The Chronicle-Herald June 22, 2000

Sobeys, band sign development deal
Millbrook chief sees joint projects as way of future

By Steve Proctor
Truro Bureau
Millbrook

It took almost two years to negotiate, but Millbrook Chief Lawrence Paul says a 40-year development deal with Sobeys is the key to future prosperity for his people.

"Joint projects between First Nations and the private sector are still very rare, but they are the way of the future if we are going to provide for our grandchildren and our grandchildren's grandchildren," Chief Paul said at a special ceremony Wednesday in Millbrook, where the deal was officially signed.

Under the agreement, the Atlantic franchise division of Sobeys has leased 1.3 hectares of band property for construction of a Green Gables store, an Ultramar service station, and A&W restaurant and the largest Tim Hortons in Atlantic Canada.

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