Dear Editor:
Re: Don’t panic about Thrifty’s, Letters to the editor, The Record, Nov. 15.
Ed Sadowski comments last week in The Record that we should not panic about the potential closing of the Thrifty’s in Sapperton.
Not too sure if Ed really understands what impact this store has had on our community during its short time of being open. For many years Sapperton residents have not had their own major food store and have had to drive to other parts of the city to shop.
Thrifty’s has established itself as an important part of the community and provides us with a wide variety of high-quality products and services. The Brewery District is just starting to take shape and then, with no meaningful community consultation, some official in Ottawa decides that one of its bigger stores must be closed.
Panic, Ed? No. Sapperton residents just want to experience the same level of nearby retail services that many other communities currently take for granted.
Vince Kreiser,
New Westminster
