We are still not completely renovated but we are keeping our promise to you to get the store open by the end of September! We open Saturday, September 30 at 7am. Start. Stop. Change courses. Re-think. Re-design. Make exceptions. Be grumpy. Hug. Sleep with your mouth open. Breathe in, breath out. Whew; what a pictureContinue reading “Count down, we open tomorrow!”
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Count down, week 2.
Its looking like a store! This last week is the week that it really got exciting. Merchandise started arriving, our Point of Sales and Inventory system was being loaded up, we had our first meeting with staff, many decorative touches were being put into place AND the kitchen construction is completed! Our preliminary inspection forContinue reading “Count down, week 2.”
Count down, week 3.
Finishing the big parts The store itself, the middle room and the public restroom are essentially completed – whew – and the kitchen + seating area are screaming towards the finish line! The kitchen will be painted this week-end AND THEN we can apply for an inspection; a 7-10 day wait, then another few daysContinue reading “Count down, week 3.”
Count down, week 4.
Tidying up It’s getting close now and the store is really looking like a store. We are down to the wrapping up and tidying up phase of that space while construction screams toward its finish line in the kitchen area and the middle room with the public restroom is being finished this week-end. Click onContinue reading “Count down, week 4.”
We’re looking up!
The vision of “to get there from here” has been a journey in trust because these first 6 weeks of remodeling to make a new store hasn’t looked like much. But we’re looking up! This being the second blog post to our brand new website, most of the activity in remodeling the store has beenContinue reading “We’re looking up!”
The history of the Canterbury Country Store
Do you know the story of the store that the town bought? Canterbury for the most part has always had a store…from 1767 onward. First they were in homes and blacksmith shops surrounding town center, given licensing to sell goods or alcohol by the provincial government. And eventually they took roost in town buildings; inContinue reading “The history of the Canterbury Country Store”
Canterbury Country Store 