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[Victoria Watcher]

After nearly 20 years in Arbutus Ridge, a family-owned restaurant and seafood store is locking up permanently. But its Victoria location will stay open. 

 

Finest At Sea will close its location at 4675 Arbutus St. on Sept. 15, according to a sign on its door.

 

"It is with a heavy heart that we announce the closing of Finest At Sea Seafood Boutique Vancouver," a notice on its website says. "After many months of looking, we were unsuccessful in finding a news space to set up shop."

 

The company, which sells fresh seafood caught by its own fishermen off the coast of B.C., traces its beginnings to 1977, according to its website, when founder Bob Fraumeni, who grew up in Victoria, bought his first boat.

 

In 1984, he established Frozen at Sea and sold to Asian markets. More recently, the company, under Finest at Sea, began selling at its own locations in Victoria and Vancouver.

 

While there were several locations in Vancouver at one point, including on Granville Island, all but one has closed: the Arbutus location, which opened in 2006.

 

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While the sign makes no mention of future developments in the area, a rezoning application was approved last year to build a six-storey mixed-use apartment building on the same property.

 

 

 

https://www.timescol...ictoria-9367199

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 19 August 2024 - 07:57 AM.

[Sparky]

^ Arbutus Ridge??

[Victoria Watcher]

^ Arbutus Ridge??

 

https://en.wikipedia...i/Arbutus_Ridge

 

https://vancouver.ca...utus-ridge.aspx

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 19 August 2024 - 08:27 AM.

[Sparky]

^ Thanks for clearing that up for me. I looked on Google maps and all I saw was Kerisdale.

[Mike K.]

I was just as confused, Sparky.

[Matt R.]

It has always been a pleasure working with these fine folks. They have a nice line of frozen meals as well now, available at better grocery stores near you.

[lanforod]

You can identify the non golfers here 😃