Westleaf, a growing cannabis company, says it has made a deal to buy two Saskatoon pot shops once they are up and operating. High Tide wants two stores, too.
Planet Organic Market held its grand opening for its first location in Sherwood Park on Saturday, Jan. 26. It also marked the fourth location in the capital region.
The new location, at Centre in the Park on Festival Way, was years in the making and now offers those with special dietary needs a place to get the product they need all under one roof in their community.
“It was something we were working on for years and the ownership wanted to expand the business but it was about finding the right location, the right timing, and the right opportunity,” explained Paul Clewes, vice-president of operations for Planet Organic. “It is a great location and very central in Sherwood Park and for me, very selfishly, I grew up in Sherwood Park and even though I haven’t lived there in 25 years, I’ve always wanted to have a store here.”
The Alberta-based organic chain started in Edmonton in 1993 but expanded across the country however Strathcona County residents would have to travel outside of their community to enjoy the natural products offered.
After almost 50 years as a neighbourhood institution, Denny’s Meat Market at 333 Wilton St. is permanently closing its doors as of Friday, Feb. 8.
Denny’s, run by Dennis Dueck and his son Mark, is one of the city’s few stand-alone butcher shops providing whole-animal butchery. The Duecks cater to longtime customers who visit for the house-made sausage and burger patties, the hard-to-find and custom cuts of meat, the holiday turkeys and prime rib, and the personalized service.
Mark Dueck announced the closure on the store’s Facebook page in an emotional post: “Forty-seven years ago, my old man put on a conquest to open his own meat market... Denny’s flourished for many years based on his hard work and dedication! When I was 23, I decided to take the trade up. Not knowing how I would feel about working with my dad...
While edible marijuana products won’t be legal in Canada until later next year, one enterprising Calgarian is already infusing a popular dessert with the country’s newest retail product.
Jack Autry, owner of Green Market YYC, was first inspired to go down the ice cream path after seeing a former coworker build a successful ice cream company, but Autry wanted to put a twist into the product.
“I started making [marijuana] edibles kind of like everybody else does for the last four or five years, and I started noticing that cannabis ice cream is something more popular on the menu,” says Autry.
In addition to ice cream, Green Market YYC sells macaroons and gummy candies, all containing marijuana.
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