Closing chapter for the only used bookstore in Montreal’s Mile End

Closing chapter for the only used bookstore in Montreal’s Mile End

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“It’s been a good almost 40 years,” says Stephen Welch, owner of S.W. Welch Bookstore, a favourite for many bookworms in Montreal. The store is closing at the end of July. Diona Macalinga reports.

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