Penticton gas station to rebrand following legal dispute
Global News
A local gas station in Penticton has been at the centre of a legal battle since the beginning of the year.
A Penticton, B.C., gas station will now officially rebrand to become an Indigenous-owned fuel retailer following a legal dispute between the landowner and longtime operator.
The operator, William Vandekerkhove of Actton Super-Save Gas Station on Penticton Indian Band Land, was ordered to leave last week.
“I consider this an appropriate case to make a declaration that the plaintiff has no right to continue in possession of the 101 Green Mountain Road gas station,” read the B.C. Supreme Court decision by Justice Gareth Morley published on May 2.
“Any continued occupation is a trespass, contrary to s. 30 of the Indian Act.”
Vandekerkhove has operated Super Save for the last 20 years. He had been leasing it during this time from Adam Eneas and his wife through a handshake deal.
At the beginning of 2024, the landowners demanded vacant possession.
Super Save had been fighting its loss but after the B.C. court dismissed its requested injunction last week, the company no longer had any legal options left and had to vacate immediately.
“We had to act quickly to secure the building. Despite the court’s very clear ruling, Super Save continued to receive fuel deliveries right through this last weekend,” John Eneas, son of the site’s locatee owner, Adam Eneas, said in a press release.
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