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Granum, Alta. gas station reopens pumps after months-long closure

WATCH: After months of uncertainty, fuel is finally flowing through the pumps of Granum's only gas station and convenience store. The gas had to be shut off following a robbery gone wrong. As Jordan Prentice tells us, the station’s reopening would not have been possible without community support.

After a robbery-gone-wrong left Vicky and Barin Beresford with a bill of over $300,000 dollars in repairs, the couple didn’t know what was next for their generational business.

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JP’s Petro and General Store happens to be Granum, Alta.’s, only gas station and convenience store, and the only source of fuel within a 20-km radius of the community.

Thankfully, community members rallied to show their support for the Beresfords by holding an auction in July, which raised over $150,000 for the couple.

Now, thanks to the community, bills are paid, insurance is secured, and fuel is finally running through the pumps at JP’s Petro and General Store.

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