Construction Company Owner Purchases Vacant Gas Station

By: Barry Lamb

A vacant building along South Railway in Boissevain has a new owner.

For nearly two years Gord’s Service Centre has been vacant and a new owner has taken over the building and will be using it for another purpose.

Gene Unrau is owner of Parkside Construction and he plans to use the 2,000 square feet of garage space to house his tools, equipment and supplies. “We were sharing a building with Power Baron Electric and we out grew that space working side by side so it was time for us to move on and find some more square footage to occupy.”

Unrau also plans to use the garage space to also do repairs on equipment. He plans to convert the front end office space into an area where he can handle the day to day operations of his business.

“This building is old but it is surprisingly structurally sound. There are a few issues we are going to deal with and we’ve already installed a new overhead door in the south end for daily use. We are going to undergo a little renovation inside the shop space with new insulation, new metal and new lighting. We will follow that up with new counter space in what used to be the office area” said Unrau.

Plans are in the works to eventually do some exterior upgrades and renovations. Unrau would like to used a gas station theme and keep the outside of the building with that look.

“We are starting to slowly move in. We will be busy with renovations. In the next month or two as the interior stuff gets completed and shelving is set up and small tools are brought in and I’d imagine the bigger equipment will start rolling in the door any day now.”

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