Vinnies plans to open its new East City location at the end of February.
The non-profit thrift store, operated by The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul, is located at 52 Hunter Street East at the corner of Driscoll Terrace, near the Hunter Street bridge and across the street from the East City Coffee Shop.
The building once housed a grocery store operated by Len Welch and was most recently occupied by consulting and engineering company Cambium.
The East City Vinnies store replaces the one at 539 George Street, which closed at the end of January. The downtown Peterborough property where the store was located was sold in 2019 to Toronto developer ZZY Property Group, which intends to demolish the building and build a multi-storey rental apartment building.
Vinnies, which also has stores at 799 Erskine Avenue in Peterborough and at 144 Queen Street in Lakefield, accepts donations of gently used clothing, household goods, electrical appliances, and more.
Profits from no-tax sales at Vinnies stores support the Saint Vincent de Paul’s food pantry at 256 Murray Street, which feeds almost 1,900 people in need every month.
For more information about Vinnies, visit www.vinnies.ca.
