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An Ottawa thrift store is taking drastic financial action to keep its head above water.
Store officials at Neighbourhood Services recently drafted a letter to their creditors stating intent to file for bankruptcy. The store at 987 Wellington St., is the main branch in a small chain of local non-profit thrift shops.
Ottawa residents can now consult family members abroad when they purchase a new pair of glasses. This is a possibility that is being offered by Albert Opticians’ new video conferencing camera.
The Centretown business has been offering the new service since early October.
The federal government has slashed over 53,000 jobs over the past few years. The workforce has been reduced drastically and fewer people are required to perform government jobs.
That’s why many of you are going to ask why the federal government is increasing its office space in the National Capital Region as well as in Centretown if it hires fewer workers.
A cyberspace version of the Glebe Apothecary launching early next month will make the Bank Street pharmacy one of the only drugstores that’s accessible in Centretown, Saskatoon or even Sydney, Australia.
The online Glebe Apothecary — one of the only operational pharmacies on the ’Net —will offer the same products as their Ottawa location, but without crowded aisles, squeaky shopping carts or the inconvenience of walking outside, says Doug McKeen, the pharmacy’s managing director.