“I used to go down and seem on Saturday morning and Howard would tell me what was going on, so I’d get all the local gossip.” – Harry Barrett, Oakville, ON

“As soon as you walk in, you could see it all in one open area.” – Eric Sillius, Oakville, ON

“My father put the tables outside, and that, incidentally, was against the by-laws to eat on the sidewalk in those days.” – Marianne Hawthorne, Oakville, ON

“It was like, really scary, and exciting and everything all at once.” – Gary Bailie, Whitehorse, YT

“When they closed down that store, I noticed… there’s no hub of that kind.” – Sharon Shorty, Whitehorse, YT