(Change.org photo)
A petition to save the Beer Store in Barry’s Bay from closing has garnered more than 700 signatures.
The Beer Store is slated to close permanently on June 16.
The Valley Gazette is reporting that the company that leases the building to the Beer Store, Olsheski Holdings Inc., proposed a small increase when the lease came up for renewal in March. Olsheski officials said the tenant did not respond until April 9, when an email and attached letter arrived notifying them of intent to effectively end their lease agreement at the end of June.
“We cannot let that happen,” reads an online petition created by John and Beth Hildebrandt. “We are the gateway to Algonquin Park and on a provincial highway that travels from Ottawa to Huntsville. The closest Beer Store from here is 80km away.”
The news of the closure is drawing criticism and concern from those in the community.
The petition can be found at change.org.
(Sherry Haaima)