The owner of a supermarket chain in Winnipeg says he plans to push the province for change after opening his stores on Good Friday led to him being threatened with a $10,000-per-store fine.
Published Sunday, April 21, 2019 12:55PM EDT
“It’s just weird that you can gamble on a holiday, you can buy weed now on a holiday, and you can drink on a holiday – but you can’t buy groceries on a holiday,” Munther Zeid told CTV Winnipeg.Zeid owns Food Fare, a chain of supermarkets with several locations around Winnipeg. He says he received a call from one store Friday morning informing him that a provincial worker was threatening to fine the store $10,000 and close it down if it attempted to remain open.
Not included on the province’s list are cannabis stores with at least five employees. Zeid said he had sent most of his employees home and was about to shut down a fourth store for the day when he realized a nearby cannabis store seemed to be operating without any issues.At that point, Zeid decided to leave the fourth store open. Although another provincial worker came by and asked for documents, he was able to remain open until his planned closing at 5 p.m.
Manitoba is unique in creating one set of rules for New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Canada Day, Labour Day and Christmas Day, and another set of rules for the other stat days.
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