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After 14 years sitting vacant, the Sackville train station is about to come back to life. Award-winning literary publisher Gaspereau Press will be renovating and moving into the 119-year old building in the coming months.
New owner Keagan Hawthorne excited to open up print shop to community
Erica Butler · CBC News
· Posted: Jul 22, 2026 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 27 minutes ago
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Keagan Hawthorne took over Gaspereau Press in January, and will move the operation to the Sackville train station in the coming months. (Erica Butler/CBC)
The papered-in windows of the 119-year-old Sackville train station will soon be letting in light again.
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,
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