These pages summarize my unfortunate experience with Al Sebastian and his Canadian Classic FishFry business.
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Fishfry, Canadian Classic Food Products, Sunset Country Resort Services, Canadian Classic FishFry & Al Sebastian
These pages summarize my unfortunate experience as an investor/partner with Al Sebastian in his Canadian Classic Food Products (CCFP) business. Canadian Classic Food Products is a Thunder Bay based business whose primary product is a fish coating and beer batter mix called Canadian Classic FishFry along with a companion line of spices known as Canadian Classic Fish and Game Spice. I've been told these products are much better than the typical breading type of products that are available.
Al Sebastian appears to be an unethical, very experienced con man who is used to getting his own way and has no regard for the law.
It's Show Time.
(Updated: May 5/14)
Someone asked if there were any large photos of Al Sebastian on the website to make identification easier (Al spotting is a new sport) and I said "yes" all you have to do is click on any of the small photos and a larger one will pop-up. It turns out that wasn't the case. Somehow the larger photos option had been overlooked when those sections were being worked on.
To make things easier for everyone the "Al Gallery" page has been created which contains a few hi-res photos of Al Sebastian taken at several locations in Northern Ontario.
What else can you do with these photos?
If you're a previous "partner" of Al's you could use them to line the bottom of a bird cage or tack them onto a dart board (although I can't guarantee it'll improve your game).
Here's a video of Al Sebastian taken at Packwash Lake Resort in Northern Ontario during the summer of 2010. It's short but it shows him hard at work (the video may take 10 seconds or so to download).
An Alternate Contact Method.
(Updated: May 5/14)
I was surprised at how many visitors this page has had in it's first 48 hours. I guess Al must have a lot of followers (that he probably owes money to). I've been asked if an alternate contact method could be used since BBM isn't that common yet. Your tips can now also be sent via twitter to
The only drawback with Twitter is that your messages are limited to 140 characters.
The World Should Be A Safer Place (for now).
(Updated: May 8/14)
Good news everyone (except for Al). I've heard the warrant for Al is no longer outstanding since Al was picked up by Thunder Bay Police last Monday (May 5th). He'll probably be a "guest" at the police station for only a night or two (catch and release). I wonder if they'll risk letting him out on his own recognizance, after all he does have a habit of skipping court dates. If bail was set, I wonder how much someone paid to get him out?
Have you seen these products in your travels?
(Updated: July 8/14)
June 7/14: I was asked if I had photos of what this stuff looks like. Here are a few photos of Al Sebastian's Canadian Classic product family. Clicking on these images will show a larger version which can be downloaded and printed. Would you let me know if you spot these products while you're out & about and I'll pass the info along to the proper authorities?
July 8/14: How could I have forgotten about the exclusive Fishfry Private Label Program?
Under the program Al would "Private Label" selected Canadian Classic Fishfry products with that resorts logo. As far as I know the following customers decided to participate in the Private Label program:
• Tony's Bait and Tackle in Dryden (Tony's Classic FishFry).
• Indian Lake Lodge, near Red Lake (Indian Lake Classic Fishfry). They were going to give a package of privately labeled fishfry to each customer as a thank you gift.
• Red Lake Marine in Red Lake. I think they called their private label fishfry "Donnie's Classic FishFry" in honour of a long time employee.
There may have been more particpants, but these are the first ones that come mind.
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