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Your Lunch is Ready
Forgot your lunch at home? Not to worry. Bev Gray has you covered at the Old East Village Grocer where she works in the full-service delicatessen. From the Dilly Chicken wrap....
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Keeping it Fresh
If you’re looking for fresh, delicious produce, just talk to Dave McCutchen at the Old East Village Grocer. An hour before opening, Dave’s at the store making...
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Building a Future Together
It always takes hard work, but building a better life sometimes requires a leap of faith, too. Just ask Jaydn Turner of the Old East Village Grocer or the folks...
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We Can Work. Together.
Finding a job can be hard, and even harder for anyone facing barriers because of a disability. “There are a lot of stereotypes about people with disabilities, people...
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Winning at Life
When Jon Adlington comes back to the Old East Village Grocer for a visit, his former colleagues gather ‘round to hear tales from his new job. A natural...
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It Takes a Village
When ATN Access first dreamed of opening a social enterprise grocery store in London, executive director Vicki Mayer thought it would be downtown but, she says,...
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We Shop Local, Too!
When ATN Access for Persons with Disabilities opened The Old East Village Grocer last year, it became Canada’s first social enterprise grocer and also London’s...
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Just ‘Cause
Most days, if you found peach fuzz at the Old East Village Grocer, you’d be in the produce aisle. But for the month of November, you’ll find peach fuzz everywhere. Participating in the popular #Movember campaign as a team, the men of the small, independent grocer are tending their upper lips to raise money and awareness of men’s health issues.
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Everyone’s a winner, baby!
You’ll never meet a group more ready to absorb a loss than the team from the Old East Village Grocer at this year’s Pillar Nonprofit Network Community Innovation Awards. Owned and operated by ATN Access...
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Making Mountains of Molehills
It was smiles all around recently when Heather Cabral of the Social Beehive made a donation to the Old East Village Grocer.
Owned and operated by ATN Access for Persons with Disabilities, the store has been the recipient of donations before, but this one was different.
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Starting Today
It was smiles all around recently when The newest face around the Old East Village Grocer is one you might recognize if you’ve visited the store before. Located in the London Food Incubator, the grocery store is a neighbour to Urban Oven Gluten Free and Victoria Byers works at both shops.
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