Bass Pro Calgary...

The Bass Pro shop is rumoured to have there grand opening April 9. Suspect they will open sometime end of march to get all the kinks out. It's not in Calgary, it's in the cross iron mill shopping centre near Balzac on the east side of the #2 highway.----Cowboy
 
Yeah I heard sometime in April
I drove by a few hours ago and from the outside it looks done, but Im sure theres still plenty to e done inside
 
They're setting up inside as we speak. Full time staff have already started and PT will be called in starting the end of this month. Grand opening is in April, but the actual day they open the doors will probably be in March sometime from what I've heard.
I'm interested to see what it all shakes out to be when done.
 
I visited the Bass Pro store in Baton Rouge, Louisiana last weekend. It's a lot more than a fishing store. Lots of hunting and shooting stuff, reloading equipment and components, and firearms. Have to wait and see if what we get is as good as the US version.
 
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I was in the store on Tuesday...it's pretty cool. Much nicer than any other BPS I've been in. Grand Opening is April 9 although the store will likely be open a week or two prior to the official opening.

As for being a fishing store...they have a 120' gun counter. Far bigger than any other store in Alberta.
 
Was it this wonderful?

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pharaoh2 said:
So in comparison to Cabela's, how does it rate? I was in one last year so from here on in everything will be judged by that. :D
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It was definitely a lot nicer that many of the Cabela's that I've been in. Still lots of work to do though so hard to get a full picture but it was impressive.
 
This is good news. Just in time to revamp the basement. WSS better pull up their socks quick. I think I will buy a bus to haul the local Cochranites to and from Balzak. WE are a force to be rekoned with.


........How much for the plane?
 
looch said:
Cochranites...Balzac...

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So.....you think it should be a handi bus?:p


Straight from the BPS website:
Bass Pro Shops Construction Underway in Rocky View

Rocky View, Alberta- May 22, 2008 - Construction is underway on the new Bass Pro Shops 150,000 square foot outdoor superstore in the new CrossIron Mills being developed by Ivanhoe Cambridge. The development is located just north of Calgary in the Municipal District of Rocky View at the intersection of Queen Elizabeth Highway II and Highway #566. This will be Bass Pro Shops 57th store.

Bass Pro Shops, named the #1 outdoor retailer in America by Sporting Goods Business Magazine, is known for combining retail with entertainment, conservation and outdoor education. In January of 2008 Bass Pro Shops founder Johnny Morris was recognized as the "Retail Innovator of the Year" by the National Retail Federation for the companies unique store concepts and designs.

"Bass Pro Shops is a dynamic outdoor retailer that will significantly enhance the retail and entertainment offering in the western Canadian marketplace and we welcome them to CrossIron Mills," commented Rene Tremblay, president and chief executive officer of Ivanhoe Cambridge.

Bass Pro Shops first Canadian store is located at Vaughan Mills another Ivanhoe Cambridge destination located in Toronto, Ontario.

"We look forward to becoming a part of the greater Calgary community and the Alberta region," stated Bass Pro Shops President Jim Hagale. "This highly visible and accessible location will enable us to better serve our many customers and all outdoor enthusiasts that visit and live in this beautiful area of Canada."

Starting with just eight feet of retail space in a small store in Springfield, Missouri back in 1971, Bass Pro Shops began by offering a selection of the latest gear from the fledgling bass tournament fishing trail. Today, the name Bass Pro Shops is world renowned.

Bass Pro Shops stores are much more than just retail stores. The sights and sounds of the outdoors are brought indoors through museum-quality wildlife dioramas, huge murals and chandeliers depicting outdoor scenes, massive log and rock work, waterfalls, and other water features, and aquariums stocked with native fish species. The attention to the finest detail from wildlife tracks in the concrete, to wildlife carvings on logs and rafters is what helps add to the uniqueness of a Bass Pro Shops store.

A local theme can be felt throughout all Bass Pro Shops stores with use of artifacts and memorabilia from the area as well as historic photos of local outdoor enthusiast that pay tribute to the great outdoor heritage of the region. Laser galleries, climbing walls, archery ranges, and more add to the family entertainment.

The Rocky View store will be themed to reflect Alberta's world class river systems, the Central Flyway waterfowl migration area, rolling prairies, Alberta's Badlands, and of course the Rocky Mountains. Huge murals and museum quality wildlife dioramas will feature moose, mountain lions, elk, black bears, grizzly bears, mule deer, whitetail deer, goats, sheep, and pronghorn. The stores aquarium will be stocked with numerous native fish species.

The store will also include an expansive boat showroom featuring a complete selection of Tracker, Nitro, Grizzly and Tahoe boats as well as SunTracker pontoons built by Tracker Marine Group- the world's largest manufacturer of fishing boats.

Known as a very conservation-minded company, Bass Pro Shops provides major support to national and local organizations for their conservation projects and has received more awards for their conservation efforts than any other outdoor retailer in America.

Outdoor education is also a key component to Bass Pro Shops strong commitment to our natural resources and the sportsmen and sportswomen who enjoy them. Weekly free outdoor skills workshops are offered at all stores for kids, women, novice adults and families. It is also not unusual to see various groups, including Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops, as well as school and church groups, and others on field trips to Bass Pro Shops stores to learn about the great outdoors in the comfort of the great indoors of Bass Pro Shops.

More than just a fishing and hunting store, Bass Pro Shops will also offer equipment and clothing for hiking, backpacking, wildlife viewing, camping, outdoor cooking and more. A gift and nature center will also serve up a wide variety of outdoor-related items from lamps and dishes to bird feeders and furniture.
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No date mentioned that I found. I would imagine the sources already given are sound.
 
I'm looking forward to having a store a little closer. As for the gun counter.....the bar in southern Alberta is set real low, BP will not have to do much to please all the Wholesale haters.
 
Lazy Ike said:
I'm looking forward to having a store a little closer. As for the gun counter.....the bar in southern Alberta is set real low, BP will not have to do much to please all the Wholesale haters.
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Self serve ammo should be the first step in pleasing gun owners that's for sure. No more waiting an hour to get a box of shells.
 
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