Cineplex Canada is celebrating Canadian filmmaker Rob Stewart’s legacy with FREE Screenings of Sharkwater. Today February 25, 2017, Sharkwater- A Tribute to Rob Stewart events will be hosted at select Cineplex theatres across Canada. Tickets to the film are free in exchange for a donation to WWF-Canada, where funds will go towards supporting the continuation of Rob Stewart’s conservation work.
If you’re like me, you have a bit of a love hate relationship with Bulk Barn Canada. The love is because I absolutely love their products and, more importantly, their prices. The hate, however, comes from the fact that every time I shop there I feel so wasteful using plastic bag after plastic bag to refill common household items that are just going to go back in a jar when I get home.
That is why the rolling out of a national reusable container program from the Bulk Barn is so very exciting, as my relationship with the Bulk Barn will now be a love-love relationship, since they are giving us the chance to actually reduce our carbon footprint by bringing in our own containers!
The system is pretty simple. First, you must bring in a clean container, that meets some basic requirements:
free of chips, cracks, stains, debris, dirt, rust and residual food
the container or bag is reusable and is designed for food
the container or bag is resealable with a lid, drawstring or clip-closure
Paper and plastic bags are not acceptable for reuse
Next, you will have the cashier weigh your container so that they can tare the weight from your total after you have filled up with your goodies.
Then you will scoop your products as you usually would, but remember that once the product is inside your jar it cannot go back inside the bin.
Finally, you will proceed to checkout as you normally would and have the cashier ring you up. See, saving the planet can sometimes be as simple as that!
You can click here to learn more about the reusable container program, but as of February 24th the program will be in every store across the country.
If you check your email regularly, you have probably seen an email from PC Plus requiring you to reset your account password. For those who do not, or have more than one account in their household, time to get a new password.
As we mentioned last month, PC Plus accounts have been compromised. Thieves have been logging into accounts with weak passwords, setting up a new card number on your account and using the points. This is likely the reason behind the move to no longer allow redemptions of gift cards as they are generally the easy option for thieves.
New passwords must be 8 characters, plus include an upper case letter and number. You will not be able to log in until you update your password. If you cannot find the email from them, simply go to the PC Plus homepage, and click forgot my password and they will send you a new link.
This is a National Event, happening at all Toys“R”Us Canada store locations, today, Saturday February 18, 2017 from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Join Toys“R”Us for a FREE family event with arts & crafts, games, giveaways and more. In support of Pink Shirt Day, a bullying prevention awareness day, the first 100 kids at each location on Play Day will also receive a FREE “Be a Buddy, Not a Bully” t-shirt to wear on Pink Shirt Day on Wednesday, February 22, 2017.
Kids will learn how to build a Valentine photo box with easy to follow step-by-step instructions. Kids’ projects can be painted in-store. Please dress appropriately for painting.
The Home Depot Canada FREE workshops is valid today, Saturday, February 11, 2017 – 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
To book your slot at a workshop, contact your local Home Depot location.
Canadians all across the country are standing in solidarity with their neighbours to the south by vocalizing their boycott of Ivanka Trump’s clothing line through the hashtag #baycott. Customers have been calling for the Hudson’s Bay Company to remove the Ivanka Trump line from their stores for the past two weeks now in a show of support for the U.S. people that are being disproportionately affected by President Donald Trump’s policies.
People are also using this #baycott as an opportunity to speak out against Trump’s vulgar comments made towards women that objectify and degrade their existence, a message that does not in any way adhere with Canadian values.
The Hudson’s Bay, like many other retailers that sell President Donald Trump’s daughter’s line (T.J. Maxx, Lord & Taylor and Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH), are facing increasing pressure from the public to mix politics with business as they call for them to follow Nordstrom’s example of having the line removed from the store. In the past week, six other major retailers have decided to drop Ivanka’s brand.
A quick search reveals that the Hudson’s Bay sells over 350 different products from the Ivanka line, including dresses, shoes and jewellery.
Nordstrom was the first to remove Ivanka’s line from their stores, citing poor performance in the last two quarters as the motivation for removing the brand from their stores. Since President Donald Trump’s election, however, many retailers have come under increasing pressure to distance their association with any brands/businesses that are associated with the president and his controversial policies.
