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Gravel River Purchase
gravel
river
Real estate description
Gravel River is
owned by the Pays Plat Band and operated by members of the band
located within the traditional territories of pawgwasheeng
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Motel |
Restaurant |
Store |
Liquor |
Propane exchange |
hours 8am -
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Week 1
Called tanktraders.com to inquire about a propane tank exchange at
pays plat and at gravel river may 17, 2026
get motel ready,
need wood to heat
rooms
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Hire caretaker
live in the trailer
register guests for
motel
in liason with
cleaning contractor
do the grocery and propane sales
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need to contract this out to band
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Motel
6
single rooms full bedroom, shower
clean rooms
change and make beds
wash and dry blankets and towels
estimated time to
clean each room is about 20 minutes
6 rooms is 2-3 hrs.
wash bedding,
towels, 2-3 hrs.
total room
maintenance and admin. 8 hrs per day
20.00 per hr.
160.00 per day
will contract with
band member to clean and launder the motel rooms and linen
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Need someone to be there at all
times.
live in the house
do some of the chores |
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Propane
exchange
provide propane for
the campers at gurney and gravel
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Store
Sell grocery items
to campers
bbq needs, charcoal,
propane lighters,
pop
chips
coffee
tea
soy sauce
fish sauce
oyster sauce
ketchup
mustard
relish
mayo
hot sauces
peanut butter
jam
Kraft dinner
speghetti
tomato sauce
tomato stewed
tomato paste
bread crumbs, panko,
cooking oil
lard
tallow
butter
margarine
marshmallows
eggs
bread
spices
sugar
salt
flour
baking powder
baking soda
corn starch
potatoes
onion
carrots
toilet paper
laundry detergent
dish soap
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Restaurant
Fully equipped
restaurant for small groups or take out service
kitchen can be used for the cooks in pays plat who may want to cook
a meal to sell, I will attempt to see if they are interested
we could also sell
room with breakfast or longer staying guest we can provide all
meals.
will put together
cost sheet
small menu for
take out.
Why take out , so that we dont have to do dishes, which is a
hard task to do properly even with a dishwasher.
Breakfast burger,
sausage, egg, cheese,
coffee
grilled cheese
bannock burger
fries
onion rings
smoked
sausage
soup &
bannock
purchase commercial
deli meat slicer, provide healthy snacks school lunches,
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Liquor
Will look at Band
obtaining the licence
if not im not
interested in taking my time on this issue.
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Band should pay hydro,
insurance,
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Introduction
Gravel River
is a mom and pop shop, meaning that it is small enough to make money and
big enough to require a family effort.
Some days are good and they make money and some are bad where you make
nothing
the duties
required to run an efficient business such as this are numerous.
the
restaurant you have
the motel which requires cleaning, some times daily laundry,
making beds and upkeep
the liquor store,
Grounds need to be kept cut and cleaned possibly with the summer
students
grocery
for campers
Shopping for supplies
take orders of food
cook items on the menu,
do dishes and cleaning of tables
Keep restaurant clean
look after store and liquor outlet
target the camps out
in the bay and at gurney
there are numerous camps at nipigon bay Gurney and
gravel and we need to supply them with their
camping and eating needs, also a good take out service.
I would suggest that we expand our
product sales to more grocery items.
We will require a
website for
Information and
Advertising
Webpage cost
15.00 per month , Domain registration gravelriver.ca
15:00
total cost
200.00 per year
https://whc.ca/domain-names/new
Starlink for
internet, bank transactions ect. 300.00 hardware, 100 per month
subscription
set up
meeting to discuss the opportunity with band members who are interested
in working at gravel river once i find out who wants to work there.
community cooks could supply some or all of the menu items.
discuiss with
cooks what they believe they can handle or how they would like to
utilize the facility
eg: waiting, cooking, serving, washing dishes, cleaning tables
ect.
I
would recommend a daily special for the community cooks who may
want to sell their meals and a take out which could easily be done
with students.
Develop Menu
sample
A simplified
menu should be developed
and specials cooked by community chefs for lunch and dinner
soup and bannock
Might be better to make the
restaurant a take out
restaurant for daily specials like
supper in the evenings by community cooks
sample
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Questions for the
Band
what is going to be the method of payment for the
employees in the beginning
Is the employees
going to be paid from the band
book keeping
Bank account
Supplies
who is going to renew the liquor license
knowledge of water pumps and sewage,
maintenance of them and the buildings. and or train a youth band member to
do it.
Possible Store inventory expansion to supply food for the campers
and discuss possibility of supplying the healthy snack for
students.
other items to consider developing
business hours summer and winter
rental of motel units to the construction personal coming to
renovate community hall and building the houses
should be a requirement for people doing bussiness with the band
to use gravel.
this way we can also provide them
their meals with their stay
possible trailer park on property
kayak rentals
propane exchange
charcoal for camps
bait and hook shop
ammunition
possible partition of land for future camps/houses
Sleep in a teepee
how are the people going to be paid, a program, welfare, or
profits
will the band do this licenced, using tax laws or as if it were on reserve. where we
dont pay provincial taxes
or is this like a
personal purchase of a business where your required to comply with
all ont. and canadian business law.
Business
Registration: Register your business with the appropriate
government bodies. Licenses and Permits: Obtain necessary licenses
and permits, such as health permits, liquor licenses, and building
permits. Zoning Laws: Verify that the property complies with local
zoning laws for commercial use.Jul
18, 2024
is gravel going to be part of any of the land claim
/ reserve expansion
budget requirement
Band pays hydro, starlink,
going to require meeting with employees /cooks to put together
a menu that they can handle, what specials they make, and the
other aspects of the job, they may require
remuneration for their participation
I know that if i offered
this to someone wanting to get into business they would grab it in
a second, and they would make it work, but its going to be harder
to find a band member on reserve to do it. we need someone who can
dedicate themselves to doing all of the work or a lot of it
or we can train the students to run it.
we might find a band member off reserve
we need to make gravel river work as a business.
We might
have to change the nature of the business.
the land is in a good
area for multiple purposes.
need to go over the books
to see what your dealing with,
and have an earmark to achieve,
though im sure they made a living with it, they
were dedicated to making it work
though.
I have looked at
the condition of all buildings,
plumbing, electrical and found them to be in
good shape with little repair and renovations needed.
I will need a student to help
out there to get the store open and grounds maintained
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Gravel River
Nipigon Bay local
45 camps
Gurney by the sea is 5 miles away
30-35 camps
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A more detailed work
plan can be submitted for further discussion
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