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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Thursday, March 27, 2014 | 10 continued from p.9 "You see that in any race, but we see that in terms of our customer-base. Oakville is a very safe community. You can run pretty well anywhere, anytime and not have to worry," said McKinnon. Since 1997, The Running Company has employed about 40 full-time and part-time staff and high school students. Carole Terry has worked part time with McKinnon for eight years. She said a day never went by where "we didn't share a good laugh." "I'm going to miss (Greg), the co-workers Small business owner will never truly retire and some of the customers we've known for a long time. They're like family because you know them and their family," said Terry. "Some of them are getting very sad now because he's not going to be around here anymore." The Running Company has given back to the community over the years, supporting numerous causes, including the Oakville & Milton Humane Society, Kerr Street Ministries, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Stephen Lewis Foundation, the YMCA of Oakville and other charities. McKinnon also financially-backed Olympian athletes Adam van Koeverden, Kyle Jones and Mark Oldershaw. "We couldn't afford it, but we still gave. We recognize when there is somebody in the community with a need and we've always been that way. That's a family thing," said McKinnon. In his line of work, McKinnon meets a lot of people ­ whether it's customers, staff or athletes ­ which has made his job most enjoyable, he explained. "It's been fun and sad at the same time because you're going to see these people probably for the last time when they've been customers for 17 years. We watched them start out as runners or walkers and (then they) finish marathons," said McKinnon. Even though he's stepping away from his business, McKinnon isn't going to be retiring completely. "Running a company has been great, but it's just a new phase in my life," he said, noting his plans to move to a town in northern Ontario. "I may not be selling shoes, but I will be doing something. I grew up in small business, so do we ever truly retire?" 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