Posted: Dec 15, 2020 5:00 AM CT | Last Updated: December 15, 2020
Maggie Kus, a shopper at MCC Kildonan Thrift Shop, said she s grateful the store is open again. (Gary Soliak/CBC)
Winnipeg s thrift shops are operating again and their reopening has been met with enthusiasm.
Public health officials extended the province s code red restrictions last week, with exemptions given to thrift stores for them to reopen and sell non-essential items. The province said the stores closures have disproportionately affected low-income people.
The Kildonan Mennonite Central Committee s thrift shop on Chalmers Avenue reopened on Saturday, with lineups of people stretching around the block. The response has been overwhelming, which we anticipated, said Robin Searle, the chief operating officer of the Kildonan MCC Thrift Shop.