STOUGHTON - A new business opened in Stoughton earlier this year and is named Rising Moon Collective (RMC).
RMC is located in the former SGI building on Main Street Stoughton. The inside has been totally remodelled to fit the needs of the new store.
Owner Trinity Slykhuis grew up in Carlyle but decided to make the move to the bit slower paced, smaller community of Stoughton.
What made her decide to open her own store?
“I’m originally from Carlyle so when I was younger I liked to shop at King’s Department Store, and I commented then to my mom ‘that’s what I want to do when I’m older…own a clothing store’ because I like fashion,” she said.
“When I moved to Stoughton two years ago I realized there wasn’t much here in the way of a clothing store so I decided ‘why not?’
“You need to take chances,” says Slykhuis. “Don’t regret it later in life that you didn’t try.”
She explains that her parents are very supportive of anything that she wants to do. She had lots of encouragement and support from her parents to follow her dreams.
“They always back me up on everything,” says Slykhuis.
Slykhuis says she may have been a bit hesitant about opening up a store during COVID but she says she just decided to jump into it and get it going.
“People are wanting to support local businesses,” explains Slykhuis, “and I wanted to support the community.”
Slykhuis hopes her business and services will bring additional shoppers to the community.
“Because people aren’t able to travel to the city as much, I thought it would be a good opportunity.”
Where did she get the idea for the name of her business?
“I like spiritual things and astrology so that ties in with the name. I just like the colour black. So it came from the rising sun and the moon and the collective is a term to describe the store.”
“My friend and I actually thought of a name before the business even came about.”
The main focus of the store is men’s and women’s clothing although there are many other things offered, including jewelry, bath salts and scrubs.
“Our candles and hair scrunchies are all locally handmade.”
Other than clothing, RMC offers many services at the location as well.
Slykhuis has been ‘lashing’ for the past two years already after taking a Lash Tech course and says she really loves doing this.
The ‘lashing’ service offered at RMC keeps Slykhuis pretty busy as she also lashes at Weyburn.
Other services offered at RMC include piercings, teeth whitening, and a spiritual lady – intuitive, energy reader, medium, shaman and channeller.
Slykhuis says she’s heard many comments that people are liking it because they don’t have to travel to the city for these services now.
Customers from Estevan and Weyburn have made the trip to Stoughton to her store.
Soon RMC will be offering facials and reiki.
Slykhuis says she loves everything about owning and running her own business.
“It’s nice visiting with people and meeting so many new people.”
When Slykhuis isn’t at the store she enjoys spending time camping and just spending time with her three-year-old daughter Oaklyn and other family members who are mostly around the Carlyle area, or go to the gym and working out.
RMC is open five days a week, Tuesday to Saturday.
Slykhuis has much more planned for her store but the community will just have to wait and see what happens next. She’s not ready to ‘spill the beans’ on that news.
Check out the stock at RMC’s website .
