We heard that she was staying at the Beaverbrook hotel. So me and my little friends, we were eight years old and their mom and we ran down the sidewalk to the Beaverbrook and we got here ahead of everybody else and stood right beside the door. – Aubrey Gaines

So it was probably being downtown at this time of the year for back to school shopping. And my Mom would take me to Sears and which was located downtown and we would pick out $44 worth of clothes and a new pair of sneakers. – Tim Yerxa

They had their Saturday morning coffee club… The boys would just go in there and ladies would go in there Saturday morning and sit around and just discuss what happened through the week in Fredericton. – Peter Allison

Gus and John had a certain notoriety for their service and for those they liked, they were very nice too. And those who maybe weren’t their clients, they were less than engaged. – Luke Randall

I think I remember my manager at the time and I, in the basement in tears at one point, because it was so stressful. But as soon as she opened her mouth, when she sang the first note, it was like the room went silent and it was all worth it. – Lisa Wilby