INCOME TAXES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2015	Jun. 28, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Components of income (loss) before income taxes, after adjusting the income (loss) for non-controlling interests
United States			$ 1,011	$ (629)
Canada			1,460	1,905
Total			2,471	1,276
Current (benefit) provision :
US Federal - Before operating loss carryforwards			0	886
US Federal - Benefit of operating loss carryforwards			0	(886)
After operating loss carryforwards			0	0
United States - State			94	(1)
Total United States			94	(1)
Canadian			1,529	1,312
Total current			1,623	1,311
Deferred benefit:
United States			(90)	0
Canadian			(325)	(707)
Total deferred			(415)	(707)
Total			$ 1,208	604
Reconciliation between the reported income tax provision (benefit) and the amount computed by multiplying the earnings (loss) attributable to the entity by the U.S. federal tax rate
U.S. federal tax rate			35.00%
Tax provision computed by applying statutory rate			$ 865	447
Increase in the valuation allowance - U.S. federal and Canadian tax law			1,653	584
Additional effect of the foreign tax provision on the total tax provision			(1,243)	(467)
Other			(67)	40
Total			1,208	604
Deferred income tax assets:
U.S. tax effect of deferred Canadian taxes			91	248
Foreign tax credit carryover			4,661	3,023
Alternative minimum tax credit carryover			460	460
U.S. federal net operating loss carryover			4,440	4,017
Tax basis of investment in land and residential real estate in excess of book basis			1,115	1,842
Property and equipment accumulated tax depreciation and depletion in excess of book under U.S. tax law			4,494	4,069
Liabilities accrued for books but not for tax under U.S. tax law			4,423	5,112
Liabilities accrued for books but not for tax under Canadian tax law			2,149	2,731
Other			746	2,098
Total gross deferred tax assets			22,579	23,600
Less valuation allowance			(21,387)	(20,869)
Net deferred income tax assets			1,192	2,731
Deferred income tax liabilities:
Property and equipment accumulated tax depreciation and depletion in excess of book under Canadian tax law			(1,459)	(3,460)
Other			(4)	(94)
Total deferred income tax liabilities			(1,463)	(3,554)
Net deferred income tax liability			(271)	(823)
Net deferred income tax liability included in Consolidated Balance Sheets:
Current deferred income tax asset (included in other current assets)			178	378
Deferred income tax liability			(449)	(1,201)
Net deferred income tax liability			(271)	(823)
Valuation allowance, other disclosures
Valuation allowance			21,387	$ 20,869
Increase in valuation allowance			518
Increase in valuation allowance recognized as income tax expense			307
Increase in valuation allowance charged to accumulated other comprehensive loss			211
Alternative minimum tax credit
Tax credit carryforward
Tax credit carryovers			460
Foreign
Tax credit carryforward
Tax credit carryovers			4,661
Valuation allowance, other disclosures
Alberta corporate tax rate	12.00%	10.00%
Canadian statutory tax rate	30.65%	28.75%
Foreign | Canada Revenue Agency
Deferred income tax assets:
Less valuation allowance			(1,028)
Valuation allowance, other disclosures
Valuation allowance			1,028
Federal
Tax credit carryforward
Operating loss carryovers			$ 13,060