ELSIPOGTOG FIRST NATION – The Usand Group (Usand) offers its congratulations to Elsipogtog First Nation (Elsipogtog) on the grand opening of their new River of Fire Grocery Store and Pharmacy. This has been a long journey for Elsipogtog, who have dreamt for years of opening a grocery store in their home community to better serve their membership. With the closest grocery store located 12km away, Elsipogtog community members had to travel  distances to get groceries and prescriptions, leading to increased costs and a higher demand on time to fulfill basic needs.

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