“I miss the space. I’m missing having all this crazy space in this crazy old cool Victorian gothic building where people can just do all sorts of weird art projects.” – Dan Joyce, Halifax, NS

“The mothers would gather and say, ‘Let’s go down and meet the boat!’ We’d go down to the wharf, it was always packed, and there was always a band. It was a celebration.” – Tootsie Emin, Yarmouth, NS

“The post office was down here on the street, in a person’s home.” Richard Boulter, Victoria By The Sea, PEI

“My first visit to library was a litle bit painful because my English was poor. Every sentence I needed a dictionary. So when I managed a year or two later to read it, it was beautiful.” – Gordana Masic, Hamilton, ON

“Their idea of refreshing Gore Park was, now infamously, to cut down all of the trees.” – Graham Crawford, Hamilton, ON