Saskatoon will soon get a second Value Village, despite fears over the store’s “clientele,” reported CTV news.

Concerns arose on web forums regarding the Value Village that is to be built in Stonebridge.

Many Stonebridge residents felt that a thrift store would bring unwelcome characters into the community.

“Do I need to fear for my children’s safety and my property with the types of people this store is going to bring into our neighbourhoods?” read one comment on the Stonebridge Community Association web forum.

The SCA president Blair Pisio, however, felt that these comments did not reflect the community as a whole.

“It’s not a sentiment held by the whole community,” he said. “It’s a store we are going to welcome and help to prosper in Stonebridge.”

CTV asked that its viewers share their opinion on the matter and said they were surprised by the overwhelmingly positive reaction to a Stonebridge Value Village.

One email read, the “cost of kid’s clothes today is outrageous and I have no troubles buying gently used clothing.”

Pisio added that residents’ concerns have been addressed and that the decision to build the store has already been made.