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«x3 € Warkworth no \onger has a grocery stoOre aouimpgr=®IP"" what‘s ahead for a small rural ity | | ' NW J d [ 0 oK : .‘ y small rural community | : ?;gf@] i adt j s > kss %"“ when the only grocery store closes? | s A | . t * ,,~j Journalist Suzanne Atkinson | 1 : us | 3. \Bse ? visits the hamlet of Warkworth, tss hx en K inss ?’ ‘ i c hy# K " snack dab in the centre of Northumberland * | M is3 County, to find out. Kort 4| F 4 | f HLE aG + yann 4 A w d By Suzanne Atkinson stomachs from which to draw their md k w o 2 gfi( & * | Col 6 Special peé c 2//o3 clientele. y ww o ie meaoaine o on caeiii o meanennre. on mm $â€"6 4oc CHAongicl c In Warkworth, local business operators $ Pb t | â€" Wy» 4 If you want to grocery shop in say they expect to feel the impact of the M C Jas £ â€" M > _: ls | Warkworth, you‘ll need a short list. grocery store‘s closure as their patrons are . JAW TA 3 geaul oo This small hamlet, set smack dab in the . forced to travel elsewhere for food. ho BB B d 1 . l tg n | Wns | centre of Northumberland County, has "That‘s just another reason people won‘t â€" |«@ i § TngeNRV [C; Oe . £ | three restaurants, a bank, post office and a â€"come to town," Mary Wrightly of the indbinds _ I M\ fi\ A m ib tke W 5 | pharmacy. It boasts a doctor, massage â€" Warkworth Co Op says . "A grocery store e . ons K Â¥ ?*l_, ki > [ | fiaou| therapist, two dentists and a visiting . is a real staple of the community." i oletrracukznbd |) ... . o in . fik C C3 y | denturist. Within 10 kilometres there are He points out people are willing to drive . Wkan> uim anmaesie _ SE s s S o ult hi iess n dn ) three golf courses as well as a medium _ a distance to patronize a big box store such _ ®PFÂ¥smmaaaia L cuel & PM k. .. { security federal penitentiary. This little _ as Walâ€"Mart or a No Frillsâ€" and they do it ‘;‘.. "Rm_f Eo vevun l U evinihaion ukn ic i0012 ie en o ts om o us cemerneme on en t oantie berg of about 800 also sports a couple of art . at the expense of a local grocery store. biveloy Pnrinmin 4 w im * We nii t troven n t ce nc a Pn ie l d ied studios, an upscale consignment store, "It‘s very unfortunate. It takes away a Acr BBSHISG uhNi OR on uo5\ ~PABAL peist ‘--".;.u“&w-;" Wds organic café and coffee shop, a funeral . part of the glue that holds the community se Ltz â€" home, nursing home, furniture store, four _ together," offered Northumberland MP _ Warkworth Foodtown, the small Northumberland County rural community‘s only grocery churches, public school, hair salon and a _ Paul Macklin after hearing the news of the _ store, has closed its doors. Pror6 ay Suzaine Arkinson bustling Coâ€"op. Annually it hosts aperfect grocery store closure in Warkworth. For ' $ n pie contest, maple syrup festival and â€" him, businesses such as a grocery store in SAYs. "It does make a difference. People their basics" would have had a rodeo. a community such as Warkworth, are an _ Were coming to town to shop." reinvestment in the past 20 years, he But Warkworth no longer has a grocery example of the type of business which She can recall a time not long gone observes. L store. keeps his riding strong. when Warkworth had_ three grocery stores. A grocery store in a smaller community The Warkworth Foodland closed last "My perspective is that smallâ€" and Ms. Evans is convinced a grocery store . "doesn‘t need to have a fresh fish counter * month after decades in a rickety old on mediumâ€"sized business is the big Can exist profitably in Warkworth â€" it â€" but it does need a good range of groceries, Main Street. Under a leaky roof and along _ employer," the MP says. "What we haven‘t needs to‘beA a regular, straightlineâ€"type of _ fruits and vegetables," Professor Caldwell tiny crammed aisle, locals and visitors done is to find out the problems they are â€" Store offering a dependable, predictable â€" says. PC would greet each other as they picked up â€" experiencing and how the government can and repgtable grocery ‘hne up she says In a community such as Warkworth also + , their cereal, bread and cheese. Junk food, _ help." i "If it‘s here, they‘ll support it," she needs'to offer an overall positive shopping frozen food, fresh vegetables: it was all Despite the closing of the grocery store, AVETSâ€" _ Doh 4) experience, he says _ there for those who chose to do their _ other local businesses see Warkworth as a Jannine‘s Backâ€"Talk Café is serviced by "It needs to be as nice as Zehrs, except shopping in this historic Trent Hills bustling little arts community. The new 4 Port Hopeâ€"based wholesaler. With the smaller. Sq much of it comes down to that. community. visual and performing arts organization local grocery store gone, Ms. Evans now _ If the 1"00f is leaking, it i_s prohabl)_r' not the Derek Dickson, who with wife Marg Spirit of the Hills frequently brings has to plan better, stock up on extras when wprld s greatest shopping experience. If owned the store for the past 16 years, has e f l n n n g]sulgleuég?wn, it‘s not such a big deal to hop gi)?rsxfn%nltp usgll?fi ag:]dfl?élzicee‘r_efu?edtto i i i 6 idointinpene "Ifyou‘re look@ngjust to run in and pick fighting \Iz)vith igrger storgslsilgnngasrgs Tt l mummpmmtt . ; c t gg:&?fitping quick. so muchithe betfer to Car?figeculfé)sl'\cllfgrc%u;tg?:;sé host of arts ?f( MWn EOENE | 3. ons B n ioa im He questions, if the surrounding § aty ¢ i 5M * ame 1 O j ‘ peed community is actually so strong, if it was a | cafes and cultural interests are flocking to MA M _ _ ar= % > e ‘K * ho matter of economics which drove the }glcealcsk)af;lég}tréhti}{e'ch;;HCted by what the . m [8s . * / se o P > ) W srocery store out of Warkworth. While New Trent Hills Councillor Dean Peters a t ""ea 4 +o sudl wf : ~,4 While former grocery owner Paul Dickson calls the closure "unfortunate". eamah ~ N\ doesn‘t comment on that, Professor "There are some people in Warkworth w "‘2 _;;;] ~a *A d z_ S lt Moe Caldwell adds that once one grocery store who will be hurt," the municipal rep says. [ chovnFd {‘ s s ol y . _ yz 3 is gone, getting another up and running in " I personally bought groceries from M | MA UMAENH , F beese" e S a community the size of Warkworth is a ‘ Warkworth Food Town, but I didn‘t buy as _ | {, _ M F M mmaagie "AÂ¥ is * major undertaking, many as I should have. That‘s true of other. . @g _7 H Jn on b **f o . codttee o e en NWO It‘s a real dilemma. It may be the