HearAtLast opens 19th Canadian Wal-Mart location, names Mele to board of directors

TORONTO HearAtLast, an operator of hearing aid clinics, has opened its 19th location within a Wal-Mart store in Canada and appointed Louie Mele, president of McDonald’s Restaurants of Canada, to its board of directors.

The grand opening of the new location within the Airdrie, Alberta Wal-Mart Store is slated for Feb. 8. HearAtLast currently owns and operates 18 hearing clinics in Wal-Mart Stores, Wal-Mart Supercenters and Sam’s Clubs in Canada. It also recently opened its first free-standing clinic in the United States in the adult community The Villages, Florida.

Meanwhile, HearAtLast has appointed Mele to its board. McDonald’s Canada signed an agreement with Wal-Mart Canada in 1994, and today McDonald’s Canada is the largest licensee of Wal-Mart Canada with 200 satellite restaurants co-located within Wal-Mart stores throughout Canada.