2e Bs ’ The Castiegar Sur Wednesday. October 25, 1995 CANADIAN TIRE ADVERTORIAL The Commitments “We're extremely happy to be here in Castlegar.” Gord McMillan, President “For shopping. Castlegar is now a destination point.” “The selection is absolutely outstanding. Second to none.” —Darcy DeSutter Darcy DeSutter. Operations Manager CANADIAN Z TIRE $19” 2000 Columbia Ave., Castlegar, B.C. DOOR OPEING SPECIALS °~ See eo * & Fitter, Tire Rotation plus puce 4L Jug of Windshield Washer *Motomaster Nugolc 10W30 HOUSEWARES DEPARTMENT - Citizen Bread Maker (43-0808-8) +99°° Reg. $179.99 Speed Drill «5 HARDWARE DEPARTMENT - Makita 3/8° Cordless Variable 4-2636 an | 59°2 Reg. $239.99 SPORTS DEPARTMENT - Gun Cabinet 16-Gauge Steel Cabinet Holds Up To 8 Guns (75-5652-0) $4 1 9°° Reg. $179.99 AUTO DEPARTMENT - Quaker State Motor Oil (4) (28-9005) $q7s Saturday, Oct. 28 ONLY MANY MORE SAVINGS IN EVERY DEPARTMENT There's A Lot More To Canadian Tire For A Lot Less. A whole lot more for a whole lot less The West Kootenay readies for a whole new shopping experience with the opening of Canadian Tire t's tag. h’s bmg. And I: s here. The count- Gown is over. Canadian Twe has officially opened its deors today, October 25, and the phrase ‘organized 9s applied anywhere, it la apply here, and it would S app y today Wh Like birthdays and Christ- mas, the opening of this highly anmcspated shopping mecca has been marked on calendars in homes from New Denver to Grand Forks Castlegar is now a destina- ton pom, and Canadian Tire has made i so With 28.000 square feet of retail shopping space, hold- ing more than three-quarters of a millon dollars of stock — for the grand opening alone — Canadian Tire is more than prepared to serve the shopping needs of more than 80,000 people! You name it. They have it. New product areas offered in the bigger and better store include: pet suppligs; personal security; an indoor plant and flower shop, pre-recorded tapes and compact discs; licensed sporting goods; and a ser- vice Center with a complete line of automotive product and ten large hay< The Castlegar Canadian Tire is part of The Clas of °95°,— meaning that ere e TRAIL when it comes 10 customer service and selection Canadian Tire is on a whole new playing field In fact, they're in a whole new league “The selection is absc lutely outstanding. Second to none,” said Darcy DeSut- ter, operations manager at Canadian Tire The Castlegar store is part of a national expansion pro- gram launched by Canadian Tire Corporation in 1994 Developed as part of the business’s commitment to be the best at what cus- tomers value most, the national program is designed to allow stores such as Castlegar’s to pro- vide customers with out- standing depth and breadth of merchandise selection. Owner of the Castlegar Canadian Tire, Gord McMillan, says the project represents a combined capi- tal investment in this West Kootenays community of more than $8 million Genera] Manager Jamie McMillan said that of the 102 people on staff, 90 were hired directly from Castlegar and the surround- ing area The staff has alreac been putting in a lot of to prepare for u »pening day. Every- one’s teally excited to begir HALL’S OFFICE CENTRE & GIFTS (OYSENSE AACENTRE ONGRATULATIONS CANADIAN TIRE FREE DELIVERY ROSSLAND « FRUITVALE TOLL FREE FAX (608) 364-2522 H800-661-8848 (604) 368-8788 TOTAL TILE 762-8453 Congratulations Thank You for choosing us for your flooring needs CONGRATU LATIONS | On your Grand Opening Pleased to have provided your Structural Steel | enous INDUSTRIES LTD. Se a Nelson, B.C. 352-7939 working directly with the public.” said McMillan And preparing for the onslaught of shoppers has been a full time job. The tore locked its doors one to the grand open- iployees could be ¢ at each and every one of the 40,000 stock items were in place An et all, it’s not every- day that peo yple drive from across the West Kootenay to shop in Castlegar With the opening of Canadian Tire, they now have good reason to do just that The Canadian | Tire Impact More than 800 peo- ple applied to work at | the Canadian Tire Store in Castlegar, and many of those applica- tions came from the immediate area. According to Opera- tions Manager Darcy tter. more than f those interviews, | 90 people, directly from this area, were hired on staff. 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