If this decision is done, I’d love to buy that sign and post it loud and proud for every entrepreneur to see. @harleyf I have sent inquiries to both @ParthiKandavel and @stephenholyday who both sit on the Heritage Toronto board. — IntegrityTO (@integrity_to) February 6, 2026An earlier X post by IntegrityTO showed the sign’s removal . The downtown Toronto HBC store closed in 2025 after the company went through liquidation. It was bought by HBC when it acquired the Simpsons department store chain in the late 1970s, then fully rebranded as an HBC store in 1991.

Source: National Post February 07, 2026 13:10 UTC