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News 985-213 1. Classified 986-6222 Distribution 986-1337 K4 pages 25¢

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Texaco bows to

Edgemont Vv

lage

resident pressure

TEXACO C. AN ADA has bowed to a flood of. public

€ prolesi

and decided to recew. the! lease of Edgemont: Village: Texaco
tus station operator, Mike:Gibbins; who earlier was. being
forced out of a job over what the company said” were fow

gas sales.

Fexaco Canada originally told’
Gibbins that. his lease.would-not be®
renewed “past its. Oct.
date beciduse a recent
marketing. “analysis had
mended changes: in. the. way the
Edgemont. Village eutter was being. ;
managed. . :

‘said ¢ Thesda
I'm very

7 But “Gibbins
“oo! They want: me 10 stay,
: happy about’
When. the “ Edgemont Village.
‘ community, learned that Gibbins’
‘Tease “was not “being renewed,':a
ground. swell of | support erupted
forthe longtime station operator.
But. Texaco, Canada! divisional --

3h expiry: |
company”.
recom-.:

“was a

younger. operator [0 prop-up what
the ‘company: said .were unsatisfac-
tory sales.

Petition ‘initiator Terry “Quelch
said-the public support for Gibbins
lest ofthe community's
values.)

“manager. Tim: Mayberry in-an in-:: mG ;

terview from. Calgary played-down.,
“the ‘petitions - and letters from sup-
porters of the local station.
“Public.opinion is always a. fai

‘tor.: Customer ‘opinion “is” always:

important,"”! said Mayberry, who:

2 added -the* decision was": due to”.

many contributing reasons..."
Noted» for his ‘special: Ireatment:!

of ‘all: who conie’ to’ his‘ Edgemont

“gas outlet, Gibbins has been battl- ”

-ing Texaco Canada ‘‘over the’ past,

several years’ over the volume. of: ; : — : ae
* EDGEMONT> VILLAGE. Texaco

sales, : which the company feels is:
below minimum expectations. eld
“T's /been:an’ ongoing’ thi
‘They'd: like to ‘see more gas vol
ume,” he said. :
2 Gibbins will continue to be in-'
_ volved with the operation: of ‘the:

‘station, but the company’ is’ ‘look-"

: ing at. ways ‘to. hike the. gas-sales:,
volumes, said Mayberry...

‘Options now being examined i in-

-clude..bringing ‘in. a-joint operator:
to { boost:sales “and. making: the
Edgemont: station’:a’. combination.
~ full- and self-service outlet.:..° 22
“It'll probably be decided i in.the

mnext! three or four: ‘weeks, " he, CX-:

‘plained.3 |

‘In can: Aug. 2:; News story
i chronicling Gibbins’ situation, the:
station: operator ‘claimed’ = and.
Texaco denied'— he had been told
the firm: was: Interested ina

‘about it,

“signatures ' and :

= gas’ station: operator | Mike: Gib-
“ bins...‘ They: want me to stay. I'm =

: very happy about it."

“UThe ‘community’ has . always
° said it sticks together and supports |
the. village,” this ® is the first time |
we’ves.been. pul -to:. the | test,’
Quelch:said.. ‘I feel really excited ©
It’s been a workable situ-

aati

“ation. |

With. the support of 500 petition
the” village’ mer-
chants’. group, Gibbins..was over-
- whelmed by. the number; of Jocal
“Tesidents, who stocd by him.

core was. far beyond. anything’ Pe
“thought. It took me. completely by
|, Surprise, ** Gibbins * said:
hot” just customers
' friends ‘and neighbors.”

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