{"id":920432,"date":"2026-07-17T02:12:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T07:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/17\/liquor-store-owner-claims-200000-in-lost-business-due-to-construction\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T02:12:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T07:12:48","slug":"liquor-store-owner-claims-200000-in-lost-business-due-to-construction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/17\/liquor-store-owner-claims-200000-in-lost-business-due-to-construction\/","title":{"rendered":"Liquor store owner claims $200,000 in lost business due to construction"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<figure data-aqa=\"featured-image\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/construction-2682-.ej_303541936.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=564&#038;h=423&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=Zz2zG8B41-iuPWBAOyp-bQ, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/construction-2682-.ej_303541936.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1128&#038;h=846&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=h7Yqvy5JAQQhWAK1oQHVvA 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/construction-2682-.ej_303541936.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=564&#038;h=423&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=5MnL5e807QBmMvRlzaSPhQ, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/construction-2682-.ej_303541936.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1128&#038;h=846&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=TVhYu4xt-ktyfzd2ov3m2A 2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/construction-2682-.ej_303541936.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=472&#038;h=354&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=vanNw6PWHCy8fkXojIz44w, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/construction-2682-.ej_303541936.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=944&#038;h=708&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=xJKV5rmVXEYu_XrS4gv5rw 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/construction-2682-.ej_303541936.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=472&#038;h=354&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=AfmKobTyXYQ6i1vzDkyhpA, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/construction-2682-.ej_303541936.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=944&#038;h=708&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=ne9_raLdVG5O1ssWCtQsfA 2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/construction-2682-.ej_303541936.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;h=216&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=mpXfw80eNhsHG7g6S3GSHg, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/construction-2682-.ej_303541936.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=576&#038;h=432&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=kl8DlEqBrgtvlpK4bTuynA 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img alt=\"Value Liquor\" src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/construction-2682-.ej_303541936.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;h=216&#038;sig=0gynYFcxIq4zanhSWiYctQ\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/construction-2682-.ej_303541936.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;h=216&#038;sig=0gynYFcxIq4zanhSWiYctQ,\n                    https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/construction-2682-.ej_303541936.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=576&#038;h=432&#038;sig=HBzxZXSH1IybEqxaGUvfnA 2x\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" height=\"900\" width=\"1200\"><\/picture><figcaption><span>Sheline Naicker, manager of the Value Liquor Hub which lost $200,000 worth of business over the past three months because of Jasper Avenue road construction, is behind barriers on Friday, June 5, 2026.<\/span> <span>Photo by Greg Southam<\/span> \/<span>Postmedia<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>The city\u2019s promotional material supporting the Imagine Jasper Avenue project predicts more walkable, wider sidewalks, reconstructed roads and better transit access.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-aqa=\"identity-sign-in\" data-async id=\"article-block\">\n<header>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Edmonton Journal\" height=\"37\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital\/21.6.1\/websites\/images\/identity\/logo-identity-ej-new.svg\" width=\"280\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Exclusive articles by David Staples, Keith Gerein and others, Oilers news from Cult of Hockey, Ask EJ Anything features, the Noon News Roundup and Under the Dome newsletters.<\/li>\n<li>Unlimited online access to Edmonton Journal and 15 news sites with one account.<\/li>\n<li>Edmonton Journal ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on.<\/li>\n<li>Daily puzzles, including the New York Times 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street.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Chatrath said that Value Liquor Hub has lost about $200,000 in sales over the past three months, comparing this year\u2019s sales figures to 2025. He said, if he wants to keep his business afloat, he may have to take out another mortgage on his house.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<div aria-labelledby=\"EdmontonJournalHeadlineNews2911654487809622937068538850967552\" data-account-id=\"b9d3df2fccd108b5eff3c44f573b2cd6\" data-aqa=\"widget-newsletter\" data-newsletter=\"single\" data-newsletter-component data-target-list=\"EJ_HeadlineNews\" data-widget=\"newsletter\">\n<p>By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>The city\u2019s plan shows that the Imagine Jasper Avenue work will continue over three years, with breaks in the winter. Traffic has been reduced to one lane in each direction and many construction barriers have gone up, hiding the businesses from the street. The work in the 121 Street area, which includes moving utility lines, is expected to go until the snow flies.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf it lasts until the fall, then I fall,\u201d said Chatrath. He added that for the first time in eight years he has gone to his landlord asking for rent relief. \u201cI\u2019m telling you, if it stays till fall or winter, then I\u2019m done.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure data-aqa=\"embed-image\"><picture><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/construction-2738-.ej_303542160.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=564&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=hT2h-Sefj0UKomOUqwPaXw, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/construction-2738-.ej_303542160.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1128&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=VV447k2cZzKX8CMY8EsXeA 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\"  type=\"image\/webp\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/construction-2738-.ej_303542160.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=564&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=Rah1BO950zSE7cIl2yi6HA, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/construction-2738-.ej_303542160.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1128&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=_Okm5_nR99TIY8XbzqzJwQ 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\"  type=\"image\/jpeg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/construction-2738-.ej_303542160.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=472&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=JPNnfUK8zbCTuBkQ3SwkKQ, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/construction-2738-.ej_303542160.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=944&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=UW3Bh9p7d4JG3ZqFbLO5Hw 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"  type=\"image\/webp\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/construction-2738-.ej_303542160.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=472&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=86IyoScXbhKq-kAzDzf-NA, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/construction-2738-.ej_303542160.