Continuing non story; sad man.

Another story on the closure of Atlantic Wholesalers in Lewisport. As it’s on the Island, and Lewisport has for it’s MHA a minister of the crown, and they are losing 70 odd jobs, so it's understandable the coverage.

What is a surprise for me is the total lack of coverage by the media or any politician of the effects on the Labrador.
Just like the long history on the Island, the company has just as long a history with Labrador and the Quebec Lower North Shore. Many retailers purchased around 80% of the supplies from this company; they will all be affected some way, as mentioned before by me to what extent is not known yet.
It is just incredulous to me that the status quo has kicked in again, most are sitting back to wait and see what happens, then bitch and moan when the negative does happen.

Up this way there is no chamber of commerce, no consumer group [except this one man show] to lobby on issues such as this. Our MHA seems to have gone further underground that usual, the NG seems either overwhelmed or totally unprepared for self government that they keep putting on the back burner issues that effect our every day lives. Not only this issue but transport of all types, postage rates, many health and social and women’s issues are continually pushed aside for the so called “big picture” issues, or other issues that may or may not be important and may or may not effect the people down the road.

There is a couple of store managers and one other who have done work on the closure of AH, but there is total lack of back up from politicians or the consumer.
It will be the consumer who gets the hit, for that reason I am continually bamboozled as to why there continues to be no one speaking out. Perhaps it’s because they are sick of being ignored, or know they will be ignored so they say “what’s the use”. I do have a little sympathy for that, but only a little.

I know the issue has been brought to the politician’s attention. It has also been reported locally by CKOK, so I just reckon I’ll have to continue to be bamboozled.

I do not have resources to pursue a story like this, nor does CKOK have the staff. But others do and continually ignore issues on the coast, except if its alcohol related. Same as the politicians; ignore and treat every body like mushrooms. Freak’n sad man.

Breaking on the above story.

I was going to hit the publish button on the above post tomorrow, but the editor in chief said go with it now.

I have just learnt that the company in question is cutting loose the majority of its smaller customers from the Quebec North Shore all the way up the Labrador to Nain.
My source tell me that the company will just keep about 27 of its own or lager retailers and the 250 odd others can go suck eggs.

This news is beyond anything any one anticipated, and it’s all bad especially for the consumer.

There is a lot of stuff comes into play here, surly the procrastinators with the power and the resources will have to do something now.