April 26, 1976 and Canadian Tire Has A Big May Sale at Vintage Edmonton:
April 26, 1976 and Canadian Tire Has A Big May Sale at Vintage Edmonton:
The owners of a golf course in West Kelowna say they are demanding restitution from those involved in a physical altercation on their course earlier this week — an incident they describe as a desecration of the property and a breach of community values.The confrontation at Two Eagles Golf Course and Academy was caught on video Monday and has since circulated online. It shows a heated dispute between two groups of golfers, escalating into shouting, shoving and punches, as others attempt to intervene.The course is located on Westbank First Nation land and is under Indigenous ownership.In a statement Wednesday, the operators said those involved
I gave up subscribing to the Edmonton Journal and Sun when they started being filled more and more with national columnists, many not from/in Alberta, and less and less location news/information content.
Just this week I happened to glance at a newspaper rack for the first time in years and was STUNNED to see both dailies physically smaller than a typical #CanadianTire weekly sales flyer. 😳😡
Yesterday I got some nice #Kamik rain/winter boots at #canadiantire . Pricier than the alternatives but #madeincanada 🍁
#CanadianTire money was once so ubiquitous that it was treated at par with the country's own currency. In fact, these glorified coupons were produced by the same companies printing the Canada's official #money bills.
The level of #design quality put into this loyalty program remained unmatched — I have framed copies of a few of the bills on display — until in all ended in 2020.
Here's the story of the funny money that made #Canada fun