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=944&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=2PgDjDWZJxOum1YHiRM3Eg 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"  type=\"image\/jpeg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/construction-2738-.ej_303542160.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=rSQeTG2m5Y5M9MmThzlOeA, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/construction-2738-.ej_303542160.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=576&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=pHVGVe5yK12C8Ez4XPTOQg 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 767px)\"  type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jasper Ave\" src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/construction-2738-.ej_303542160.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;sig=geWBz0L4y2__VWMHXGrskg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/construction-2738-.ej_303542160.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;sig=geWBz0L4y2__VWMHXGrskg,\n                https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/construction-2738-.ej_303542160.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=576&#038;sig=SqZnZGR5uj-ZpLe_qWO54g 2x\" height=\"900\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\"><\/picture><figcaption><span> Value Liquor Hub which has lost $200,000 worth of business over the past three months because of Jasper Avenue road construction is behind barriers on Friday, June 5, 2026. Greg Southam\/Postmedia<\/span> <span>Photo by Greg Southam<\/span> \/<span>Postmedia<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p data-async>Chatrath\u2019s claims of how bad a city construction project has impacted his business comes days after the owners of Khazana Restaurant blamed LRT and O\u2019day-Min Park construction projects for <a data-evt-val=\"{\"control_fields\": {\"mparticle\": {\"keys\": {\"click_source_type\": \"click_source_type\", \"anchor_text\": \"anchor_text\", \"target_url\": \"target_url\", \"layout_section\": \"layout_section\"}, \"mp_event_type\": \"Navigation\", \"extra_keys\": [\"click_vertical_position_percentage\", \"click_vertical_position_pixels\"]}}, \"click_source_type\": \"in-page link\", \"anchor_text\": \"forcing them to shut their door\", \"target_url\": \"https:\/\/edmontonjournal.com\/news\/local-news\/downtown-edmonton-khazana-restaurant-closes-lrt-construction\", \"layout_section\": \"in-page-link\"}\" data-evt=\"click\" data-evt-typ=\"click\" href=\"https:\/\/edmontonjournal.com\/news\/local-news\/downtown-edmonton-khazana-restaurant-closes-lrt-construction\">forcing them to shut their door<\/a>s.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>In the wake of the Khazana announcement, Ward O\u2019day-Min Coun. Anne Stevenson said it is time to rekindle the debate on whether or not the city should provide some sort of compensation for businesses who are grossly impacted by major civic construction work.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Chatrath believes the city should compensate affected businesses for the losses caused by construction and better manage projects to reduce the impact on merchants.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey took our livelihood, very simple,\u201d he said. \u201cIf you are doing something in the city, then you have to make sure that businesses have adequate parking, so that their business should not be impacted, or they have to do it one by one block wise. That\u2019s so that all the resources can work on one block, and they can do it in days instead of taking three months.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Chatrath said construction has driven away longtime customers and made it difficult for delivery drivers to access his store, hurting sales.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Uber guys, the Skip guys, nobody can come over there,\u201d he said.\u201dSo there is no way if somebody wants to buy liquor, he will make so much of effort to come to my store, no way.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure data-aqa=\"embed-image\"><picture><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260603db006.ej_303504012.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=564&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=xBV7fR_57uX8SDKRzUMxYg, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260603db006.ej_303504012.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1128&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=nfR5xSYxCaidG3nRRIApOg 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\"  type=\"image\/webp\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260603db006.ej_303504012.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=564&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=Q0TE0ticy0x6y29-nRTRZw, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260603db006.ej_303504012.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1128&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=pcEwceA-142q9aY5JFcmVQ 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\"  type=\"image\/jpeg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260603db006.ej_303504012.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=472&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=0_ot7nP-bF9D_ZS3BKWgKQ, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260603db006.ej_303504012.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=944&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=pnIaFgyC7cnA1NiLqTE-Tg 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"  type=\"image\/webp\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260603db006.ej_303504012.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=472&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=AwF47oS1-4_CDj53RuuzOg, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260603db006.ej_303504012.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=944&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=YY6a-WNjgi0bi5gGhFNfMg 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"  type=\"image\/jpeg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260603db006.ej_303504012.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=Ra2P00_2OCi1OfIcvGqbfQ, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260603db006.ej_303504012.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=576&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=uxLASIsPTit1109PJH9ECQ 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 767px)\"  type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260603db006.ej_303504012.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;sig=plwc7Y8Gm1hw1ncHGCvWzQ\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260603db006.ej_303504012.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;sig=plwc7Y8Gm1hw1ncHGCvWzQ,\n                https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260603db006.ej_303504012.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=576&#038;sig=_vATPJpXFpIrVWzD4AVzHQ 2x\" alt=\"Khazana\" height=\"900\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\"><\/picture><figcaption><span> Khazana restaurant, 10177 107 St., is closed on Wednesday, June 3, 2026. David Bloom\/Postmedia<\/span> <span>Photo by David Bloom<\/span> \/<span>Postmedia<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p><h2>Khazana\u2019s tough decision<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Mehaik Bhasin\u2019s family had run Khazana for nearly three decades. They added a location on the southside and a Khazana Express near the St. Albert border. But they faced a series of obstacles; COVID, inflation pushing up the price of food and the construction of O\u2019day-Min Park directly to the south of the Downtown location, and construction of the LRT directly to the north.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/edmontonjournal.com\/business\/local-business\/business-owner-claims-200000-in-lost-business-due-to-construction\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sheline Naicker, manager of the Value Liquor Hub which lost $200,000 worth of business over the past three months because of Jasper Avenue road construction, is behind barriers on Friday, June 5, 2026. 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