Patricia received her Diploma of Pharmacy in 1946, and was inspired by how her dad had successfully managed the business through two World Wars and the Great Depression.
Patricia married George P. Winslow and together they ran the store for almost 30 years. During the 60's, Patricia's brother Bill also played an important role in the day to day operations of the store. Renovations to the store in the early 60's included a soda fountain which many people today still fondly remember. The Drug Store found itself in an ever-changing world on High Street, and its ability to adapt to those changes proved to be vital in its success.
Rich With History
Grand Falls Drug Store is a business rich with history. It first opened in 1913 by a group of businessmen associated with the A.N.D. Company. Mr. H. A. Morrissey was the very first pharmacist employed. He stayed for only a few years and watched the business become incorporated in 1915.
Records show the Drug Store was then run by Thomas P. McCarthy who moved to Grand Falls from Carbonear around 1918. Mr. McCarthy was the pioneer of the business and guided it in its early years until 1956 when he died. At this time he left a thriving business to his daughter, Patricia, who had trained under her father.
In 1985 the Winslows decided it was time for retirement, so they sold the business to a young pharmacist from Winterton, Trinity Bay who had worked with them for two years. Roy Green graduated from Pharmacy in 1983, and bought the Drug Store two years later. Roy quickly learned the secrets of a small business that had weathered the strains of time. Give good, friendly and personal service, and people will respect you for who you are. Simply put, people want a trusting relationship with their pharmacist. As Thomas P. McCarthy said back in 1918, “Always Make The Customer Want To Come Back!”. It’s a simple recipe that has worked to this very day.
Come 2021!
It was time for change once again. As Roy began planning for retirement, he chose to pass on his knowledge and passion for the business to another young pharmacist, just as the Winslows had done for him.
Vanessa Power was born and raised in Grand Falls – Windsor. She graduated from MUN School of Pharmacy in 2016 and quickly returned to her hometown to work. She then went back to school and completed her doctorate in pharmacy in June 2021. She worked with Roy Green for two years prior to purchasing the pharmacy from him in September 2021. Vanessa, very eager and ready to learn, took on the challenge of running such a historic business and hopes to make her predecessors proud. Her main objective is to provide optimal care to her patients by breaking the mould of the traditional pharmacist and focusing on providing clinical services.
Pharmacy Staff
Vanessa Power
Francine Gillingham
Loudell Rowsell
Rebecca Benoit
Bryton Moyles
Sharon Bannister
Lisa Power
Susan Trask
Corinne Hynes
Cheryl Chipman
Patsy Boone
Pauline Hannam
Adam Green
Magnus Gillingham
Marissa Persons
Kiana Pynn
