Town councillor Charlene Blackmore is pictured with North Atlantic employee Cindy Billard.
Last year, almost $50,000 was raised for the Children’s Wish Foundation and Habitat for Humanity.
Town councillor Charlene Blackmore is pictured with North Atlantic employee Cindy Billard.
Last year, almost $50,000 was raised for the Children’s Wish Foundation and Habitat for Humanity.
• C-Store Day is recognition of the entrepreneurial spirit of local convenience store owners and operators; their hard work and the economic contribution they make to communities; and their community support through donations, sponsorships and volunteer work.
• There are about 2,800 convenience stores in Atlantic Canada.
• Total sales are about $5.3-billion.
• Atlantic Canada’s convenience industry employs about 26,000 individuals full- and part-time.
• A convenience store is defined by its local area and primarily exists to serve it local neighbourhood...the convenience store is a valued service in many communities throughout Atlantic Canada, and an important part of the “community fabric.”
• For many newcomers to Atlantic Canada, the convenience industry is an opportunity to own a business and to be an integral part of the communities where owners, and their families, live.
