12/24/2025
Merry Christmas 🎄 to all of our incredible customers, staff and volunteers
This Christmas, we want to speak to you not just as a business - but as people who live beside you, walk with you, and care deeply about what you are carrying.
These are not easy times. Many of you are facing uncertainty you never imagined. Rising costs. Empty cupboards. Fear about what tomorrow may bring. Quiet worries that keep you awake at night. We see it in the eyes of seniors, in the courage of parents, and in the strength of people who keep showing up even when life feels unbearably heavy.
If you are struggling, please know this first and foremost:
You are not failing. The world is heavy right now.
Christmas came into the world during a time of hardship, not ease. Jesus was born into uncertainty, into poverty, into a world that was broken and afraid. And yet - that birth changed everything. Not because it removed hardship overnight, but because it brought hope that hardship would not have the final word.
This is the heart of Christmas.
Hope is not pretending everything is fine.
Hope is knowing we will get through this - together.
This Christmas Tony and I are choosing to put family and faith ahead of making money. In a world that is constantly rushing and demanding more, we are intentionally slowing down to be present with the people we love and to honour what truly matters. Time together is something we never get back, and we do not want to lose the moments that matter most - the conversations, the laughter, the prayers, and the simple gift of being together. This pause is a reminder that our lives, our families, and our faith are worth more than any transaction.
We want you to hear this clearly: you will be okay. Not because times are easy - but because you are not alone. Communities survive when they care for one another. Families endure when love leads the way. And light always finds its way through even the darkest moments.
💛 From our hearts to your homes Merry Christmas to you and your family.
We pray that your home is filled with warmth, that your table is surrounded by love, and that even in the quiet moments, you feel peace. Whether your family is large or small, near or far, may you feel connected, protected, and deeply loved this Christmas.
We believe in a future where people are fed, supported, and treated with dignity. We believe in neighbours helping neighbours. We believe in faith that shows up in action. And we believe God is still working - quietly, powerfully - even when we can’t yet see the full picture.
If you are worried about food, about tomorrow, about how you will get through the winter - please know we are here. This place exists because people matter. Because hope matters. Because no one should feel forgotten.
Christmas reminds us that love entered the world gently - and changed it forever.
As we pause to honour this sacred season, we do so with gratitude for you. For your trust. For your kindness. For your belief in community. You have helped carry not just us, but countless others who needed help along the way.
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📍 Holiday Closure Dates
The Cheese Bar – District 1881
Closed December 24, 25 & 26
TYDEL FOODS
Closed December 24, 25, 26, 27 & 28
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We will reopen with strength, faith, and commitment to continue walking alongside this community in the days ahead.
From our family to yours,
Merry Christmas. May the birth of Jesus remind you that hope is real, that light still shines, and that together - we will get through this. 🎄❤️
Much Love ❤️
Brigida & Tony
