This page was exported from Shelburne Free Press [ https://shelburnefreepress.ca ] Export date:Wed Jul 3 17:16:43 2024 / +0000 GMT ___________________________________________________ Title: Not all enterprises welcomed in area --------------------------------------------------- Primrose is barely more than a dot on any roadmap of Ontario, and then most likely only because it is at the intersection of two provincial highways – the north-south Hwy 10 and east-west Hwy 89. The intersection can hardly be called “a settlement” as there appear to be only two families residing within eye shot. It is, though, a place where you can eat and get gas for your flivver or limo. And then there is an oddity. Driving north on Highway 10, you'll see a rest area and the Dufferin County Public Works yard on your left, along with an abandoned brick century home. On your right, you can't miss the high signs advertising a Subway and a Pete's Donut outlet. Straight ahead, you'll see two hamburger outlets – Super Burger and Champs. You'll notice there's a half-century-old TTC streetcar attached to Super Burger. Amidst all of this, you'll notice a small produce stand on the Pete's parking lot. None of the businesses has objected to its presence, but a Ministry of Transportation official reportedly found it to be “a distraction” and has told owner James Dryer that it must be moved. In fairness to MTO, the official could not be located to explain what he meant by “distraction.” The stand is probably six metres removed from the travelled portion of the highway but it is no more than a metre from property owned by MTO, an elevated paved portion adjacent to the roadway. James, meantime, has been advised by adult friends not to move. He is a Grade 12 student planning to study civil engineering in university next year. Modest profits from the sale of produce might be helpful along the way. The stand itself is of sturdy lumber construction. James said in an interview it had been built for him by Mennonites. At Primrose last week, the stand was being staffed by Henry McGowan who, as it turned out, is a Grade 8 student at Primrose Elementary School, a relatively new structure on Prince of Wales Road which would overlook the Boyne River and a section of the Bruce Trail if it weren't for the abundant trees. You can't see the school, or any of the nearby homes, from the intersection. If you do a little exploring among the Primrose outlets, you're likely to find especially pleasant and youthful persons working everywhere, and most adults one sees are customers. One gets the sense that this intersection is youth oriented. It was noteworthy a few years ago that a recent Grade 12 Shelburne high school (CDDHS) graduate opened Champs to compete with the long established and nationally known Super Burger. It might strike one as a bit odd that, amidst the emphasis on youth, the MTO wouldn't welcome that addition of a tiny enterprise for a Grade 12 student who knows where he's heading. Skipping over to Shelburne, about seven km to the west, there's another Pete's at the intersection of Highway 89 and what used to be Highway 24, now County Road 124. At that intersection, there's an Esso station with an attached Coffee Time and there are sundry other shops and a Beer Store. This intersection is known as Wrigglesworth's Corner. There is an empty former Chinese restaurant, now for lease by owner VanDyk Properties but rumoured to be the site of the next Tim Hortons drive-through, sit-in establishment. “Timmy's” has become a ritual for coffee-drinkers and pastry-eaters elsewhere. Commercially, that would be good news for Shelburne and the nearly 700 new residences in the construction stages. But it's scary for many of the faithful patrons of Pete's, at least one of whom stated at a public meeting that Shelburne doesn't need another coffee shop as competition for the established ones. Wrigglesworth's was the re-location site for Shelburne's downtown M&M Meats in the Mac's. There was plenty of interest at the company's public presentations of the opportunities, but finally no takers. Now there is no M&M in Shelburne. An agreement between the two national organizations has expired, a source said.   By Wes Keller   --------------------------------------------------- Images: --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Post date: 2013-06-13 12:47:47 Post date GMT: 2013-06-13 16:47:47 Post modified date: 2013-06-20 11:05:34 Post modified date GMT: 2013-06-20 15:05:34 ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Export of Post and Page as text file has been powered by [ Universal Post Manager ] plugin from www.gconverters.com