Comments on: Ian’s Coffee Stop

By: Diane

Diane — Thu, 01 May 2025 01:27:22 +0000

Ian’s always brightened my day while undergoing cancer treatments at the Jubilee Hospital in 1999. The cheese burgers were so good, mere words don’t do them justice. The homemade potato salad, fries, milkshakes and pies…..everything was just so delicious. I loved hearing stories about Ian’s and all the people that felt they’d found a home away from home. What a remarkable family buisness.

By: Scott Johnson

Scott Johnson — Tue, 12 Nov 2013 20:58:29 +0000

In reply to graham. Thanks Graham, we sure do appreciate you taking the time to visit and leave these comments. As the clock continues to tick, I am beginning to get very worried about the prognosis for the building now. There's still time for a miracle here, but the clock continues to run out.

By: graham

graham — Tue, 29 Oct 2013 03:29:51 +0000

That movie with Meg Ryan is called The Land of women
I think back fondly of a cheeseburger and chocolate shake at Ians,
It will be a sad day if that building comes down

By: Scott Johnson

Scott Johnson — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 18:27:46 +0000

In reply to Heather Hess. And homemade cheeseburgers!! I can darn near taste them sitting here pondering it! What wonderful comments, Heather, thank you so much for taking the time to pop by and for leaving these for everyone to enjoy!

By: Scott Johnson

Scott Johnson — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 18:26:49 +0000

In reply to Rey Carr. This is quite the issue with a lot of underlying complexities, that's for certain. Thank YOU for getting involved Rey, all hope is far from lost but we are all waiting for a miracle here. We sure do appreciate your visit and your comments here, my friend, thank you!

By: Scott Johnson

Scott Johnson — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 18:25:40 +0000

In reply to Christine Roome. What a terrific story, Christie, thank you so much for taking the time to pop by and for sharing this! We are overwhelmed by the feedback we've received in regards to this situation and all the wonderful stories we've heard. Ian touched so many people and the building stands as a reminder of all this, and I think this makes the notion of losing it all that much harder to accept. We totally understand this is a complex and perhaps rather expensive situation, we just wish we had the resources to pitch in and help somehow. Sharing awareness like this is the first key step, in our humble opinion. Many kind thanks for sharing your thoughts here!!

By: Heather Hess

Heather Hess — Tue, 22 Oct 2013 23:29:44 +0000

I never got to visit Ian’s but have driven by the corner for years pondering on the past, present and future history of the building. Thanks for bringing this issue to light – I will join the Facebook group. I can only hope funding can be found to save the building and create a ‘modern-day’ Ian’s – mmmm – I hope the new owners continue the former traditions of homemade Donuts & cherry ice cream.

By: Rey Carr

Rey Carr — Tue, 22 Oct 2013 23:06:23 +0000

Thanks Scott for the alert to the Facebook group. There’s a wealth of stories and energy in that group. I’m sure that something can be done with all that talent.

By: Christine Roome

Christine Roome — Tue, 22 Oct 2013 17:24:09 +0000

Scott – what a great article. I drove by the Turner building yesterday. I dream – to this day – about having the money to buy that building and restore it. 20 years ago when I was a patient in the Royal Jubilee, I “escaped” for an hour with a friend and Ian gave me a free ice cream. How could he not? I was in hospital gown and slippers. Yikes!

I got in “trouble” from the nurses upon my return for leaving the hospital grounds. But, that ice cream stands in my memory as the best cone ever!

Christie

By: Scott Johnson

Scott Johnson — Tue, 22 Oct 2013 16:52:26 +0000

In reply to Rey Carr. Thanks for the kind visit, Rey! Indeed, the Turner family does still own the building, and the house behind it, as far as our research indicates. From what we have heard second-hand, the financial resources required to fix the building are just not there. We have seen several local grassroots groups emerge in the past few weeks looking to start a crowdsource fund to address this. Probably one of the best places to stay up to date, and propose any ideas you may have, is the "Ian's Jubilee Coffee Shop Fanclub" page on Facebook, it's really really active these days.