citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . october 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message value drug mart associates ltd. type independent pharmacy industry pharmacy retail founded alberta 1978 area served alberta & british columbia products medication food body hygiene products slogan all your family needs website value drug mart value drug mart is a western canada drug store serving over 35 locations throughout alberta and british columbia . contents 1 history 2 products 3 locations 3.1 alberta 3.2 british columbia 4 references history edit what is now known as value drug mart associates ltd. was founded by pharmacist barry katz whose son daryl katz would go on to found canada s largest chain of pharmacies the katz group of companies 1 and twelve other pharmacists in 1978 . 2 since 1983 vdma has been the sole sponsor of the annual value drug mart spring classic hockey tournament that takes place in calgary . the tournament is a weekend long competition of ice hockey teams from across the province of alberta . 3 products edit in addition to prescription drugs lottery tickets snack foods soda magazines movies books fragrances gift ware and stationery are all sold in most locations . a post office is usually within some stores . locations edit value drug mart operates over 35 locations in the provinces of alberta and british columbia . 4 it is not a franchise ; rather the different locations own vdma as shareholders . 5 alberta edit athabasca bonnyville boyle camrose cardston castor cold lake 2 coronation didsbury drayton valley drumheller edmonton fairview grimshaw lac la biche lamont manning oyen peace river red deer rimbey rocky mountain house st. paul stettler strathmore sylvan lake vegreville vermilion wainwright wetaskiwin british columbia edit fernie grand forks references edit archives canada daryl katz collection retrieved march 9 2013 value drug mart about us 25th annual value drug mart spring classic calgary.ca april 4 2008 . accessed september 18 2009 . value drug mart locations macdonald jeffrey . value drug mart american executive april 30 2007 . accessed september 18 2008 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title value drug mart & oldid 647121525 categories retail companies established in 1978canadian pharmacy brandshidden categories articles needing additional references from october 2009all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 14 february 2015 at 17 07 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view