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Legal cannabis shortage has less impact in the Battlefords By Josh Greschner Staff Reporter
Light Up the Village at the Western Development Museum in North Battleford runs from tonight to Jan. 5, 2019, as long as the emperatures don’t dip below -25º C. See more photos on Page 6 and online at www. newsoptimist.ca. Photo by Averil Hall
City Hall to examine tax incentive policies
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The hot issue facing City Hall right now is all about tax incentive policies. Tax incentives have been a prime topic ever since Aaron Cadrin submitted a request for an incentive for proposed new construction at 1542-100th Street, outside of the downtown incentive area. That has since prompted
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debate at City Hall on what incentives should be offered to builds outside the downtown core. Now, after the latest meeting at City Hall on the issue, council is putting their entire tax incentive policy under the microscope. The city intends to hold a dedicated planning committee meeting in the spring to take a complete look at the incentive policies already in place, both for downtown and other ar-
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eas of the city. Mayor Ryan Bater noted the city’s downtown revitalization incentives, as well as the dis-incentive policies cracking down on vacant commercial buildings, are set to expire in 2019 after 24 months. “It makes sense timing-wise because we’ll be coming to the two-year anniversary of the creation of the vacant commercial property subclass, that was Continued on Page 7
High demand and low supply have contributed to a shortage of legal cannabis for retailers, but to varying effects in the Battlefords. “We always knew there would be high demand for legal cannabis, and we took steps to ensure we had considerable supplies of product to meet that demand,” said Trevor Fencott, Fire & Flower’s Chief Executive Officer, in an email to the News-Optimist. Fire & Flower is located in North Battleford. “Even so, demand exceeded our supply for certain strains, and we will be restocking our shops as quickly as possible to continue meeting that demand.” The situation at Jimmy’s Cannabis in Battleford, owner John Thomas told the News-Optimist, “has been one of the better situations in the province.” “We’ve been very fortunate there,” Thomas said. “It’s actually been good that Fire and Flower has opened in North Battleford. That’s kind of split the demand a bit and made it much more realistic of a
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long-term situation.” Other Jimmy’s Cannabis shops, Thomas said, such as in Martensville, are having “massive issues,” in part due to demand from Saskatoon. Thomas said supply for the Battleford shop currently comes “primarily from Ontario and B.C.” Thomas added supply has affected online sales, and Jimmy’s Cannabis is currently not selling through its website. When there might no longer be a shortage, Thomas said, is unclear, adding he’s heard dates ranging from “the new year, to six months, to two years.” “I think in six months it’s going to be a very different environment,” Thomas said. A third retail cannabis store for the community has been approved but has not yet opened for business. Thunderchild First Nation is working toward establishing a cannabisgrowing facility to be located near Battleford along Highway 16. The First Nation and the Town are currently in the beginning stages of realizing the project.
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