Officials at Southgate Centre were forced to keep the shopping centre closed for several hours Monday, due to a water main break in the parking lot.
A spokesperson told CTV News the break occurred in the northwest area of the parking lot, and meant the washrooms were not operational.
Just after noon, the mall’s Twitter account announced the closure.
Due to a water main break, the centre is closed for today. The repair is expected to be complete tomorrow.
— Southgate Centre (@southgatecentre) April 10, 2017
Hours later, another tweet said the issue had been resolved and the mall would open again in the afternoon.
Southgate Centre has isolated the source of today's broken water main and will re-open at 3:30pm.Thank you for your understanding & patience
— Southgate Centre (@southgatecentre) April 10, 2017
Only certain stores reopened Monday afternoon.