NB Liquor has put out a call for tenders to provide retail spaces to sell cannabis at various locations in New Brunswick.
According to the request for proposals, the province is looking to lease spaces that are approximately 3,000 square feet in size.
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The request stipulates they are looking for facilities that have space for parking and delivery truck access.
The retail locations would be in Greater Moncton, Fredericton, Oromocto, Greater Saint John, Bathurst, Edmundston, Sackville, Shediac, Miramichi, Sussex, St. Stephen, Richibucto, Tracadie, Perth-Andover and Campbellton.
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The proposal says the facilities should be “substantially completed” by May 31, 2018.
The deadline for tender proposals is 1:30 p.m. on Nov. 10.
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