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Michelle Foot serves
up a colourful waffle
cone at The Beach
Hut in Killarney.
(Jillian Austin/
Trending)

and restaurant is now in its 49th season.
After living in Winnipeg, Keri Sawatzky wanted
to come back to Boissevain where she was born and
raised. She purchased the business six years ago.
“We’ve had people stop and specifically say its the
best ice cream they’ve had, which is always nice to
hear,” she said.
Busy B offers sundaes, banana splits, twisters, as
well as eight varieties of hard ice cream. A unique
item to try is their coffee milkshake.
“It’s kind of like a latte flavour, not bitter but it’s
not horribly sweet either. It’s just that nice coffee Trinda Collister and her
flavour,” Sawatzky said. husband Darren own The
Busy B also makes homemade ice cream Batchery, which makes
sandwiches and custom ice cream cakes. delicious home-made ice
cream creations. (Tim
Smith/Trending)
The Beach Hut — Killarney
After retiring from their jobs in northern Manitoba
11 years ago, Dennis and Judy Pearce purchased
The Beach Hut.
“That was our retirement plan,” Judy said. “We
decided to just do this for the summer so we could go
south for the winter… I love it.”
The popular restaurant and ice cream shop has
been a part of the community since the 1950s,
located a stone’s throw from Killarney Beach (44
Water St).
It may be the Pearce’s last season, as they have put
the business up for sale.
“We’re getting ready to leave it because it’s just
time, we’re getting on,” Judy said. “It’s a fun place
to be.” Customers have a variety of
The hut offers 16 flavours of hard ice cream, as toppings to choose from for
Busy B’s popular Twisters.
(Jillian Austin/Trending)
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