Réjean Laflamme, chairman of the board of directors for La coopérative de solidarité Épicerie de l'île de Hull, is seen in a photo from 2024.
A co-operative dedicated to opening an affordable grocery store in downtown Gatineau, Que., is giving up on its plans after 20 years of work.Réjean Laflamme, chairman of the board of directors for La coopérative de solidarité Épicerie de l'île de Hull, said it was 'heartbreaking' to realize they couldn't bring an affordable grocery store to downtown Gatineau, Que. A co-operative dedicated to opening an affordable grocery store in downtown Gatineau, Que.
Saveurs opened a grocery store in Hull last year, but there are still concerns that the downtown neighbourhood remains a food desert. Since 1999, Hull residents have had to string together their grocery shopping by patronizing convenience stores and other shops that don't offer an array of cheap, healthy food, Moran said.
'One thing the city has been banking on is actually repopulating the island,' Moran said. 'And that increased population is increasing the market for the possibility of having another grocery store.' Moran said the city was "really banking" on the co-op's grocery store to support the community, but now it will have to look for "other windows to be able to respond to the variety of people's needs.
Dany Plante, the owner of Saveurs Épicerie urbaine, said he had no objection to more competition and that diversity in grocery stores would be a good thing.
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