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Valley Optical settling in at spacious new location
By Eoin Devereux
After nearly 11 months of paperwork, planning and preparation, a well established local business has officially made its move to Neepawa’s downtown. Valley Optical reopened on Monday, May 11, at 424 Mountain Avenue, a location remembered by many locals as the former Harris Pharmacy building.
Dr. Derek Papegnies said the process began around June of last year, with the lease signed in the late summer/early fall and renovations started in January. Dr. Papegnies explained that while the renovation process itself had a couple little hiccups, overall it was a pretty seamless shift from a pharmacy building into a modern and spacious optical clinic.
As for the response from patients to the new location, Dr. Papegnies said the one of the biggest reactions so far has been the openness of the new location.
“Everybody’s been amazed by this space. Everyone’s like, ‘I can’t believe how open it is,’ and how much larger it was compared to the clinic,” he noted with a laugh. “Yeah, I’m certainly getting a few more kilometres in walking to and from the back.”
But, Dr. Papegnies said the move is about more than just extra square footage, it’s also about creating opportunities for future growth, while still providing the level of care his patients have come to expect.
“I’m happy to continue the same great service that I had over at the clinic, but now in a much more open space,” he said. “I hope that this will eventually allow me to grow even bigger, now that I have the extra space to be able to do it. So please feel free to come in.”
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