The new chief of Roseau River First Nation has evicted the managers and staff at the Red Sun gas bar, saying revenue from the lucrative operation belongs to the band, not Terry Nelson’s family.
An eviction notice was posted on the door of the gas bar, located on Highway 6 just north of Winnipeg, Wednesday evening. Staff were sent home and security guards now occupy the shop.
At least four RCMP cruisers were there, but the eviction was peaceful. […]
Nelson’s daughter runs much of the operation along with former premier Gary Doer’s brother.
That would be this Terry Nelson.
h/t Allen Lasko
“along with former premier Gary Doer’s brother.”
Now why does this not surprise me.
Having seen many gas stations, there is only one guarantee – that the oil company is making money. Operators of gas stations are typically squeezed. If they are making too much money, their margin is cut. The chief, with Indian typical? business acumen, doesn’t realize that a gas station doing millions might only net the independent operator $100,000 or even less. It’s a fight over one single solitary long-hour job. Idiots!!
Twice, in my memory, have I gotten my credit card company to reverse charges for gasoline. Both times they followed a visit to a FN run station: once near Pincher Creek, Alberta and the second time near Endeberry, B.C. The credit card company did not hesitate to reverse the charges in either case; suggesting to me that they had a pattern of similar complaints that had been verified.
Subsequent trips past both of these gas stations showed they were closed — I’m guessing for a change of manager. Perhaps the Chief had been changed in an election.
I don’t remember the big screen T.V.s in the stores but no doubt they were there.
Did you catch the gas price in the background,”treaty gas $1.14/l”?
F***ing apartheid.
Tribal politics is in good health in Canada.
Try this link for the Canada.com one…
http://www.macleans.ca/news/court-rules-manitoba-chief-crafted-a-bogus-resolution-to-keep-power/
Next Week: “That was a Really nice gas bar you had there! I wonder what started it?”
Snagglepuss…Next Week: “That was a Really nice gas bar you had there! You didn’t build it though” There. Fixed that fer ya.
I thought that name sounded familiar.
He will be in the news again when the race to replace Atleo gets underway.
I’ve been critical of Atleo, but he was/is head and shoulders above those that will be fighting to replace him. The likely front-running candidates will be Palmater and Nepinak. Maybe Spence will toss her bonnet into the ring to add some levity. It will be needed.
The survivor of that ugly scrap will demand their rewards from the rest of Canada.
I’ve been to that station and it did seem rotten. And it’s a heckuva long way from the Rosseau River. Manitoba won’t change until the streets are lined with dippers swinging from lampposts.
One Law For All.
one has to wonder whether the Indians had only gas powered canoes before whitey arrived or did they also have diesel powered ones. Also they need a pretty long hoz to reach the river to be able to gas up their canoes!!!
Pierre Trudeau`s father owned a chain of gas stations.
Now you know why Pierre wanted Alberta`s oil!
And now form the rest of the story$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Yeah ok, but I was referring to the 3-Alarm fire. (the ‘it’ part).
There is more than the book profits.
It is a prestige job. It is status above the gov’t workers, but below chief and council,though they do work together. He, and it is always a he, provides employment to some. It is a ‘quid pro quo’ system.
The ‘ gas/food station’ will also be running a lucrative ‘pawn’ shop . You need cigs,you need food,you need gas, I got it. These are the terms. You don’t like it, call the cops.
See you on cheque day.
Oh and BTW there were two murders on the Rosseau rez this pas weekend. It’s probably nothing.
Former premier, yes, and current ambassador to the United States — one of the most important political appointees in Canada. And his brother’s part of the Terry Nelson show?
Let’s see here….
Ex-chief Nelson says the lease was approved by the band council (during his tenure as Chief) and the Macleans article states
“The federal auditor’s report into the band’s finances found no criminal activity but it questioned some of the financial spending, including $500,000 of undocumented loans, $2,500 Christmas bonus for chief and council and $2.1 million to develop land for a gaming centre and gas bar.”
It sounds like Terry Nelson and his cronies on the band council voted to use band money, supplied by taxpayers, to finance the gas bar that Nelson is now claiming as his business. That business employs members of his family, of course, with the added bonus of a Dipper dipping his beak into the cash flow.
Nothing new here, just corrupt Indians and a politician helping themselves to other peoples money.
This is what happens when people don’t have freehold property rights. Reserves and their communist setup need to be abolished
No wonder Manitoba has become just another socialist paradise like Detroit.
I figure the NDP will de populate the entire Province with in 10 more years.
Than the locusts who devoured the place will move on to do the same else where.
Its their nature to make desserts.