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Black Friday beckons to local shoppers CRAIG LINDSAY CRAIGForks LINDSAY Grand Gazette
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Black Friday has been a postBlack Friday has been a postThanksgiving tradition in the U.S. Thanksgiving tradition in the U.S. for several years now. forBlack several years now. Friday occurs on the first Black Friday occurs on the and first Friday following Thanksgiving Friday following Thanksgiving is generally seen as the kick-offand to is generally as the season. kick-off to the Christmasseen shopping theThe Christmas season. day seesshopping most U.S. retailers The day sees most U.S. to retailers offering incredible savings entice offering incredible savings to entice
shoppers. shoppers. Here in the great white north, Here in theis great north, Black Friday more white of a recent Black Friday but is more of is a catchrecent phenomenon one that phenomenon but one that is catching on. ingCranbrook on. in the East Kootenay in Friday the Eastevent Kootenay hasCranbrook had a Black for a has hadofa Black event for a couple years, Friday and now Grand couple of years, and now Grand Forks is joining the fray. Forks is joining fray. Several localthebusinesses are Several local businesses are offering great savings on Friday, offering savings on Friday, Nov. 22 ingreat an effort to entice shopNov. 22 in an effort to entice shop-
pers to stay local and avoid border pers to stay local and avoid hassles, exchange rates andborder duty hassles, exchange rates and duty costs. costs. “We were looking for an exciting “We were an exciting promotion tolooking do in for November to promotion to do in November to compete with the sales that go on compete with the sales that go on down in the States,” said Carol down president in the States,” said Forks Carol Lajoie, of the Grand Lajoie, president of the Grand Forks Downtown Business Association. Downtown Business Association. “We wanted to have a Black “We wanted to have Black Friday event. We put it aa week Friday so event. We would put it have a week ahead people a ahead so people would have a
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fromVolunteers the Comfrom theChristCommunity munity Christmas Hamper mas Hamper program were program were on hand at on hand at Overwaitea Overwaitea last Friday to last to setFriday up one one ofset theup Angel of the Angel Trees. ResiTrees. dents canResipick dents cancate pick up a certifi up cate foraacertifi gift from for the a gift from tree at the treeor at Overwaitea, Overwaitea, or ones at His ‘n onesCIBC, at Hisor ‘n Hers, Hers, CIBC, or Grand Forks GrandUnion Forks Credit Credit Union (GFCU). They (GFCU). then They pick then up thepick gift up thethey gift anywhere anywhere they like and drop drop itlike off and at CIBC, it off at CIBC, Hannah Bees Hannah FlowersBees and Flowers and Gifts, or GFCU. Gifts, or GFCU. Pictured are: Pictured are: Christine Christine Anne-Baker Anne-Baker (left) and (left) and Deanna Stent Deanna Stent from the hamfrom the hamper program, perand program, Dave and Dave Chappelle, Chappelle, Overwaitea Overwaitea store manager. store manager. Craig Lindsay
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A plan for a comprehensive water meter proA plan for city a comprehensive watergiven meterearly program for the was unanimously gram for the city was unanimously given early budget approval by city council last week. budget approval citybegin council week. In 2014 the cityby will the last process of uniIn 2014 the city will begin the process of universal water metering as a way to optimize versal water metering as a way to optimize water system services, reduce energy requirewater and system services, reduce energy requirements sizing infrastructure for reasonable ments and sizing infrastructure for reasonable water consumption rates. water rates.gas tax rebates to the Theconsumption city has received The city has received tax set rebates the tune of $1.3 million, so gas it has asidetothat tune of $1.3 million, so it has set aside that amount for the water metering project, said actamount forCher the water ing mayor Wyers.metering project, said acting“We mayor Cher Wyers. want to fast pace it to the next level,” she “We want to fast pace it to the next level,” she said. said. “But it’s going to be an open process with the “But We it’s going to be an open process with the public. have received concerns and we’re public. We have received concerns and we’re addressing those concerns.“ addressing thosebeconcerns.“ Council will looking for the public to be Council will be looking public to be “denizens” of what will be for the the plight of future “denizens” of what will be the plight of future generations, she added. generations, shebeadded. “Water may plentiful for us but the reality “Water may bebe plentiful forhow us but the reality is we do have to aware of much water is we do have to be aware of how much water we’re using now,” Wyers said. we’re using now,” Wyers said. She said that industrial businesses are already She said industrial businesses already hooked up that to water meters and it’saretime for hooked up to water meters and it’s time for homeowners to find out exactly how much homeowners to find out exactly how much water they are consuming. water theypeople are consuming. “I think will be pleasantly surprised to “I think people will be pleasantly find out that consciousness level hassurprised brought to it find out that consciousness level has brought to the forefront that the savings are there with-it to the forefront that savingsour are lawns, there without sacrificing our the gardens, our out sacrificing our gardens, our lawns, our swimming pools,” said Wyers. swimming pools,” said Wyers.
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chance to check out what we had chance before to check out what we line had locally, heading over the locally, before heading over the line the following week.” thePeople following week.” are going to find amazing People going to find specials onare everything fromamazing cars to specials on everything fromto cars to appliances to new clothing giftappliances to new clothing to giftware to groceries and more, said ware to groceries and more, said Lajoie. Lajoie. For more details and a complete For more details and asee complete savings guide, please pages savings guide, please see 17-24 of this issue of the Grandpages Forks 17-24 of this issue of the Grand Forks Gazette. Gazette.
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