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By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, SNnewswatch.com GERALDTON \u2014 Gas pumps in Greenstone\u2019s most populous community will be unavailable for three weeks beginning Monday, May 25. But Iqbal Singh, manager of Wayne\u2019s Esso in Geraldton, says the station\u2019s convenience store will remain open during that time. \u201cOnly the gas station will be closed as we will be renovating the gas pumps and (replacing) the tanks,\u201d he told Newswatch on Tuesday. The nearest gas station is about 35 kilometres away in Long Lake #58 First Nation, and there\u2019s one a little farther away in Longlac. Another gas station is in Rocky Bay (Biinjitiwaabik Zaaging Anishinaabek), about 100 km from Geraldton. Singh said customers have said they wish the gas bar could remain open during renos \u201cbut they think they can… <\/p>\n

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By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, SNnewswatch.com GERALDTON \u2014 Gas pumps in Greenstone\u2019s most populous community will be unavailable for three weeks beginning Monday, May 25. But Iqbal Singh, manager of Wayne\u2019s Esso in Geraldton, says the station\u2019s convenience store will remain open during that time. \u201cOnly the gas station will be closed as we will be renovating the gas pumps and (replacing) the tanks,\u201d he told Newswatch on Tuesday. The nearest gas station is about 35 kilometres away in Long Lake #58 First Nation, and there\u2019s one a little farther away in Longlac. Another gas station is in Rocky Bay (Biinjitiwaabik Zaaging Anishinaabek), about 100 km from Geraldton. Singh said customers have said they wish the gas bar could remain open during renos \u201cbut they think they can... <\/p>\n

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