Are We Losing Our Favorite Village Cafe?

A few weeks ago, Terry and I drove to the village of Manotick to have brunch at our favorite cafe - a volunteer-run restaurant that supports seniors activities in the area. On weekdays retired seniors volunteer as servers and cashiers. On the weekends teenagers also volunteer.



After eating, Terry started to chat with one of the seniors who waited on our table.

We were supposed to close next weekend, but we've had a short reprieve, to see if we can do fund-raising to keep going, she told him. It's been a bad winter - people weren't coming out... And there is competition from restaurants in the area.










We were devastated! Such a good, long-running volunteer project - in operation for almost 30 years!











Next time we want a change of scene and head for Manotick... its doors may well be closed!

That would be such a shame!