Posted on 03/08/2006 5:56:57 PM PST by proud_yank
Tim Hortons to open in Kandahar Move follows call by top soldier Mar. 8, 2006. 02:46 PM
HAMILTON?Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan are getting their wish ? Tim Hortons will be serving double-doubles and doughnuts soon enough.
After weeks of lobbying by the military, the chain agreed to set up a coffee shop to serve soldiers in Kandahar, said Ron Joyce, who co-founded the famous chain in Hamilton in 1964 with NHL player Tim Horton.
No timeline has been set but Joyce, who retired and sold his share of the company years ago, says he's been told it will happen "shortly."
"They are doing it," Joyce told the Hamilton Spectator.
"The management team in Oakville has got it in hand and it's going to happen. They've just got to get the pieces together."
Joyce said Tim Hortons executives told him about the move last week, when he made inquiries after getting a call from Canada's top soldier Gen. Rick Hillier about the idea.
"They've made the right decision," added Joyce.
While Tim Hortons did not confirm the store opening, company officials told the Spectator they are happy to be a part of the initiative.
The store is expected to be housed inside a trailer with takeout windows, and deliveries will be made to the Canadian base in Kandahar by military transport. Staffing is yet to be determined. There are 2,300 Canadian troops in the Kandahar region.
Hamilton Spectator
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