I get all the doors unlocked, the lights turned on to allow the vendors inside to do their thing. Get set up. And after that I put up the barricades, all the trash receptacles, and stuff. – Dwayne

…a friend of mine and myself, we started coming here with vegetables. When about 25 years ago now, his grandfather had a vegetable stand and that’s when we started selling stuff. – Nathan Scott

My family’s bought groceries from the Burgesses, well probably for four generations… Now it’s just sold. So there’s a new family that’s taken it over. – Martin Sharp

When Charlie first came to Canada, he couldn’t find groceries from back home so he decided to open his own store. More than two decades later, Charlie’s is a full family operation that feels like a second home for anyone looking for a taste of the Caribbean in #Mississauga.

“I remember we sold cheese. Of course, cheddar cheese. I mean, what else do Nova Scotians eat? I mean, anything else is an affectation.” – Gail Smith, Chester, NS