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title: "Walkerton News: Walkerton, Ontario is Getting its First Dairy Queen®"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/20f04147-c74e-44a0-9c72-e73772f16bf0
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/walkerton-news-walkerton-ontario-is-getting-its-first-dairy-queen-11389
category: "Snacks & dessert"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Snacks & dessert"
published: 2017-03-27T22:17:09.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:11:27.320Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/c8376e88e47fd36aa593d8a0ec8d8bde7929.jpg
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# Walkerton News: Walkerton, Ontario is Getting its First Dairy Queen®

**TL;DR:** Walkerton, Ontario is getting its first Dairy Queen location, opened by Richard Turner, Greg Williams, and Tracy David. The restaurant is planned to open May 20th and is currently hiring.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-03-27. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/walkerton-news-walkerton-ontario-is-getting-its-first-dairy-queen-11389).*

## Story

According to the article, the restaurant is planned to open May 20th, and is currently hiring.

Said Turner, "I bought the building some three years ago, but didn't know what it should become. Then, we thought of *Dairy Queen* because Walkerton doesn't have one and we thought it was needed."

The story also mentions how for Tracy David, opening a *Dairy Queen* has always been a lifelong dream.

Said David, "It's hard to believe but I've always wanted to be involved in a *Dairy Queen* operation, so when I retired from policing after 32 years and Richard asked me to join the team, I jumped at the chance."

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- location expansion (topic)
- new location (topic)
- franchise opening (topic)
- Dairy Queen (company)
- Walkerton, Ontario (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/walkerton-news-walkerton-ontario-is-getting-its-first-dairy-queen-11389). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/20f04147-c74e-44a0-9c72-e73772f16bf0).