Laurie Jones and Company Hair Designers Closing After 36 Years in Peterborough
/Laurie Jones and her company Laurie Jones and Company Hair Designers are setting down the scissors and closing up shop, announcing her retirement after 36 years of business in downtown Peterborough.
Photo courtesy of Jonathan Jones.
The salon, located at 165 Sherbooke St., has always been Jones’s sanctuary.
“It’s comfortable here and it’s homey,” she said as she motioned to her space. “It’s always been my comfort zone.”
The salon doors opened in 1986 and offered brow waxing and various cut and colour hair services.
“It was a little scary, but my family was really supportive so I went for it and never looked back,” says Jones. “You kind of wonder if you can actually do it and I remember my dad saying ‘if you don’t ever try it, you’ll never know if you can,’ and with the support of everybody, I was able to.”
After being closed for nearly seven months during the COVID-19 pandemic, Jones says she got used to having some downtime.
“I sort of just went ‘you know what? I think I want to try out this retirement thing,’” she laughed. “I’m closing because I want to, not because I have to and that is a big thing to say.”
Photo by Felicia Massey.
