The Creemore Meat Market, in business since 1881 before 50-year-owner Noel Van Walleghan (left) retired last month, will reopen on Thursday, November 10 under the new ownership of Mark (right) and Darcy (middle) Thomson.
Mark, most recently the butcher at Creemore Foodland, has been in the meat business since he was 13, when he worked at his dad’s butcher shop in Oak Ridges. His grandfather and great-grandfather were in the business as well. Mark plans to respect history and keep the Creemore Meat Market name (it’s on the building, afterall), but he plans to update the store’s selection and feature his infamous sausages, which come in four varieties. The couple’s 13-year-old daughter Bailey will be in charge of a specialty candy section as well.