B.C. business leader and PHSA Chair honored for entrepreneurship and commitment to province

April 3, 2014, Vancouver B.C. – Last night at the Hotel Vancouver, in a room full of more than 700 guests from across North America, $206,000 was raised for the BCIT Foundation as a tribute to Wynne Powell and his distinguished business career and leadership in British Columbia.

Wynne Powell retired as president and CEO of London Drugs on February 23, 2014. His 30 years with London Drugs shaped the evolution of one of B.C.’s largest and most respected entities. And as Premier Christy Clark stated in her message presented in the aptly named ‘British Columbia’ room of the hotel, Wynne’s contributions to the province extend far beyond the running of one of its most successful companies.

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2012 donation. 2013 is even bigger

Richmond, BC, July 19, 2013 – With just two more stops in Five Hole for Food’s (FHFF) cross country road hockey tour – Victoria today and Vancouver tomorrow, July 20th – London Drugs is proud to have already raised more than 26,000 pounds of food for the food bank fundraiser. Worth about $37,000, the donation is three times heavier than last year and will be distributed to food banks across Canada.
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As many may know, major flooding began in Southern Alberta on Thursday, June 21^st shocking everyone. It was quick and ferocious. London Drugs instituted relief support for the Canadian Red Cross the following morning, June 22^nd, and now nearly three weeks later, it is our biggest donation drive ever, with customers having donated $50,000 in support of the Red Cross’ relief efforts. READ MORE

As we watch the live feeds on what is happening in Calgary, we all want to know what we can do to help the individuals and families impacted by the massive flooding. At London Drugs, we have been communicating through the night and this morning with our local Calgary store managers and district managers to determine how our stores and staff are being affected. Crucial to us at this time is that our staff are safe and that our pharmacies remain 100% operable for London Drugs’ patients and customers. As of 11 am Calgary time, all of our eight Calgary stores are open, although some staff have had difficulty getting to work with the road closures and Mayor Nenshi’s responsible request that people stay home at this time.

London Drugs is distributing water and supplies to our Calgary stores as quickly and responsibly as possible.

London Drugs is also activating an opportunity for Western Canadians to donate to the Red Cross Alberta flood relief efforts at all of our cashier tills at all London Drugs’ 77 stores.

Flood updates can be found at @redcrosscanada:  #abflood and the CBC has a live feed with updates here: