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Published In The Great North Arrow, Aug 1, 2024: Now It's Broke

Now It’s Broke - jim Young "You can't always get what you want..."- Mick Jagger & Keith Richards CORRECTION: I would like to point out that in my article entitled “If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It” in the July 15th (Issue 14 - Volume: 11) of the Great North Arrow, I noted that Gerry’s General Store in Restoule and Trout Creek General Store were LCBO Convenience Outlets. However, I neglected to mention that Foote’s General Store at the corners of Hwys 534 and 654 in Nipissing is also an LCBO Convenience Outlet authorized to sell alcohol. However when I recently stopped in at Foote’s General Store to apologize for the oversight, I was shocked to see so many empty shelves. While there was plenty of beer available, the liquor shelves were noticeably bare and contained one bottle of Kahlua and about ½ dozen bottles of McGuiness products, such as Creme de Cacao. Although Doug Ford is quick to brag about 2,300 locations to purchase alcohol in Ontario even with the LCBO on ...

Smoking In The Boys' Room

Smoking In The Boys' Room - jim Young “Smokin' in the boys' room. Smokin’ in the boys’ room. Now teacher don't you fill me up with your rules But everybody knows that smokin' ain't allowed in school Checkin' out the halls, makin' sure the coast is clear Lookin' in the stalls, ‘No, there ain't nobody here!’” - Cub Koda and Michael Lutz from Brownsville Station I was just 13 years old when I started high school in Grade 9 at Barrie District Central Collegiate. I was about a year younger than most of my fellow students but that wasn’t why I didn’t smoke. Most of my friends smoked and most of them were underage too. The age limit to purchase cigarettes was 16 in those days but all any 13 year old needed to get cigarettes was to have an older friend or a forged note from one of their parents. It was common practice for parents to send children to the store with a note to purchase cigarettes on their behalf. So it had nothing to do with me being under...

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