RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF WEST ST. PAUL — For the first time, Dorothy Kucel isn’t dreading the snow.

This past spring, the 39-year-old opened Happy’s Sim Play Social in West St. Paul. Featuring sports simulators, arcade games, a restaurant and bar, Happy’s aims to be a gathering place for people of all ages.

Business was slow during the summer, Kucel said, and understandably so — Manitoba summers are short and many people were outside making the most of it. But now that temperatures are dropping and the days are getting shorter, Kucel has noticed more people coming through the doors at Unit 20 in the AWC Business Center at 1051 Kapelus Dr.

“I’m really looking forward to winter,” Kucel said. “(That’s) the first time I’ve ever said that.”

Despite its name, Happy’s was born out of frustration

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