You can own this Kamloops bakery for $1,000 — if you win a contest

A pair of bakers in Kamloops, B.C., are getting ready to hang up their chef’s hats and hand over their business to the next generation of bakery owners, but they’re going about it in an unusual way. 

Robyn and Shawn Haley, owners of Erwin’s Fine Baking & Delicatessen, plan to find their successor through a contest that takes into account candidates’ baking skills and business acumen.

“In a perfect world, it would be somebody who loves the business and has the commitment to quality that we have,” Robyn Haley said. 

Erwin’s is a Kamloops institution located north of what’s known as the Red Bridge along Mt. Paul Way. The Haleys