“I consider our customers more than just people who walk in, they’re family to us.” – Molly Leahy, Oyster Pond, NS

“It went under and closed. It’s been closed I think for two years, or maybe three. So everybody misses that very very much, that store.” – Brenda Baker, Oyster Pond, NS

“You would go in and you would ask for your particular cut of meat, be it your steak, be it your freshly ground hamburger, whatever. You would be lucky if you got out of there within the half-hour.” – Lois Smith, Parrsboro, NS

“I opened in 1987. I was 25, I think, scared to death.” – Judy Gillis, Sydney, NS

“I could not imagine living anywhere else. I don’t know how anybody could live anywhere else!” – Judy Gillis, Sydney, NS