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Wednesday, August 31, 2016
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Knechtel Food Market negotiations break down, closure set for Sept. 1
Darryl Coote
Reporter
Lucknow's lone grocery
store has announced that it
will be closing its doors Sept.
1, 2016, following a series of
failed negotiations with its
landlord.
Knechtel Food Market
made the announcement
Aug. 26 on its Facebook page
stating that 686687 Ontario
Ltd., the landlord company,
has notified the store of its
intentions to seek a court
order for the property to be
vacated and the locks to be
changed by that date.
Brian and Kathy Knechtel,
the owners of the grocer, say
in the post that the closure is
the result of the inability to
"negotiate fair market rent"
over the past several years.
This is the second time
this summer that the Knech-
tels have announced the clo-
sure of their store.
In mid-July the store made
a similar closure declaration.
Brian had previously told
The Sentinel that he is a one-
third partner in 686687
Ontario Ltd. but would not
name the other two parties.
In the most recent Facebook
message he names Bob
Krupp as the company's act-
ing president, secretary and
treasure. He also names Ken
Zurbrigg as the other
partner.
The Knechtels said prior to
the first closure notice they
had attempted to buy
Krupp's and Zurbrigg's
shares in the company
through a dispute resolution
process overseen by Kincar-
dine's Jacques Law. How-
ever, their offer was rejected
and they were issued a
Notice of Default on rent and
told to vacate the property by
the end of July.
A matter of days later the
Knechtels announced that
an agreement over rent had
been made with the landlord
company and the store
would remain open.
The most recent Facebook
message over the weekend
states that deal had crumbled
because: "the landlord
insisted on a price even higher
than the final offer which was
presented to the Knechtels
during the dispute resolution,
as well as payment for all legal
costs to date."
The post reads that the
majority shareholders are
not be interested in further
negotiations and will take
over possession of the prop-
erty on Sept. 1, 2016.
The Knetchels also thanked
the community for supporting
them for 30 years.
For updates on this story,
visit www.lucknowsentinel.
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