The Meat Specialists!

   The Present day Gour-Mart was established in 1961 by Beno Pflantz, which at that time was known as Bowness Sausage, in the corner mall, on 77^th Street and Bowness Road N.W. Bowness, Alberta.  

   With a vision for the future and the wish to carry on the family tradition, The late Fred Capune purchased the Gour-Mart in April of 1968. Fred was born in Berlin, Germany and was the 3^rd generation of meat/sausage shopkeepers, trained by his father. He came to Canada at the age of 18, eventually married and later had four children before purchasing the Gour-Mart. 

   The Gour-Mart name came into existence when Fred's vision was to focus on the "Gourmet" aspect of the meat cutting/sausage business and the availability in the market. He abbreviated both "Gourmet"  and "Market" to form "Gour-Mart Ltd.".  

   Fred's only son Darrell, was born in May of 1963 and in the family tradition, started working in the family business in the 7th grade. In 1985, Darrell started running operations with his father, and in 1995 Fred retired and Darrell continued the family business. Currently Darrell runs the family business and is a meat cutting/sausage instructor at S.A.I.T. (Southern Alberta Institute  of Technology).

There Are Currently Three Full Time And Three Part Time Employees

"They are all Valuable Members of the Team, Whose Own Personal Standards Far Exceed the Norm"

"Hours of Operation"