Grocery store closes – The only grocery store left in Ste Anne de Bellevue has closed its doors. Marché Richelieu is closing its doors today, Sunday January 15, 2023.
People learned of the closure on a Facebook post. The reason for the fast closure is the company that owns the franchise is going bankrupt. Over 25 employees will be loosing their job.
Now people that relied on the grocery store for food has to travel to the Provigo in Baie d’Urfe, which is around a 10 minute ride (kilometres).
Natacha G. Filion is one of the employees who has lost her job. She said she found out the store was closing through a Facebook post, along with the rest of the staff. For Natacha it’s about more than losing her job, since she also did her shopping at Marché Richelieu.
“This is a big loss for the community,” she said. “It’s really tied into the heart and soul. People come here, and they would talk. That’s why I worked here, because it kept me close to the community.”
The Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Marché Richelieu has ties to the Metro grocery chain, which Young hopes may step in to save it.
“We learned just 24 hours ago that the store was closing,” Metro told CBC in a statement Friday night.
“It is unfortunate that the store’s financial situation does not allow it to continue operating. On our side, it’s too soon to tell, but we will look at all the options available.”
But Young says his community simply can’t go without a grocery store.
“There’s something like 15,000 students that come into this place during the school year. There’s tons of tourists that come here,” said Young.
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