Sugar shack is back: cabanes à sucre reopen dining rooms in Quebec
Posted March 19, 2022 2:35 pm.
Last Updated March 19, 2022 2:38 pm.
Cabanes à sucre across Quebec are reopening their dining rooms for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
That’s a very sweet development for sugar shack owners like Gaby Constantin.
“We have more people it is very, very beautiful,” said the co-owner of Cabane à Sucre Constantin, north of Montreal.
“This is my heart, (making) maple syrup, and the nature is beautiful.”
Cabane à Sucre Constantin has been open since 1941. The family-run business has been passed down for four generations.
“I start to work like at seven years old. I did the tickets at the sugar shack,” said Constantin.
“I’m very, very proud of it because it’s still in the family.”
On Friday, the smell of maple syrup filled the air at the sugar shack. Families brought their excited kids along to enjoy the experience.
“Why are we here? To eat maple syrup, to spend time as a family,” said one person.
“To have a dinner with our family, get together,” said another. “Also because we don’t have those moments anymore, a lot. So it’s really a good day.”
The downside facing the co-owners of the popular cabane à sucre is a lack of staff. A labour shortage means the sugar shack can only be open four days a week.
