As the chair of the Côte Saint-Luc Local Commerce Committee, I am pleased to announce the Spotlight on Local Merchants recipient, for February 2022. For 30 years Kyong Ho Lee from Talon Minute Côte St. Luc Shopping Centre has been providing clients with reliable shoe repairs, copies of keys as well as fixing zippers and handbags. He is retiring and now has a closing sale for the rest of the month of February. We thank him for his incredible service. Over the years he has changed so many of my zippers, repaired shoes and handbags and all with a smile. His prices, by the way, were always quite low.
Côte Saint-Luc Deputy Mayor and District 3 Councillor Dida Berku believes that he serves as a wonderful example for all merchants. “Mr. Lee has provided an important service for three decades and has so many devoted clients,” she said. “In difficult times like these, it is important to recognize his contribution and to support small shops like his. We are lucky to still have him in our local shopping center. We only wish we could have other business owners equal his longevity.
In his native South Korea, Mr. Lee was a computer engineer and worked as logistics manager for companies like Samsung and HP. He came to Canada from Seoul South Korea with this wife and their then young daughter in 1991. Two years later he opened his business. He greeted customers with a smile and his prices were always beyond reasonable, not to mention his turnaround time.
Marchands locaux en vedette : Kyong Ho Lee, Talon Minute, Centre commercial Côte Saint-Luc
Le Comité de commerce local de Côte Saint-Luc est fier d’annoncer récipiendaire du programme Marchands locaux en vedette, pour février 2022. Depuis 30 ans, Kyong Ho Lee de Talon Minute du Centre commercial de Côte Saint-Luc offre à ses clients des réparations de chaussures fiables, des copies de clés ainsi que la réparation de fermetures éclair et de sacs à main.
Dida Berku, mairesse adjointe et conseillère du district 3, estime M. Lee est un de merveilleux exemple pour tous les commerçants. « M. Lee fournit un service important depuis 30 ans et a tant de clients fidèles, a-t-elle déclaré. En période difficile comme celle-ci, il est important de reconnaître sa contribution et de soutenir les petits commerces comme le sien. Nous sommes chanceux qu’il soit situé dans notre centre commercial local. Nous souhaiterions seulement que d’autres propriétaires d’entreprise aient la même longévité que lui. »
Dans son pays natal, la Corée du Sud, M. Lee était ingénieur en informatique et a travaillé comme directeur de la logistique pour des entreprises comme Samsung et HP. Il a quitté Séoul, en Corée du Sud, pour s’installer au Canada avec sa femme et leur fille, alors en bas âge, en 1991. Deux ans plus tard, il ouvre son commerce ou il accueille ses clients avec le sourire, offre d’excellents prix et une rapidité de service imbattable.