For instance, after the president announced a travel ban on seven-Muslim-majority countries to the U.S., people began using the #Deleteuber hashtag in protest of the company’s associations with President Donald Trump and his controversial immigration policies. This led to 200,000 accounts being deleted and the CEO, Travis Kalanick, stepping down from his position on Trump’s economic advisory council.
The #baycott social media protest has been gaining momentum since it first appeared on Twitter on January 30, 2017. And customers of the company are not holding back in their dismay:
Even dedicated customers are taking action to express their concerns at the company’s association with the Trump brand:
And with customers like this one, it will be interesting to see if the Hudson’s Bay decides to listen to their increasingly disgruntled customer base:
The food recall warning published on February 4, 2017 has been updated to include additional products. This additional information was identified during the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) food safety investigation.
Loblaws Companies Limited is recalling PC Organics brand baby food pouches from the marketplace because they may permit the growth of Clostridium botulinum. A manufacturing error resulted in excess water in the product, which under certain circumstances could support the growth of Clostridium Botulinum and pose a health risk to consumers. Consumers should not consume the recalled products described below.
The products were sold at the following locations up to and including February 8, 2017.
Ontario: Fortinos, Loblaws, No Frills, Real Canadian Superstore, Real Canadian Wholesale Club, valu-mart, Your Independent Grocer, Zehrs, Shoppers Drug Mart, and affiliated independent storesAtlantic: Atlantic Superstore, Dominion, Cash&Carry, Real Canadian Wholesale Club, Your Independent Grocer, Shoppers Drug Mart, and affiliated independent stores
Québec:Club entrepôt, Maxi, Maxi & Cie, Presto, Provigo, Provigo le Marché, AXEP, Pharmaprix, and Intermarché
West: Extra Foods, Loblaws City Market, No Frills, Real Canadian Superstore, Real Canadian Wholesale Club, Your Independent Grocer, Shoppers Drug Mart, and affiliated independent stores
What you should do
If you think you became sick from consuming a recalled product, call your doctor.
Check to see if you have recalled product in your home. Recalled product should be thrown out or returned to the store where it was purchased.
Food contaminated with Clostridium botulinum toxin may not look or smell spoiled but can still make you sick. Symptoms can include nausea, vomiting, fatigue, dizziness, blurred or double vision, dry mouth, respiratory failure and paralysis.
There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of this product.
If you have been saving up those Shoppers Drug Mart Optimum points for a bonus redemption, get ready to spend them! This weekend, Shoppers Drug Mart will have a Spend Your Points & Get Points Back promotion. Surprisingly with Valentine’s Day so soon, it is not a beauty redemption and you can redeem for almost anything in the store.
Spend 50,000 Optimum points and get $85 worth of free stuff plus $15 in points back
Spend 95,000 Optimum points and get $170 worth of free stuff plus $30 in points back
While these redemptions are not great for those high ticket items like electronics, they usually value the points at the closest value. So $30 in points is likely 22,000 – worth around $45 at regular bonus redemptions and close to $40 if redeemed at the highest level on a regular day.
Loblaws Companies Limited is recalling one specific lot code of PC Organics brand Apple, Blueberry & Green Pea strained baby food from the marketplace because it may permit the growth of Clostridium botulinum. Consumers should not consume the recalled product described below.
What you should do
If you think you became sick from consuming a recalled product, call your doctor.
Check to see if you have recalled product in your home. Recalled product should be thrown out or returned to the store where it was purchased.
Food contaminated with Clostridium botulinum toxin may not look or smell spoiled but can still make you sick. Symptoms can include nausea, vomiting, fatigue, dizziness, blurred or double vision, dry mouth, respiratory failure and paralysis.
There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of this product.
Cineplex Canada has released their new schedule for March, 2017. Here’s a list of the upcoming weekly movies line-up at Cineplex Family Favourites for only $2.99:
March, 2017:
Saturday, March 4, 2017: Nine Lives. Comedy, Family. 1h 27m
Saturday, March 11, 2017: Kubo and the Two Strings. Animation, Family. 1h 41m
Saturday, March 18 2017: The Wizard of Oz. Family, Fantasy.1h 42m
Saturday, March 25, 2017: Space Jam. Comedy, Animation, Adventure, Family, Classic. 1h 28m
