{"id":4719,"date":"2021-11-24T08:32:31","date_gmt":"2021-11-24T12:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qccrfm.com\/news\/?p=4719"},"modified":"2021-11-24T08:32:31","modified_gmt":"2021-11-24T12:32:31","slug":"queens-place-has-brought-snacks-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qccrfm.com\/news\/2021\/11\/24\/queens-place-has-brought-snacks-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Queens Place has brought snacks back"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The roll up window at Queens Place is now open. Photo Ed Halverson<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

Visitors to Queens Place no longer need to leave the facility to grab a snack.<\/p>\n

The Region of Queens has come to terms on a lease with the owner of the Greenfield General Store, Stew Jenkins to operate the canteen.<\/p>\n

It officially official opened Thursday November 18.<\/p>\n

Jenkins says the canteen will keep regular hours and be open for special events.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt will be a good place for people to come and have a meal or just a cup of coffee when they\u2019re watching a game or hot chocolate or whatever.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jenkins had previously run the canteen and sees this as an opportunity to work together with the Region to serve visitors to the arena.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s room for growth,\u201d said Jenkins. \u201cThe last time we were sort of guessing at what we could do but now we\u2019re working together to grow it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jenkins says Joan Murphy will manage the operation, providing a menu of homemade soups and stews as well as hot dogs, hot drinks and snacks.<\/p>\n

The municipality has been looking for someone to operate the canteen for months.<\/p>\n

Jenkins says after a discussion with Mayor Darlene Norman, things moved quickly.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was a whirlwind,\u201d said Jenkins. \u201cWe signed the papers Friday and Joan went in on Monday and started cleaning. The food order arrived later that day and [she]started stocking and then Tuesday she did a little bit of trial runs on things.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jenkins says Murphy will be hiring a couple of more staff to run the canteen.<\/p>\n

He says the advantage of having a business outside of the canteen is he can pull more staff from the Greenfield General Store to help out when busy events are taking place.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a benefit it gives our staff out here, a couple of them, extra hours where they might be cut back to three or four days a week. Now they can get some part-time work in there as well,\u201d said Jenkins.<\/p>\n

Canteen hours and the new menu are available on the Queens Place Emera Centre Facebook page.<\/p>\n

E-mail:\u00a0edhalversonnews@gmail.com<\/a><\/strong>
\nTwitter: @edwardhalverson<\/strong><\/p>\n

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