Tri-County Vanguard

Renovation does old courthouse justice

Open house Nov. 30 at new medical clinic in renovated Yarmouth courthouse

- CARLA ALLEN THEVANGUAR­D.CA

A year-long renovation project that’s resulted in the transforma­tion of Yarmouth’s old courthouse (built in 1933) into a health clinic is nearly complete. The couple who own it will hold an open house Nov. 30 from 5 to 7:30 p.m.

The two-storey brick structure, located opposite Yarmouth town hall, was purchased by general internal medicine specialist Dr. Brian Moses and his wife Tamara June 1, 2017.

The clinic is filling up fast. Two social workers who provide counsellin­g are located on the ground floor and there is also an infusion clinic for delivery of intravenou­s medication­s.

On the family medicine side there is Dr. Joseph Gillis, along with Dr. Tyler Green, both formerly from the Harbour South Medical Clinic. They’ll be starting Dec. 1. Internists Dr. Euiseok Kim and Dr. Moses have offices on the north side of the building.

There is an office available on the internal medicine side of the building and space for two more tenants on the family physician side.

“With the population here, we could really use some more family physicians,” said Dr. Moses.

Three apartments on the second floor at the rear of the building have been rented.

The former courtroom, located upstairs at the front of the building, is being left as is for now, but Phase 2 of the project calls for renovation­s that will retain the beautiful woodwork and create medical lecture space.

An old safe has been turned into a bathroom off the staff boardroom. Exposed brick has been left in some of the apartments.

The couple has invested hundreds of thousands of dollars in extensive renovation­s.

The clinic features attractive flooring, large windows on the south side and comfortabl­y wide hallways. An elevator is being installed in the facility and there’s a wheelchair-accessible entrance on the north side.

Graham Constructi­on was the main contractor. The name of the building will soon be announced.

 ?? CARLA ALLEN PHOTO ?? Tamara Moses and her husband, Dr. Brian Moses. The couple are opening a medical clinic in the former Yarmouth courthouse after spending the past year renovating the building. An open house is planned for Nov. 30.
CARLA ALLEN PHOTO Tamara Moses and her husband, Dr. Brian Moses. The couple are opening a medical clinic in the former Yarmouth courthouse after spending the past year renovating the building. An open house is planned for Nov. 30.
 ?? CARLA ALLEN PHOTO ?? Dr. Euiseok Kim, with medical student Justin Perrier, settles into the new office.
CARLA ALLEN PHOTO Dr. Euiseok Kim, with medical student Justin Perrier, settles into the new office.

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