20the%20next%20decade%2C%2070%20new%20stores%20opened%20in%20Ontario%20alone.%20The%20rest%2C%20as%20they%20say%2C%20is%20history.%20Loblaws%20is%20one%20of%20the%20many%20essential%20retail%20brands%20owned%20by%20Loblaw%20Companies%20Limited%20%28LCL%29%20-%20Canada%27s%20largest%20retailer.%20Other%20LCL%20brands%20include%20Shoppers%20Drug%20Mart%20and%20Joe%20Fresh.%20LCL%20continues%20to%20innovate%20the%20grocery%20retail%20experience%20to%20better%20serve%20Canadians.%20Learn%20more%20at%20%3Ca%20target%3D%22_blank%22%20href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.loblaw.ca%2Fen%2Fwho-we-are%22%3Ewww.loblaw.ca%2Fen%2Fwho-we-are%3C%2Fa%3E
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