Editor: Another landmark of Fort 91原创 closed its doors on Tuesday (May 31).

My parents, Bill and Blanche Dyck, bought the PK Building Supply Store in Fort 91原创 back in 1971, and renamed the store Frontier Building Supply. It became our family business, operating as a hardward store and lumber yard.  As my parents prepared for retirement, my brother, Jim Dyck, took over the store and added a garden and craft centre.

In the early 1970s, I worked there as a clerk and saw many loyal customers walk through those doors, some shopping for supplies, while others just stopped in to say hi and tell a story or two.

Last weekend, I took my last visit to the store and as I walked through the partially-emptied aisles, I couldn鈥檛 help but shed a tear, remembering those customers who remained dedicated throughout the 40 years, even as  big box stores opened all around.

You can always buy hardware and lumber at hundreds of stores around here, but none will ever compare to Frontier Building Supply, nor will the service ever be as personable as you received from Bill, Blanche, Jim, Margo and their family throughout the decades.

You will be sadly missed, Jimmy Dyck.

Your sister, Ceci (le) Tolman,

Kamloops