The Shopping Centre Conundrum and Independent Business
A Charlottetown barber loses female customers due to a shopping centre lease clause aimed at protecting a rival salon. The piece argues anchors gatekeep tenants, set hours, and restrict discounts, reducing competition and reshaping Canada’s retail landscape as malls grow to about 35 percent of trade. It notes higher costs for independents and calls attention to the tension between large chains and local merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Roger Worth
Charlottetown
P.E.I
Scott-Coombs Exchange Vows in Hamiota Wedding
Bonnie Lee Coombs and Alan Wesley Scott wed in a candle light ceremony at Hamiota United Church on May 19 1979. Rev Herb Lynas officiated with organist Blaine Little and singers Nola Dixon and others. The reception followed at Chumah Hall and the couple plan to live on a farm near Boissevain Manitoba after a short honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamiota
Hamiota United Church
Bonnie Lee Coombs
Jack
Eleanor Coombs
Alan Wesley Scott
Tom
Joyce Scott
Ninga
Herb Lynas
Blaine Little
Nola Dixon
Harvey Brown
Kevin Faulkes
Bonnie
Alan Scott
Boissevain
Man
Ladies Club Meet at Peggy Smith Home
The Ladies Club held its June meeting at Peggy Smith's home with 19 members and 3 children present. Doris Pollock led worship and readings included a psalm. A baking contest, tea, lemon dessert, and a social evening followed, with reports on the Hospital Aid and messages from the United Church Conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chumah
Peggy Smith
Doris Pollock
Kathleen Thornton
Camp Wasaga
Louise Andrew
Bernice Lewis
Janie Lewis
Betty Smith
Angola
United Church Conference
Brandon
Janie
Myra Preston
Fitness. In your heart you know it's right, The Weather
The fragment hints at a fitness themed column or weather feature with motivational phrasing. No clear event or person names are readable to identify a concrete news item.
Sympathy for Thompson family after Minaki death
Community extends sympathy to Mr and Mrs Thos Thompson and family on the accidental death of their son Earle at Minaki Ontario on June 8 1979. Funeral held June 13 1979 at Hamiota United Church with burial in Hamiota Cemetery. Also notes visits from relatives and long familiar Decker district connections. Sports pool winners listed for the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thos. Thompson
Earle
Minaki
Ont
Hamiota United Church
Hamiota Cemetery
Les Reid
Verna
Ken
Mina Schofield
Whittier California
Carol Clarke
Winnipeg
Tom
Marlene White
Souris
Mina
Jessie Sunley
Ernie
Kate Sunley
Russell
Ellen Sunley
Bert Decker
Gerald
Margaret Decker
Kenneth
Decker District
Ev Turner
Shorty Turner
Wilma Genung
Brent Strachan
Charlie Mundell
Dan Gould
Kim Robertson
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Scho
Hamiota Echo Publications Ltd
P.O. Box 70
Hamiota, Manitoba
Romoto
Ing
U.S.A
England
F.S. and
F.C. Venables - Publishers
Mainstream
Canada
Roger Worth
Canadian Federation of Independent Business
Massey-Ferguson
Parts & Equipment
Milton Ostash
Shoal Lake
Massey Ferguson
Scott-Coombs
Max Min
Cleaning Service
T.H. Hall
Crandall, Man
M. D. Butcher
P.O. Box
Birtle
Manitoba
Arch. R. Galatiue
Ask the Co-Operative Life Insurance Company
Cooperative Fire and Casualty Company
Freon
Caldwell Motors
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