OTTAWA -- Some grocery stores and pharmacies are opening their doors early exclusively to seniors or the immunocompromised to give them a chance to stock up.
Starting Tuesday, many Your Indepenent Grocer stores in Ottawa and around the region will open from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. for shoppers 65+ only.
This policy will be in place until further notice. Owners are asking all other customers to respect this exclusive hour and shop from 8 a.m.
to 11 p.m. The following stores say they will open from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. to seniors only starting Tuesday: Ross', 3777 Strandherd Dr.