June 28, 2008
Garden completed for palliative care expansion

June 21, 2008
Garden completed for palliative care expansion

June 14, 2008
New library visions presented

June 7, 2008
Dunrea coffee shop and watering hole reopens

May 31, 2008
Volunteers saluted by Chamber

May 24, 2008
SW Manitoba in record drought

May 17, 2008
Boissevain first Manitoba visit for falcon

May 10, 2008
Tourism and development position being reviewed

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Award caps successful year on court

April 26, 2008
Farmers cautiously optimistic

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Woman kicks her way to the top

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Let's go to Kindergarten

April 5, 2008
Shop Easy closing

March 29, 2008
Old fire hall to remain standing

March 22, 2008
Peace Garden to start $3 million improvements

March 15, 2008
Exhibitors say yes to Farm Focus

March 8, 2008
Cancer run securing sponsors

March 1, 2008
Immigration not easy but rewarding

February 23, 2008
Blood drive collects 63 units of blood

February 16, 2008
Dyck given Manitoba Chamber Award

February 9, 2008
Credit Union merger goes before membership

February 2, 2008
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January 26, 2008
Buhler leaves for new position in Altona

January 19, 2008
Breakfast Club successful in numbers and teaching

January 12, 2008
Minto still hopeful for restaurant leasee

December 22/07
Tornado top story for 2007

December 15/07
New library, more industry and services, and cottage lots, top picks at Round Table

December 8/07
George Dyck celebrates 75th birthday

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November 24/07
New diner to open downtwon

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Association celebrate 50 years

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Goodon's donate museum to town

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Barwick's outfit sportsmen for 33 years

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Hicks travels the new high way

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Turtle Mountain Challenge seeing spin-offs

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Torch passed at Association

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Mayor pleased with health care recruitment

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Smith family Demolition Derby raising funds for struggling couple

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Centennial veterans come back to town

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Job developer helps integrate clients into work community

Duty Free Changes hands

by PAUL RAYNER

The new owner of the Peace Garden Duty Free shop will not have a learning curve before fitting into the position.

Kent Turner purchased the store, located just outside of the Peace Garden on the Canada/US border, effective July 1. Turner said he was at the store for all but a month of its existence, which began when Colleen and the late Wayne Coxworth established it in 1991.

“I have been here for 17 years,” Turner stated, “so I figured I was either going to move on or buy it. So I made (Colleen) an offer and she took it.”

The duty free shop, which sells liquor, perfume, tobacco and souvenirs to American visitors returning to their country, is a good business that Turner obviously has a fair bit of experience in. He feels that is an asset both business and regulation wise.

“Oh yeah. Over 17 years you listen to what people want and what they don’t want. You also have to relay information about their exemptions to them without confusion. Someone else coming from outside would have a lot of learning to do.”

With the purchase, Turner also bought the name Peace Garden Duty Free, which he intends to keep for the business. With an already successful business, apart from more advertising, he does not intend to make any changes to operation.

 

 


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