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It was prescheduled, but the carefully timed nature of the visit didn’t dampen its delight for staff, according to Beat Street Records owner Avi Shack. English singer and songwriting legend Ed Sheeran swung by the downtown Vancouver shop on Saturday before his record-breaking performance at BC Place that evening. Shack …
Read More »N.S. floods: Shop owner says Bedford Place Mall is ‘doing nothing’ for its stores – Halifax
Some store owners at Bedford Place Mall are struggling in the aftermath of last month’s devastating flash flooding in the area, as significant amounts of water spread throughout the shopping centre and resulted in costly losses for some businesses. John Connors, the owner of East Coast Kicks, said about three …
Read More »A tote bag made with seatbelts? Montreal area thrift shop gets creative for its community – Montreal
Lyne Boutin and Mary Coatsworth can quite literally make something out of nothing. That’s actually one of their roles as volunteers at la Source d’Entraide‘s sewing room in Saint-Lazare, Que., where the motto is to re-use as much as you can, wherever you can. “We are a thrift store, so …
Read More »Frustrated Fogo Island residents push for new financial institution to set up shop
Fogo Island has been without a bank since August, and residents are pushing for another. (Patrick Morell/CBC) Fogo Island has been without a bank since August and residents are clamouring for a new financial institution to open so they can avoid a ferry ride and a 130-kilometre drive to Gander …
Read More »Ice cream shop wants Ontario’s milk rules to change
The plight of an Ottawa ice cream shop that saw its fledgling wholesale operation abruptly shut down last week is reigniting debate around the province’s dairy rules and whether they unfairly freeze out small businesses. Owner Marlene Haley was working at Merry Dairy last week when an officer from the Ontario Ministry of …
Read More »How a group of Toronto chefs banded together to launch sandwich shop during the pandemic
Metro Morning’s food guide, Suresh Doss, joins us every week to discuss one of the many great GTA eateries he’s discovered. This week, he talked to host Ismaila Alfa about a group of Toronto cooks who banded together during the pandemic to launch a sandwich shop. Cooks coming together during …
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