Gaspereau Press gears up for move into historic Sackville train station
Literary publisher Gaspereau Press is relocating its operations to a historic, long-vacant train station in Sackville, Nova Scotia. The move aims to create a community-focused space that combines a print shop, retail store, and public waiting area.
Why it matters
This project highlights the adaptive reuse of heritage infrastructure to support local arts and small-scale manufacturing.
Literary publisher Gaspereau Press is moving into the space roughly 14 years after VIA Rail staff last sold tickets there.
Taking over the heritage building is a "big responsibility, and it's a big project," said Keagan Hawthorne, the Sackville poet and printer who recently took over the award-winning publisher.
The project also aligns with Gaspereau Press's mission.
"We're really excited to be able to open up our print shop and invite the community in, to be able to show how we make books and why we make books the way we do," said Hawthorne.
Gaspereau is known for the extra effort and care it puts into design, typography and printing.
"We believe that you read with your whole body," said Hawthorne, from the touch and feel of a book, to the sound of a page turning. "And so we make books with that in mind."
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