Rona store in Bayers Lake donated by developers for Syrian refugee efforts
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/developers-donate-rona-building-1.3358635
A pair of Halifax developers is donating a large retail space to the Nova Scotia government to help settle Syrian refugees coming to the province.
George Armoyan of Armco Capital and Joe Ramia of Rank Inc. say the province can use a vacant Rona building in the Bayers Lake Business Park.
“We have opened up the building so it can be used as a drop-off centre for the next few months so people can drop off items that might be needed by these refugees,” said Armoyan.
The building at 350 Horseshoe Lake Dr. will start taking donations at 11 a.m. on Saturday. The centre will be run by a combination of volunteers and government workers.
Here’s a 360-degree look around the new drop-off centre.
Armoyan said the provincial government had been looking for a sizeable space and the Rona store — with more than 100,000 square feet — can offer a huge storage area.
The building at 350 Horseshoe Lake Dr. will start taking donations at 11 a.m. on Saturday. The centre will be run by a combination of volunteers and government workers.
Here’s a 360-degree look around the new drop-off centre.
Armoyan said the provincial government had been looking for a sizeable space and the Rona store — with more than 100,000 square feet — can offer a huge storage area.
Joe Ramia, of Rank Inc., is one of two developers donating a vacant Rona building in the Bayers Lake Business Park. (Pam Berman/CBC)
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