EMAD with welcoming staff of Sav-On pharmacy at 880 Brown’s Line.
Good-natured pharmacist Emad Mankaruos is adding a range of health
services to help community residents with the expansion of his Alderwood
Medical Clinic.
His Sav-On Drug Mart, at 880 Brown’s Line, just south of Evans Avenue, has been serving the area, under three dif- ferent owners, for 65 years. He took over in 2003.
“We are the longest-serving pharmacy in the community,” Mankaruos says. “We are now expanding to better serve our clientele who love that we are in the area.”
THERE are four pharmacists in Emad’s family. Photos by Tom Godfrey.
He recently opened a ‘four-room mini-clinic’ and is making space available for a nutritionist, physiotherapist, chiropractor, op-
tometrist, hearing aid specialist, massage, medical spa and other specialists. Call him at a
phone number listed if you have working experience in any of the fields.
More than 500 patients weekly, mostly seniors, depend on the pharmacy for a range of services to maintain their health.
Mankaruos, who lives in Mississauga, loves his customers and they love him. “I love the people and area,” he insists. “The people are nice and I know many of the families.”
THE Pharmacist, or staff, is always there for customers.
The father of three has one daughter who is a pharmacist, and another interning to be- come one. His wife is also a pharmacist with her own store.
A pharmacist for 35 years, Mankaruos was trained back home in Egypt and in Saudi Arabia before moving to Canada on June 6, 1995.
“That was the happiest day in my life,” he says. “I chose Canada because
it is a land of opportunity. I am very grateful to God and Canada for my success.”
He studied pharmacy because ‘I love to help people relieve their pains and complaints.”
The store finances an internship program with students from a local high school and helps many local hockey teams and other charities.
Gifts to him from his many clients are proudly displayed on shelves along with his medicine. The store is busy and many patients and their families have been shopping there for decades. Many are from the Alderwood area.
The pharmacy was located at the Farm Boy mall across the street and relocated many years ago. It has many loyal customers whose families love the laid back service.
It takes about a dozen employees (photo-graphed above) to keep the clinic running smoothly and that their customers are well-
looked after.
Many long-time customers say they like the service and good-natured banter that takes place as they get served. The druggist says one of their doctors hasà been at the clinic for two decades. Sav-On Drug Mart can be reached at 647-FLU-4444 or visit www.savon.supplies