Canadian Installations
Hospitality and Retail
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Mic Mac Mall, Dartmouth, NS
The Mic Mac Mall in Dartmouth, NS, is the largest mall in both the Maritimes, and east of Quebec City. Designing a Public Address and Paging System, that included emergency paging/mass notification that was intelligible throughout the mall, while incorporating additional background music features, into a retro-fit was not going to be an easy task. TOA products were able to deliver the results the facility manager desired. In total 151 F-2352C Ceiling Speakers are retro-fitted into the original speaker locations, throughout the mall using TOA's trim rings. Driving the entire system are TOA's M-9000 Mixer plus 4 DA-250 Multi-channel Power Amplifiers. The M-9000 includes several modules including telephone paging modules and Ambient noise modules. The new PA System is now intelligible with pages being heard and understood by the patrons of the mall. - Read the full Installation Overview
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McDonald's Restaurants, Ontario
McDonald’s Restaurants of Canada are proud of the food they serve, and have one single purpose: to provide 100% total customer satisfaction. Every day millions of Canadians visit McDonald’s 1,400 plus Canadian restaurants. To help create the “Forever Young” atmosphere in the McDonald’s Restaurants, McDonald’s objective was to update and standardize their audio system in the restaurants. McDonald’s is creating an atmosphere the customer will remember, like a favourite song or movie from their youth, McDonald’s wants its customers to have warm and fond memories of their McDonald’s experience. McDonald’s believes that their audio system is an important component of their core values: Quality, Service, Cleanliness and Value.
The audio systems installed in older McDonald’s restaurants may not be reflecting the “Forever Young” image that McDonald’s wants to portray. An audio system was created for McDonald's that was versatile, easy to operate, durable, reliable and fit the needs of the restaurant, all while conforming to McDonald’s high standards. TOA’s reliable products were selected for the restaurants; including TOA’s 9000 Series Digital Mixer/Matrix Amplifier, and the F Series Ceiling Speakers.
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Milestones (Flagship Store), Toronto, ON
Looking for an atmosphere that encompasses the intimacy of a dining experience or the buzz of the bar, Milestones (owned and operated by Cara Operations Ltd.) has under gone a redesign, signifying a new direction for this casual fine-dining restaurant. The new design provides guests with a vibrant and inviting place to enjoy a meal or refreshments. Working with an award winning design firm to create the new Milestones atmosphere, it was essential that Milestones incorporate a sound system that would blend in with the décor while providing the right ambiance to fit in with the dining and bar experience.
Incorporating TOA’s F-122C Wide Dispersion Ceiling Speakers as well as the F-1000B Wide Dispersion Speakers, the sound system was blended into the walls and ceilings, without interfering with the hip and modern new appearance of the restaurant. Powering the speakers are TOA’s reliable amplifiers the D-901 Modular Digital Mixer and the DA-250 Digital Multi-Channel Amplifier.
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UPDATE: A number of audio systems that are installed in buildings that have Fire alarm evacuation systems require that the audio system used for background music be enabled to allow emergency messages to broadcast over the audio system, or have the audio muted for the emergency alarm or broadcast.
Milestone’s Restaurant in downtown Toronto was such a case. The TOA audio equipment was configured to accommodate this voice evacuation feature.
Many TOA mixers and mixer/amps can be configured to mute the audio when an emergency message or alarm is activated. The voice evacuation message can also be set up to override the audio on the TOA background music system and thus make any announcement more noticeable.
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McNally Booksellers, Winnipeg, MB
McNally Robinson Bookstores and Bluewater Sound Inc. used the behaviours of human nature to install the cameras at all entrances and throughout the facility. With a 10’ ceiling, TOA’s Vandal-resistant Camera was installed at the escalators and stairway entrances for its durability, picture quality and day/night features. The Colour Mini Dome Cameras are installed throughout the bookstore. With the new security system, McNally Robinson Booksellers are not only able to keep their customers safe and cut down on theft, but are also able to locate moved or misplaced items throughout the store.
All of McNally Robinson Booksellers Winnipeg stores are equipped with TOA’s audio products. The Polo Park location is no exception. The bookstore often hosts special events, music groups, poet readings and book signings. The store required background music and paging for the bookstore and restaurant, but also required areas where they could host audio for the special events. One area is set up in the restaurant, while the other area is in the travel section of the bookstore (where the shelves can be rolled away to make room for speakers, and customers). Mr. Noren used TOA’s A-9000 Series Digital Matrix Mixer/Amplifiers as the main control center. The DA-250 Multi-channel Digital Power Amplifier creates six zones allowing for paging throughout the store and restaurant, background music for the entire facility, and special zones for both special event areas within the bookstore and restaurant. The bookstore is equipped with twenty-six F-122 Ceiling Speakers. In the special events travel area, two F-2000 Wide-Dispersion Speakers complement the F-122 Ceiling Speakers for full coverage of the area. The restaurant boasts TOA’s H-3 Interior Design Speakers, blending into the valance of the high glass walls of the restaurant, looking more like a lighting sconce than a speaker.
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The Fairmount Banff Springs Hotel, Banff, AB
Few hotels in the world rival the majesty, hospitality and grandeur of The Fairmont Banff Springs resort. To complement and blend into the ambiance and the splendour of this hotel, The Background Music and Paging system had to be pleasing to both the eyes and the ears. Throughout Banff Springs, you will find TOA's equipment blended into the facility. Background music and paging can be heard throughout the common areas and hallways of the facility. The hotel has a vast selection of ball rooms and convention rooms to offer their clientele, all of which have a TOA PA System.
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Hilton Garden Inn, Ottawa, ON
The Hilton Garden Inn in Ottawa, Ontario has been divided into a multi-zone facility with the lobby, hallways, restaurant, restrooms and meetings rooms (four of the meeting rooms can be combined or seperated) all featuring TOA Public Address and Paging Systems. To complete the PA System, TOA's 9000 Series Mixer/Amp with keypads, 900 Series Mixer drive TOA's populare F-122 - Ceiling Speaker. The facility also uses TOA's 5000 Series UHF Wireless Microphone System.
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West Edmonton Mall, Edmonton, AB
- Early in 2000, the mall was having problems with their paging system. Customers and employees were having a difficult time understanding the pages and staff often had a challenge getting the page to work. The original speakers were installed approximately 13 feet off of the ground and roughly 30 feet apart, making the sound system unintelligible due to dead spots between speakers. The ceiling speakers were changed to TOA’s popular F Series Ceiling Speakers (F-121). TOA’s Ceiling speakers are unique because they provide wide dispersion making sound more intelligible, without increasing the actual number of speaker locations required. Nearly 800 speakers were replaced throughout the mall in the hallways and common areas, on the upper and lower levels, including some of the public washrooms. Each speaker had to be positioned into a new location within the ceiling because the speakers did not fit into the existing backcans. Installation took several months to complete, but the rewards for the mall were worth the wait.
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Fever Night Club, Edmonton, AB
The lights are low. The crowd is thick. The action is about to begin, and thanks to TOA Canada Corporation’s High Speed Dome Cameras, patrons of Fever Nightclub can see the action from anywhere in the nightclub. Located in phase 3 of West Edmonton Mall, Fever Nightclub is Western Canada’s largest nightclub. It is an ultra modern playground, with state of the art sound, lighting and video.
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Palace Casino, West Edmonton Mall, Edmonton, AB
Palace Casino features TOA's H Series - Interior Design Speakers for communicating with their patrons.
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Bass Pro Shops, Calgary, AB
The Bass Pro Shops have a strict policy of consistency within their stores, and have a standardized format each store must adhere to. All retail stores must have the same look, feel and sound. The sound system in the Calgary Bass Pro Shops retail location is 100% TOA product, the same audio that is found in Bass Pro Shops across both Canada and the United States. The Bass Pro Shops rely on TOA for their public address, paging and background music requirements. The equipment fits into the decor of the store so well, it blends in and is barely visible to the consumer. Incorporating several of TOA's product lines for the PA system, the Bass Pro Shops have BS-1030 Series - Music and Paging Speakers, F Series - Coaxial, Wide-dispersion Ceiling Speakers. TOA's D-901 (complemented with the D-911 Remote Controller and Input modules) is used to digitally mix the signal before sending it to TOA's DA-250 - Digital Multi-channel Amplifier and A-700 Series Mixer/Amp. The sound is phenomenal.
The Forzani Group Canada
The Forzani Group is Canada`s largest sporting goods retailer. They sell a vast assortment of sporting related products from footwear to apparel to performance equipment. Sport Chek, Sport Mart, Coast Mountain Sports, National Sports, Athletes World and Hockey Experts are just a few of the retail companies that make up The Forzani Group.Focusing on the Sport Chek locations nationally, The Forzani Group relies on TOA's F-122C, Full Range Premium Ceiling Speakers, TOA's CS-64 - Wide-range Paging Speakers and (store size depending) either TOA's DA-250 or DA-500 Multi-channle Amplifiers complimented with TOA's M-9000 Matrix Mixer.
Gold's Gym, AB
Setting the PA System standard for Gold Gym locations, Gold's Gym had an PA System designed that includes's TOA's vast product line-up. The sound is delivered through several models of TOA speakers including; F Series - Ceiling Speakers, F-2000 - Wide-dispersion Box Speakers, and TOA's HS-1200BT Coaxial Array Speakers. The Amplifiers include several of TOA's DA-250 Digital Multi-channel Amplifiers as well as an M-900MK2 Modular Mixer and select modules and accessories.
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Rideau Carlton Raceway, Ottawa, ON
The Rideau Carlton Raceway requred and audio and paging system for it's entire facility. TOA PA Equipemt was selected for the dining area, race track, horse stalls and the main level of the facility. The product line-up includes TOA's 900 Series Mixer and Power Amplifiers, a selection of TOA's Speakers including F-Series - Ceiling Speakers, F-605 and F-160 Speakers and CS Series - Wide-Range Paging Speakers.
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Indigo Books, Milton, ON
The newly built Indigo Books in Milton Ontario, boasts an amazing sound system including TOA's F-1000 Speakers driven by TOA's A-2000 Series Amplifiers.
Additional Hospitality and Retail
• A&W Restaurant, Mississauga, ON
• ESSO Servic
e Centers, ON
• Markland Wood Golf Club, Etobicoke, ON
• Military Museum, Calgary, AB
• Montana's Restaurant, AB
• Ontario Place, Toronto, ON
• Sheridan Nurseries, Mississauga, ON
• Toronto Zoo, Toronto, ON