RV dealership stands by claims that city delays are forcing stock liquidation
26.05.2008 13:00
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- Source: cbc.ca
A Winnipeg RV dealership is refusing to back down on claims in an advertising campaign that inefficiencies at city hall are forcing the company to hold a big sale on recreational vehicles. Canada One RV is running ads in local newspapers and on television saying the company is overstocked due to "significant delays" in the city's issuance of an occupancy permit for a new location on Regent Avenue. One ad published in a local newspaper on the weekend quotes the company's business manager, Bev Brucki, as saying "delays by the city of Winnipeg are very hurtful and costly!" and says the company now has to "liquidate" $4 million in RVs. City officials, however, said the company was using the city as a "scapegoat" and that the company itself was to blame for delays because it took weeks to file the paperwork and some of the documents were missing or inadequate. But Canada One's owner, Len Brucki, says he stands by his claims. Brucki declined to be recorded in an interview with CBC News, but said he called the city 100 times trying to find out why his permits were delayed. For weeks his calls were not returned, he said. While the city staff he dealt with were professional, he described the system as broken and inefficient, saying he spent thousands of dollars on work required by the city, then lost contractors when they moved on to other work due to delays. The city has requested Canada One RV retract or withdraw the claims made in the ads — but Brucki said he will not do that, and the newspaper and television ads will continue in the coming weeks. Story Tools: E-MAIL | PRINT | Text Size: SMLXL | REPORT TYPO | SEND YOUR FEEDBACKRelatedInternal LinksRV dealer's ad ruffles feathers at Winnipeg City HallConsumer HeadlinesVintners seek sunny side of warmer worldAs global warming threatens to change the land, established wine-growing regions around the world are deploying techniques old and new to adapt.New website helps pair up Halifax commutersHalifax wants more commuters to carpool to help cut down traffic congestion and the emission of greenhouse gases.Oil prices rise as investors eye U.S. economic dataOil rose to near $133 US a barrel Monday in Asia on persistent worries about global petroleum supplies and the outlook for the U.S. dollar.Jet lagged? Next time skip airplane food: studySkipping airplane meals and fasting for an extended period of time may help ease travellers' jet lag, suggests a study on circadian rhythms.Microsoft scraps book-scanning planMicrosoft Corp. is abandoning its effort to scan whole libraries and make their contents searchable, a sign it may be getting choosier about the fights it will pick with Google. Consumer Life FeaturesIN DEPTHFitnessThe swimsuit competitionIN DEPTHLegal limitsQuestionable cases that have clogged the courtsTRAVELGetting out thereWorld's hardest-to-reach vacation spotsBLOGFood BytesThe art of the barista - Andree LauBLOGComm-OdditiesHigh gas prices drive farmer to switch to mulesPeople who read this also read …
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