Tuesday, May 11, marks the final Taco Tuesday for Kelowna乌鸦传媒檚 Taco Time restaurant. After 40 years of tacos, the fast-food restaurant has had its lease terminated and is shuttering its doors for good.
In a statement posted on the taco shop乌鸦传媒檚 front doors, owner Ray Heathcote said that it乌鸦传媒檚 hard to fit 40 years into one paragraph.
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In 2019, Heathcote pleading to the public to help save the restaurant, which is located in the Dilworth Shopping Centre.
乌鸦传媒淣ever missed a lease payment and always been a great tenant,乌鸦传媒� reads part of the petition. 乌鸦传媒淏ut overnight there was a demolition clause in the lease that the property management company is trying to enforce. So what does that mean? Well, for someone who has been in that location for 40 years, it means get out so they can tear down the building and replace it with a proposed StarBucks (sic).乌鸦传媒�
In his statement hanging on the restaurant乌鸦传媒檚 door, Heathcote said that he worked hard to extend the business乌鸦传媒檚 lease with the landlord, Peterson Commercial Properties
乌鸦传媒淚 guess it乌鸦传媒檚 onto bigger and better things for them,乌鸦传媒� he said. 乌鸦传媒淚n closing, it乌鸦传媒檚 been a great run, and once again, thank you for all the years of support.乌鸦传媒�
乌鸦传媒� With files from Michael Rodriguez
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