Our little town....Liverpool, Nova Scotia

2011 has been a challenging year for a lot of small towns and unfortunately it's been tough for my hometown - Liverpool, Nova Scotia. Several stores have closed, KFC closed, we lost the Woodpile Cafe, Memory Lane, Seams So Simple, Quinns Paint & Paper and Liverpool Value Plus just to name some. Some closed because of the economy, some closed because it was part of a larger chain, some just closed because it was time to do something else. Regardless of the reason, it was sad to see businesses close that we've all enjoyed for many years. Just when we all thought things couldn't get worse, news about the uncertain future of Bowaters appears in the news. Last Saturday White Point Lodge suffered a devastating fire leaving more people off work. Let's hope this is the end of the bad and hope things will start to get better. We've gone through tough times before back in the late 80s and early 90s when Stedmans and Peoples Department Stores closed and also a few other businesses but the town bounced back and I'm sure it will this time. We all have to think positive, being negative just adds to the problem. Even though some of us no longer live in Liverpool we still care about the town's future. One day we hope to maybe move back, retire there or maybe even work there once again. I know that I would like to and I'm sure many other people are thinking the same ......since it is our hometown!