Owner and Operator Raj Bains cuts the ribbon of the new McDonald's location surrounded by staff and a guest appearance from Grimace. (Nick Nielsen)

By Nick Nielsen

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With the official grand opening set for Friday to open up to the public, the new McDonald’s location in The Yard district welcomed invited guests inside on Wednesday to kickoff the new location.

Raj Bains is the owner and operator of the new location, along with the other two in the city, and he’s excited to see the new location finally open its doors. They want to make an impact with the city right away by supporting the Ronald McDonald House coming to Prince Albert.

“This is one more restaurant to serve our community and we are very excited to open the doors and we’re looking forward to having our community come and serve on this end of the town. The big deal for us is in this grand opening, we’re also doing certain things to give back to our community. Ronald McDonald House is coming in Prince Albert, so every Big Mac meal that anyone buy for the next seven days from Friday till Thursday, a dollar from that Big Mac goes towards the Ronald McDonald’s House in Prince Albert.”

While there are other businesses in The Yard already open, being one of the first in the new area of the city is a sign of good things to come. With the new community centre taking shape and more projects coming, the area is set to be a beautiful hub in the city.

“This is a new iconic area in Prince Albert. If you look at it, we have a community centre, we have a rink coming in, we have hotels coming in and this is one of the iconic areas. It’s going to just be as strong as Cornerstone.”

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For the new location, the focus in the building was put on drive-thru and pickup order efficiency during its construction. The new location has a smaller dining area compared to the other two but has a large kitchen equipped with two full assembly lines for food along with technology that will monitors vehicle positions around the building and compares drive thru times to other McDonald’s locations in the province.

“Drive thru is always the biggest channel for us. I’m really confident that people were coming in off from highway, they will stop here for their washroom breaks and just maybe sit down, stretch your legs and have some meals.”

The new location officially opens to the public on Friday.

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