Castalia Convenience, longtime operator of Grand Manan's only NB Liquor distributor, recently discovered it would lose its contract with a large grocery chain. did.
Faye Guptill has owned Castalia Convenience with her husband her Roger for 18 years. For the last 12 years they have a NB Liquor deal to run the outlet.
With the contract expiring in November, Guptils again went through the process of maintaining the contract.
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Last week, Guptil said NB Liquor representatives had submitted a letter informing them that the contract had been given to another business.
"It really breaks my heart to know that if this goes away, my store could go out of business and I could lose my business," she said in an interview Monday. told Global News.
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To win the first contract, Guptils invested nearly $500,000 to purchase the necessary infrastructure Did.
According to Guptil, alcohol does generate income, but most of their profits is the ice cream that you buy after you buy snacks, food, and alcohol.
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Guptill said the deal meant that she would become an independent food company for Ahmet, which is owned by Loblaw Companies Ltd. said that the goods store has been rewarded.
Owner Ahmet Tahan sent all questions to his Loblaws. The company did not respond to a request for comment.
Deal News Reported Since then, residents across Grand Manan have raised their voices in defense of Castalia Convenience. The posts flooded her social media platforms, and now a petition is circulating to NB Liquor to overturn the decision.
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Grand Her Manang village councilor Jordan Leighton describes Castalia Convenience's service as 'second to none' ” is called.
Layton said his biggest concern was the village losing its services. This has become a familiar concept. Grand Manan's only bank is set to close by the end of the month.
"Big business usually seems to get the game in town. So this is a small mom-and-pop operation. The whole island supports Fay and Roger's activities here." They have built this business and invested time and money in it, and now the gains are starting to pay off, which is a concern for the community because they are losing it.
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In a statement to Global News, a spokesperson for NB Liquor said that as part of the traditional process, local crown companies had submitted bids for Grand Manan's agents.
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near the end, the agency will be notified that the bidding process will begin and will be given the option to bid again,” said Marie-Andrée Bolduc, Communications Director. I'm here.
"To be fair to all bidders, all bidders will be evaluated on the same basis once evaluation is initiated."
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