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Sooke residents band together to save beloved local cafe

A beloved Sooke coffee house closed its doors Sunday but is expected to reopen later this summer or fall, after about 400 community members banded together to purchase the business through a co-op.

Stick in the Mud Coffee House owner David Evans signed the sale papers with Sooke Community Investment Cooperative president Wendy O’Connor in front of a cheering crowd on Sunday an hour before closing.

The café is expected to reopen under the name Café Vosino, after V0S 1N0, Sooke’s former postal code and the shop’s popular Americano drink.

Read the rest at the Times Colonist

 

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