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Politicians and communities celebrate reopening of Shoppers Drug Mart stores in major flood-impacted zones of Alberta
ALBERTA , Nov. 29, 2013 /CNW/ - This Saturday, November 30 th , another milestone will...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\nALBERTA, Nov. 29, 2013 /CNW/ - This Saturday, November 30th, another milestone will be reached in keeping with High River's vision\n of reopening for business after the June floods with the grand opening\n of Shoppers Drug Mart's location. In addition, the Company will also\n reopen the Shoppers Drug Mart store in the flood-impacted Mission\n neighbourhood this Saturday. Both events will feature special guests\n including municipal, provincial and federal leaders.\n\n\n\"Shoppers Drug Mart is an important part of the Town of High River and\n its reopening is a call for celebration,\" says Rick Fraser, Associate\n Minister for Recovery and Reconstruction of High River and MLA for\n Calgary-South East. \"This opening shows how far this community has come\n since the flood this summer and it signifies another step in the town's\n journey to recovery.\"\n\n\n\"Getting our businesses back up and running is a vital step for our\n communities in recovering from the June floods - the worst disaster in\n our province's history,\" says Kyle Fawcett, Associate Minister for\n Recovery and Reconstruction of Southwest Alberta and MLA for Calgary. \n \"I offer my congratulations to Shoppers Drug Mart on this milestone\n day.\"\n\n\nShoppers Drug Mart supported the relief efforts for those impacted by\n the flood in conjunction with the Canadian Red Cross, donating cash and\n emergency supplies valued in excess of $120,000. Additionally, close to\n 28 million Shoppers Optimum points were donated by customers, which\n were in turn matched by the Company.\n\n\n\"I am so proud of the way our Shoppers Drug Mart Associate-owners, their\n store teams and our customers mobilized to support those in need during\n and after the floods,\" said Domenic Pilla, President & CEO, Shoppers\n Drug Mart. \"Whether it meant working in another store outside of their\n community or delivering prescriptions to patients who were immobile,\n their efforts truly impacted those in need.\"\n\n\nAs part of their commitment to their communities, local Shoppers Drug\n Mart Associate-owners and their store teams worked together to ensure\n residents had access to the prescription medications they needed during\n the very difficult time.  In fact, Shoppers Drug Mart pharmacists\n provided close to 6,000 emergency prescriptions for those living in...