2023
Vol. LXXIII, No. 18 City Edition – 32 Pages Country Edition – 40 Pages March 25, 2025
The once warm and fuzzy relationship between the USA and Canada has dissipated somewhat of late, as divisive politics have clearly driven a wedge into the former long-standing cross-border kinship. Throughout the local business community, this waning relationship has resulted in significant attempts to forge new corporate vendor relationships. Around the community, signs of Canadian patriotism have grown exponentially. Advertising Canadian-made product has taken on new purpose for retailers. New flags and poles on businesses, farms and residences is now commonplace. Now routine in many stores is signage proudly depicting a maple leaf or other Made in Canada insignia. The evidence of Canadian products popping up on shelves is extra noticeable in the grocery sector, where store management and buyers have gone to great lengths to devote key shelf space to locally or nationally-sourced products at the expense of USA food items.
Inside Who Can I Count On? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Out and About . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 to 12 City of Camrose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 On the Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 to 21 Obituaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 and 25 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 to 30 Central Agencies Realty Inc. . . 31 and 32
This Week's Flyers *partial coverage
To Camrose Homes Tuesday
Brick Warehouse Canada Safeway Hauser Home Hardware M & M Food Market Shoppers Drug Mart Walmart Wild Rose Co-op
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To Rural Homes With Booster ✔* ✔* ✔* ✔* ✔* ✔
News
Newly imposed Chinese tariffs on canola pose a threat to industry . . . . 2 Reflections by Bonnie Hutchinson . . . . . 4 Just Sayin' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Camrose Music Festival is back . . . . . . 10 Blues king Charles to play at Bailey . . . 11 Heritage committee needs volunteers to plan celebration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Photo by Ron Pilger
Carol Rollheiser, General Manager of Wild Rose Cooperative Association Ltd., and her team have put substantial effort into sourcing and identifying in-store Canadian products for resale, not the least of which is greenhouse-grown produce from area suppliers and other entrepreneurial businesses located in Western Canada.