Camilo Mora and Mariana Buitrago are cornering the market on sweet treats in Sackville’s downtown. The couple opened Sweet Yummyland at 28A York Street just over a week ago, and are moving their ice cream business The Ice Cream Coop into the downtown core next month.
“I think it…generates a bit of foot traffic for the town, with people coming in to enjoy ice cream, and then they can visit some of the stores around town as well without having to walk as much,” said Mora.
In past summers, the ice cream stand was set up on Lorne Street beside the Sackville Commons.
Sweet Yummyland is stocked with old fashioned, hard-to-find and unique candies as well as tried and true favourites.
“We’re trying to find sort of different variations of sweets. We also have sort of sugar free candy and sort of some healthy alternatives,” said Mora.
He plans to sell ice cream from the store, as well as from the family’s ice cream stand.
“We just got approval from Council last Tuesday, I believe, to move the Coop to the park,” said Mora.
“So the Coop will be moved to Bill Johnstone Park, it will be located between the bandstand and the library. And if all goes well, we should have it up and running for the first or second week of May.”
On Saturday afternoon a group of kids gathered outside Sweet Yummyland eating sweets. Asked why the store is a nice new addition to the downtown, one said, “It’s a nice bike ride and a really nice day.”
