Tag: Ten Thousand Villages NOTL on Queen Street has been in operation for 34 years. Store manager Teresa Friesen said it's been an honour to work for the organization. (Dariya Baiguzhiyeva/Niagara Now)

Although the closure of Ten Thousand Villages makes Niagara-on-the-Lake store manager Teresa Friesen feel “extremely sad,” she finds comfort in knowing that relationships developed between the community, staff and volunteers through working for the store for the past 34 years will continue to carry on.