South End Grocery Store still in works

94.1 FM News reported today that Co-op Atlantic is still considering how to make a grocery store work in the South End of Saint John.  Here’s part of their story:

“Mark Leger of the steering committee tells CHSJ News Co-Op Atlantic is still very much interested in making it something more than just a place to buy food. Ideas such as a wellness clinic being attached as well, a drug store and even a community kitchen where people could go to learn about how to cook nutritious meals have been tossed about.

Leger warns it sometimes will take as long as 3 years to get a store operating. The effort has been going on now for a year.”