Pharlaw Investments Inc is seeking a $40,000 Building Activation Grant to repurpose the former “Davis” building at the corner of Queen St and Bruce Streets.
The applicant is seeking to renovate the space for a new IDA Pharmacy. In addition to the pharmacy, the newly activated space will also have a walk-in clinic, Sweet Greetings Gift Shop (complete with a coffee bar), a cosmetics section and groceries.
It is anticipated that the revitalization of this building will result in 5 full time positions and 15-part time positions. The work will also include significant upgrades to the façade of the building which are in keeping with the overall heritage of the Downtown.
The Downtown area has been under serviced for a pharmacy for many years. A drug store is located in the Station Mall, however the downtown area lost its only pharmacy, Lawrence Drug Store that operated on Queen Street near East for many decades before moving to a Doctors building on East Street.
The mall would not close if those complaining, and those not, supported local businesses plus the management not putting them out of business with 3000/month+ in rent.
Awesome
Once upon a time there were several drug stores downtown.
Lots of places to get drugs downto.. OH YOU MEANT A PHARMACY.
Downtown has a drugstore at the station mall and on Wallace Terrace. Our senior, low income, and vulnerable population who live central/downtown need a grocery store where they can get food and diapers!
How about a grocery store!!!
how about a grocery store relatively close to the bus terminal
Key word grant
Merrits
Slowly seeing the conversion of Stationless Mall into highly profitable waterfront condos. A mixed use main floor on the waterfront may see some restaurants and specialty retail but malls are quickly becoming a thing of the past.
Shaun Michael exactly!
I was banned for a week from commenting in the “you know you’re from Sault Ste. Marie when???” group for posting this theory. Apparently I’m a rumour-mongerer 😂…… but I do believe this to be true..
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how does the station (soon not to be a station ) mall … ( rapidly not becoming a mall )
Barbara Rajnovich can we officially change the mall’s name and slogan to this? Signs and everything. The center of it all doesn’t seem to fit so well these days.
so we officially moved into stage 3 openings today. will that bring people back to the mall….. the not so center of it all.
Bruh there’s a drug store in the mall
As indicated in the article
The station mall that is trying to close?
Spencer Solomon good point, but the mall closes early and they don’t have the old entrance to the public open. And what if the mall closes permanently?
Spencer Solomon their is drugs on every corner down there already
Lisa M. Souliere the mall has been open regular hours the entire pandemic for the pharmacy. 930-9 although most stores are closed by 7pm
Spencer Solomon One of the rare post offices is in the back corner of that pharmacy. Great service!
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