We get dust left, right, up and down. The owners of the Faubourg, Crofton Moore Holdings Inc. of Montreal, say renovations didn't get under way until last October, one month later than planned, because of stubborn tenants who refused to leave. Merchants, however, claim they've been up to their cash registers in dust since April. And, he added, they don't like change. And we take on the air of the mayor.
Progress requires a bit of compromise on everybody's part.
But merchants like Saint Cinnamon owner Rima Jaber say they've compromised enough. But Menzies said the owners have bent over backwards to make the transition as painless as possible by lowering rents, forgiving arrears and pitching in for brand new premises. A woman who owns the flower shop did not want her name used but had plenty of criticism for the owners. You can't imagine. When we first opened in 1986 it was packed here.