Source: The Murals of Winnipeg
Riediger's joins The Chocolate Shop and J J H Mclean Pianos as long-time local retailers that have disappeared in the past year.It's not only the last weekend to worship at St. Thomas Church in Lockport. It is also last call to shop at Riediger's Supermarket at 188 Isabel. CBC reported (though it's not at their website) that the store will close Saturday.
The Riediger family came to Canada from Russia in 1923, first settling in Henley, Saskatchewan. They moved to Winnipeg in 1935 and in 1937 opened the grocery store at this location. In 1976 it underwent an expansion. The third generation, Nick, runs the store.
ad ca. 1954
In a January 2000 Free Press article Ken Riediger told the Free Press "We want to see that the community keeps going and growing. It's the right thing to do, we've got to give something back."
The Riediger family came to Canada from Russia in 1923, first settling in Henley, Saskatchewan. They moved to Winnipeg in 1935 and in 1937 opened the grocery store at this location. In 1976 it underwent an expansion. The third generation, Nick, runs the store.
ad ca. 1954
In a January 2000 Free Press article Ken Riediger told the Free Press "We want to see that the community keeps going and growing. It's the right thing to do, we've got to give something back."
UPDATE:
Closing grocery store gets special send-off CBC
End of an Oasis Winnipeg Free Press
1 comment:
Even if the Reidgers are leaving the business, surely the building will be bought by an enterprising immigrant and space would remain a grocery store.
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