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The retail space once occupied by Elgin Street staple Boushey’s Fruit Market will be taken over by a Quickie convenience store.

Boushey’s, owned by the Boushey family for 70 years, closed its doors July 31. The store had aisles of pre-packaged food, but specialized in fresh offerings including fruit and vegetables, homemade soups, hummus and tabouli, anda deli and baked goods department, along with catering and gift basket services.

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Regular customers expressed their disappointment when they heard the news the grocery store, considered to be an institution by many, was closing for good.

“Everything is really fresh and they have lots of stuff you can’t find at a normal grocery store,” said nearby resident Julie Lavoie before they closed. “I’m here pretty much every day. It’s a little family-owned business instead of a big corporation. I’m going to miss it and I think everyone is going to miss it.”

A notice was posted on the Elgin Street storefront, located on the corner of Waverley Street, confirming a building permit was issued by the city on Sept. 13 to retrofit the ground floor of the two-storey building.

Quickie is an Ottawa-based classic-style convenience store, with 52 stores around Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec.

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