I don’t know if you remember Consumers Distributing but when their catalog came to the house in the 80s, it was chaos as we all went through it to decide what we wanted for Christmas. I don’t know why I was thinking about that today but I remember really wanting some really bizarre stuff for [...]
Calgary
The Recession Hits Calgary
Brings back wonderful images of Calgary in the 80s. When Lees, 28, moved to the city three years ago from Winnipeg, she couldn’t walk down the street without seeing a "Help Wanted" sign in every retail window. Employers were offering trips to new recruits and giving away cars as incentives to employees. After months of [...]
