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FOCUS: Local resources for a global pandemic (May 2020)

June 15th, 2020 · 1 Comment

An updated guide of Annex resources By Gleaner Staff Staying home to help stop the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to be the new normal for the foreseeable future.   Read on for our updated guide to Annex resources during COVID-19, the third issue since we all started to hunker down and stay […]

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FOCUS: Local resources for a global pandemic (Apr. 2020)

May 1st, 2020 · Comments Off on FOCUS: Local resources for a global pandemic (Apr. 2020)

An updated guide of Annex resources By Gleaner Staff Staying home to help stop the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to be the new normal for the foreseeable future.   Read on for our updated guide to Annex resources during COVID-19, the second issue since we all started to hunker down and stay […]

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NEWS (JULY 2017): A passion for caring

August 1st, 2017 · Comments Off on NEWS (JULY 2017): A passion for caring

Jim Snowdon receives lifetime achievement award By Geremy Bordonaro Dr. James “Jim” Snowdon has been pharmacist to the Annex for 47 years. Serving clients from his eponymous pharmacy with a patient-first, innovative attitude, he’s as likely to be seen chatting and smiling with his customers as he is behind a dispensary. [pullquote]“I still get up […]

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LIFE (DECEMBER 2016): Ontario travel vaccines made easy

December 20th, 2016 · Comments Off on LIFE (DECEMBER 2016): Ontario travel vaccines made easy

Pharmacists will be able to administer 13 common travel vaccines starting Dec. 15 announced Dr. Eric Hoskins, Ontario’s minister of health and long-term care, at Snowdon Pharmacy on Dec. 1. “Nobody wants to be scrambling to get into their doctor’s office while juggling all of the other things they need to do during the holiday […]

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FROM THE ARCHIVES (DECEMBER 2016): The importance of independent pharmacies

December 20th, 2016 · Comments Off on FROM THE ARCHIVES (DECEMBER 2016): The importance of independent pharmacies

In this latest piece from our archives, we reprint a story from our May 2010 edition on Snowdon Pharmacy. We thought it would make an interesting companion piece as it illustrates just how much independent pharmacies do for our community, something that we, as an independent newspaper, know a little something about. By Emina Gamulin […]

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Bitter pill to swallow: Snowdon Pharmacy afraid for future

May 18th, 2010 · 4 Comments

By Emina Gamulin Snowdon Pharmacy (264 Bloor St. W.) has had many tough times in its 104-year history, but the changes the provincial government proposes to cut drug costs may be the biggest challenge the community institution has faced thus far. The government announced its plans that as of May 15, pharmacies will no longer […]

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