Representatives of 7-Eleven say the convenience store giant’s Winnipeg locations are losing hundreds of dollars daily to theft, according to the chair of the Winnipeg police board.
St. Norbert-Seine River Coun. Markus Chambers and the board’s other members met with 7-Eleven representatives on Friday.
The level of theft is not sustainable, Chambers said, and police plan to launch a new retail theft initiative once the new North District station, which officially opened in September, is fully operational.
“It would look like the initiative that took place during the Christmas holidays — officers connecting with retailers, with businesses, and making sure that we’re hearing exactly what’s going on, and then creating that greater police presence right in the community and neighbourhoods,” he said in an interview.
Company officials warned city councillors last year that 10 of their Winnipeg stores were at risk of closing.
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