After 34 years, King's Point Pottery changing hands but staying in the family
King's Point Pottery, a long-standing family business in Newfoundland, is transitioning to the next generation as the original owners retire. The shop has evolved from a mechanic's garage into a significant local cultural hub and tourist attraction.
Why it matters
It highlights the importance of small business succession and the role of local artisans in sustaining rural tourism economies.
Co-owners Linda Yates and David Hayashida are now retiring, but say it's not the end for the gallery and shop.
Through most of the summer, Yates said it was "a rollercoaster" emotionally, not knowing exactly what would happen and thinking that the shop may simply close. Then, an "exciting" option came to the fore, Yates said. Her niece, Sandi Yates, is now stepping up to take on the business.
"She'll be the next generation of Yates, the fifth generation here in King's Point," Linda Yates said, speaking at the shop on the occasion of her and Hayashida's retirement party.
"We're just over the moon over that and really excited," she said.
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