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The community of Redvers welcomed a new business on May 4, Bedrock Berries & Baskets, opened and recently hosted their Grand Opening on Saturday, June 24. 

Bedrock Berries & Baskets offers a wide variety of gift items and an extensive list of ice cream flavours for a delicious snack from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., seven days a week. 

"About a year ago, I was looking for something to do," Jo Bedecs, owner, explained. "I'm from Wyoming, so once I got my permanent residency I began helping out at the family business [Bedecs Ready-Mix]; but, I am a little more creative than what I was doing and started making gift baskets out of our basement. Everything from birthday and Christmas baskets, to sympathy baskets as well." 

"My husband's family make the Saskatoon pies for the Log Cabin as well, we have an orchard, so I also started helping with the pies." 

They began using the kitchen at a former restaurant just north of highway 13 and it made sense to also sell gifts in there and bring people in with ice cream as well. Jo is also still creating baskets by request as well. 

"We'll be doing a trial run of coffee and saskatoon muffins, biscuits, etc..., then this fall we're planning on bringing in specialty coffees, and once the Log Cabin closes for the summer we'll begin selling saskatoon pie by the slice here too," Jo explained. 

With the coffee and baking trial run, their hours will shift to open at 9 a.m. 

"When we first looked into this, we approached the different businesses in town to see if this was a good idea, we wanted feedback from people in town because we didn't want to conflict with anybody else's business," Frank Bedecs explained. 

"We wanted to create more for our community and bring in things that nobody else has," Jo added. 

"So we have a lot of local Saskatchewan products, it was important to have a lot of local products, and that's mostly all on consignment, which is great because it fills the store and gives them a place to display their creations as well." 

In addition to the local flare – which varies from a refurbished piano altered into a desk to bracelets made by a local high school student – Jo has also brought in teak wood pieces from Indonesia including a beautifully unique table and chairs. 

"Out front we also have different pieces, which Bedecs Ready Mix sells – the planters, fire pit, picnic tables are all different items that people don't always know that Bedecs has available," Jo added. 

Jo is thankful to have a great staff as well including Kamila Sanborn, Kaye De Juan, Maddi Lovell, and Liberty Bayliss. 

Stop by for an ice cream and all your gift needs.