Pub owner hopeful of winning bid for ... Inglewood fire hall

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Hose & Hound would close if bid lost
By Amanda Stephenson, Calgary Herald April 7, 2013 8:33 PM

An Inglewood pub owner is crossing his fingers that he will soon be the owner of Calgary’s Fire Hall No. 3, and not a displaced tenant.

Chuck Rose, owner of the Hose and Hound Neighbourhood Pub, is waiting on a city council decision expected Monday to find out whether his bid to buy the 1906 city-owned heritage building has been successful. The Hose and Hound has been housed in the red-brick structure for 17 years, but Rose said if the building is sold to someone else, it will mean an end to the popular pub.

“We’ve put together a good solid bid, and my hope is the city likes it enough to choose us,” Rose said. “I still hope the city will look at it and say, ‘Who’s the best for the community?’ ”


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