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GEORGETOWN CHEVROLET 905-877-6944 33 MOUNTAINVIEW RD. N. GEORGETOWN www.georgetownchev.c om Elizabeths Fashions & Bridal Boutique The Place T o Shop In Downtown Geor getown 77 Main St. S., Downtown Georget own 905-873-1470 www.bridalsplendor.co m email: elizabethsfashions@c ogeco.ca Congratulations on your 50th Anniver sary 79 Main Street South, Georgetown 905-877-3388 Graeme Goebelle, FCA (retired) A. Brian MacAdam, CA, CFP David Alexander, CA Melanie McCracken, CA Ron Starret, CA Anne Starret, CA Darr en Turcotte, CA, CPA Tracey Bastedo, CA J ames Raptopulos, CA 37 Main Stree South, Suite 201 Tel: (905) 877-5155 Georgetown, Ontario Fax: (905) 877-5905 L7G 3G2 To ll Free: (866) 554-2030 www.gmallp.com 280 Guelph St., Unit 13, Georgetown Market Place 905-877-4193 Georgetown Honda 316 GUELPH STREET (Hwy. #7) GEORGETOWN 905-873-1818 32 Main Street South, Georgetown 905-877-5700 downtown@aztec-net.com On behalf of the Board and Members of Downtown Georgetown BIA . . . congratulations to Youngs Pharmacy and Homecare on being 50 years Youngs! Congratulations on 50 Years from your friends and Neighbours Oldest Storefront Ken Milne in early 70s Youngs Pharmacy in the 80s Robbs Drug Store. Wes Robb on left and Stuart Young. Part of Georgetown for 50 Years!Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow... When Stuart Young bought Robb's Drug Store in 1958, there were no computers, no calculators and no patient records. The drug store, which Stuart renamed Young's Pharmacy, was a two-person operation with Stuart taking care of the pharmacy side and Eleanor Inglis taking care of the shop. A lot has changed over the last 50 years. Today, Young's Pharmacy and Homecare has more than 60 employees and computerized patient records, as well as a postal outlet, a cosmetics counter, a homecare department, a gift area and a full-time nurse. Even the store's location has changed: originally located at 76 Main Street South in downtown Georgetown, Young's Pharmacy moved across the street to 47 Main Street South in 1992. Despite all these changes, Young's has maintained its friend- ly, personalized approach. "We think of ourselves as a small-town pharmacy," say Neil Young, who has been running the pharmacy since his father, Stuart, retired in 1970. "Our customers are our friends and we treat them as we would our friends." Although Young's Pharmacy is celebrating its 50th anniver- sary this year, the business can trace its history back much fur- ther. "My dad bought it from the Robbs, who bought it from a guy, who bought it from a guy and so on," Neil says. "The phar- macy has been continuously operated since 1857." At one point, there were three drug stores in downtown Georgetown. Today, Young's is the only pharmacy in that part of town and is the oldest independent drug store in Georgetown. Neil says his pharmacy has stayed in business by introduc- ing new services and changing with the times. In the late '50s, Young's was the first pharmacy in Georgetown to stay open until 9 p.m. to accommodate the work- ers and rural families who were busy during normal business hours. The store set up a postal outlet in 1965 to serve the people and businesses in downtown Georgetown after the main post office moved from the corner of Mill Street and Park Avenue. More recently, Young's Pharmacy hired a full-time nurse and introduced screening and counselling programs for things like bone density, blood pressure and osteo- porosis. Throughout it all, Young's Pharmacy has always boasted top-notch customer service and has had the same philosophy since day one: "We are always on the customer's side," Neil says. "We'll support our customers' decisions as long as we feel they have enough knowledge to make an informed choice. We are their advocates." Our present staff and storefront 14 Acton/Georgetown, Friday, October 31, 2008 Acton/Georgetown, Friday, October 31, 2008 15