Society of St. Vincent de Paul moving store to 400 Sandwich St. S. plaza

By Ron Giofu

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is on the move.

The retail store in Amherstburg is leaving its Murray St. location and is relocating to 400 Sandwich St. S., otherwise known as the Walmart plaza. The new Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SSVP) retail store will be in the former St. Clair College Employment Centre, located next to Little Caesars and Movati.

“We had outgrown our tiny space,” said general manager Rosanne Winger. “We decided we needed something bigger.”

Winger said they aim to have a “much wider selection for the community” as they move from 1,900 square foot location to their new 4,900 square foot location. She said their lease was coming due on Murray St. and when they saw the sign advertising the rental opportunity on Sandwich St. S., they worked with the landlords and arranged to move.

“We’re combining the Harrow store and the

Catholic Women’s League

Amherstburg store,” said Winger. “We’re excited about the whole venture. It’s a great location and a busy spot.”

The merger of the Amherstburg and Harrow stores combines two smaller locations into a larger one. She said there is a large SSVP store on Lauzon Road in

Windsor and while the Amherstburg store won’t be as big, she called the new store “a mini-Lauzon.”

“We have great expectations for Amherstburg,” she said.

The new location will also assist with accepting donations, as not only is there additional parking, there is a garage door in the back that can be opened to bring in goods. The soon-to-be opened new store will also help SSVP in providing additional services to residents and the people they support.

There are about six staff helping move items to the new store and Winger said they are getting excited about opening it July 3.

“It’s been running pretty smoothy,” Winger said of the move. “We planned it out pretty well.”

SSVP was at their Murray St. location for approximately five years after moving from a Dalhousie St. storefront.

The grand opening next Monday will feature a ribbon cutting at 9:30 a.m.