“The only real kind of business that I remember was a canteen that was close to the fishing wharf. So, where all the fishermen would go and grab their lunches or snacks. But all the kids in the community rode a bike up there and get their ice cream.” – Penny McGuire

“The Aberdeen was a little restaurant that catered to the locals and the tourists. It’s summertime, it’s too hot to make supper. Load up in the car, we’re going to the Aberdeen.” – Leonard Smith

“[A] car comes flying across the parking lot. Just missing the front of the car that I was pumping the gas in.” – Chloe McCluskey

“I used to own the village store for 12 years in Bedeque, Prince Edward Island. And the village store was more than just a convenience store.” – Marlene Simmons

“My wife and I have been living there for four years now. And there’s a store in Belfast called Cooper’s General Store.” – Todd McClean