CALEB NICKERSON
SHAWVILLE Dec. 1, 2019
Attention to those in need of a shearing, there’s a new barber in town.
Payton Ringrose held the . . .
grand opening of his little shop at 119 Victoria Avenue in Shawville on Sunday, and will be offering various cuts and styles starting this week.
The young entrepreneur has about a year of experience in his trade, having worked door to door, as well as in a shop on Main Street. He said he had been eying his current space, located in the WePC plaza, for some time, as there had been a barber shop at the location previously. When the opportunity arose, he didn’t waste any time.
“It was a big process moving over by myself, it was a bit stressful but it was kind of fun to branch out and have that full creative freedom,” he said. “It’s been a lot of work.”
Ringrose spent his formative years in Shawville and completed his studies at the Hair Fellas School of Barbering in Ottawa.
“I really liked Shawville and wanted to end up staying here …” he said. “I went to high school here and everything so it’s nice to be able to come back and do something community-wise, have a service that I can offer to the younger generation and make them feel welcome with kind of a cooler-feeling place.”
“I’m still learning, getting better all the time, but I’m pretty confident in my skills and I feel I have something to offer to people here,” he added.
Ringrose said walk-ins are welcome and noted that his hours would be 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesdays to Saturdays.
