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"Remember when it was 'The Dog and Duck'?"

'This is the only part of my old Army uniform that still fits.'

'Have you been 'helping the environment by supporting local produce' again?'

'I'm afraid the cuts are beginning to bite!'

'It's too early to say but my lad may be good enough to swim professionally.'

Things I love about Powell River...

Let's all go to a farmer's market.

Think globally. Act locally.

Tips for a green Christmas by Indian Wild Animals.

'I remember when it was a row of quaint little coffee bars and boutiques.'

The proud husband who's wife just lost thirty-five pounds: 'This is my wife Sandra, Greatly reduced.'

Pop's store's wanted ad: MOM.

"We find shopping at the farmers' market to be more self-congratulatory."

"Come on. I always browse the Mom and Pop stores before buying online."

Pimlico

One cappuccino please, and I wanted to give you this. A note. How formal. Dear small local independent coffee house ... I went to Starbucks this morning. I'm sorry. Can you ever forgive me? What if I agree to purge what I ate? The written apology is sufficient.

With Friends Like These

"Oh that's Mike, he's like part of the furniture round here"

'Honestly! You'd do anything to win the Community Balloon Race, wouldn't you?'

Small store loses out to glossy big store

'Nobody touches chickens from Franco-Ontario!'

'You may have my Double-Double when you can pry it from my cold, dead hand.'

"Now there are many farm raised ones, but I prefer my eye-of-newt locally sourced."

"In every instance, the invading species replaced the native species."

Great Streets

"Oh yeah... well I say my kid is better at math and social studies than your kid!"

EGGS laid in America

"It's the only way we could find funding for the school's football program."

"I have over a hundred words for 'grits.' "

"Just six months ago, he was completely feral."

The American Dream: Pause to Honor the American Work Ethic.

"Not coming in for a pint and a pie, Geoff?"

Lemonade 50 Cents made in America by Americans.

Things you can't do much about...what you can do....