Idigenous-owned Cigar Chief opens in Kingston on Canada Day across the street from history – The Kingston Whig Standard
Jul 03, 2025
“Location, location, location” is the operative punchline about the three most important considerations in real estate and so it was for Matthew Greenwood, who opened his cigar shop on Canada Day.
Greenwood, who lives in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, had a list of boxes that he had to check when looking to for a location to launch Cigar Chief Kingston.
“We wanted to be central, in a high-traffic area,” he said. “We needed enough space to accommodate a walk-in humidor with a humidifier. We were looking to offer customers fine coffee, so a counter space and a place to set up an espresso machine. And if there was history, so much the better.”
