An independent corner store and cafe in Toronto that was nearly forced to shut down last summer after an anonymous licensing complaint is still, more than a year later, hanging in the lurch without the guarantee of a long-term operating permit. People fight back over anonymous complaint that could close Toronto corner store https://t.co/NHcfhB9hLG — blogTO (@blogTO) June 11, 2024"I don't know what the limitations are to extend the licence — the previous one was extended for a year, expired in June, and then extended from June to August," Miriev told blogTO during a phone call on Thursday. While she said she doesn't fear the establishment having to shutter after the August 31 date, she is worried about the few, but vocal naysayers who are opposed to having small retail on non-major streets in their neighbourhood. The approximate timeline is now the fall, but it depends if those opposing groups will be opposing again," she says. As one person stated amid the original Finch Store ordeal, "these types of little corner stores are fantastic, it's hard to believe anyone would want them gone."