WINDSOR, ONT. A virtual roundtable bringing together local businesses, associations and an Ontario junior minister aims to flag to the Ford government the challenges of doing business in Windsor-Essex through a pandemic. On Thursday, Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens hosted the afternoon session with Ontario’s Associate Minister of Small Business and Red Tape Reduction, Prabmeet Sarkaria, taking part to lend an ear and field questions. We know that hope is on the horizon but, we have to help the small businesses get through this very difficult 90-day period that we’re going to go through, said Dilkens. The session was closed to reporters as the minister wanted a no holds barred discussion, according to a spokesperson with the mayor’s office.
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When the pandemic hit and the Canada-United States border closed, local business owners instantly lost about a quarter of their revenue, according to the Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce.
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Rakesh Naidu, president of the Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce says the region started off with a lot of potential and much anticipated growth at the beginning of 2020. (Derek Spalding/CBC)
WINDSOR, ONT. A boutique grocery store is coming to downtown Windsor. It is expected to open in early 2021 inside the Security Building at Pelissier Street and University Avenue. “If you really want some nice fruits vegetables, meats, there’s just nowhere to go unless you get in your car and drive out of downtown,” says entrepreneur Vern Myslichuk, who bought the building earlier this year. “I’m hoping three months. We’re going to push really hard. Everything seems like it’s in go mode,” he says. The grocery store will also feature an upper level. “I’m hoping to have a little coffee area up there. A place where you can buy some meats and sandwiches,” Myslichuk says. “Products from the grocery store itself and just go there and sit down and relax spend 20 minutes and have a sandwich.”
Author of the article: Brian Cross
Publishing date: Dec 14, 2020 • December 14, 2020 • 3 minute read • Vern Myslichuk, owner of Better Made Cabinets, is opening a grocery store on bottom floor of the Security Building at University and Pelissier. He is shown in front of the downtown building on Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. Photo by Dan Janisse /Windsor Star
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At long last, a boutique grocery store is opening downtown, a signal that the influx of residents is starting to attract new businesses catering to their needs.
In this case, the person opening the store in the Security Building at University Avenue West and Pelissier Street is Vern Myslichuk, who purchased the building on May 1 with a plan to convert much of the upper office space into apartments. Having a small boutique grocery store will give his new tenants a needed service and also serve the growing number of residents moving into other downtown buildings, he said Monday.
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