Newfoundland Castle dealer wins small business award

The population of Fogo Island, which is off the northeast coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, was measured at only 2,244 in the 2016 census. That hasn’t stopped Castle dealer Ryan Holmes from running a successful home improvement store on the island. “Work hard. Your hard work will pay off,” Holmes said. “It’s not an easy journey, but it will be worth the struggle.” A press release from Castle’s head office yesterday said that the store had been awarded Fogo Island’s Small Business of the Week Award. (Pictured is Ryan Holmes, right, with Shayna Waterman, centre, who was awarded a store scholarship for $1,000 earlier this year.)