Shoppers Drug Mart welcomes customers to its new store in East Gwillimbury during its grand opening on Saturday, Sept. 12.
“The town is pleased to welcome Shoppers Drug Mart as our newest employer in East Gwillimbury,” said Mayor Virginia Hackson. “We are pleased that we continue to see positive growth in our community in the midst of ongoing economic recovery due to COVID-19.”
The new Shoppers at 18293 Yonge St. is a welcome addition and is one of the last phases of the development at Yonge Street and Green Lane, which has become a major destination for residents and visitors, Hackson added.
Construction is also well-underway on a more than 17,450-square-foot Shoppers Drug Mart in Newmarket at 16635 Yonge St., in the Nature’s Emporium plaza.
The completion date is unknown but the site plan application has been approved, a town spokesperson recently confirmed.
Meanwhile, a large-scale $53-million construction project will transform the 2.2-kilometre stretch of Yonge Street north of Davis Drive in Newmarket over the next five years.
Stretching from Davis to Green Lane in East Gwillimbury, the project will widen the busy roadway from four to six lanes, including HOV lanes, create a centre median for future transit options, expand sidewalks with space on both sides for bike lanes, install new traffic lights for better access to businesses, and be beautified with new trees, according to Jamal Ahmed, the project manager for the Regional Municipality of York.
The project is needed to accommodate the significant growth anticipated for Newmarket and East Gwillimbury.
More than 43,000 vehicles travel Yonge on a daily basis, with volumes anticipated to reach 65,000 vehicles when fully built out.
~with files from Debora Kelly
