(Pictured: Photo 1 – School Principal and Run Club coach Ralph Thomas accepts donations for the local school’s breakfast and run club programs. Photo 2 – employees at the North West Company and the Sandy Lake Northern store celebrate the opening of the store)

The Northern Store in Sandy Lake, ON held its grand re-opening by inviting everyone to celebrate its exciting new food services and employment opportunities for the community.

The new store celebrated their grand opening on September 30 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and a gift presentation to Chief Delores Kakegamic.   

“We’re proud to be able to increase our workforce here at Northern Sandy Lake with our larger, renovated store. We’ve added approximately 30 new positions, bringing our employee count up to 68 in total,” said Michael Beaulieu, Vice President, Sales & Operations, The North West Company.

The North West Company was pleased to make a $1,000 donation for the school breakfast program and a $500 donation to the Sandy Lake run club which was gratefully accepted by principal and run Coach Ralph Thomas.

The team at Northern Sandy Lake is excited to help out and cater to the community in any way they can.