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3 unusual facts about Canadian Tire


Airdrie, Alberta

The city's north end includes Real Canadian Superstore and Canadian Tire locations and other major grocery chains such as Sobeys, Canada Safeway and Calgary Co-op are also located in the city.

Disappearance of Brandon Crisp

The Crisp family has created the Brandon Crisp Endowment Fund, working with Canadian Tire's JumpStart charity program for assisting families in financial need to participate in minor sports and recreational activities.

Wayne Sales

Wayne Sales (born December 28, 1949) is the former Chief Executive Officer of Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd..


Forzani Group

FGL competes on a regional basis with independent retailers and regional chains, and on the national level with Mountain Equipment Co-op, Canadian Tire, Hudson's Bay Company, Walmart and Sears.

Promenades Saint-Bruno

Outdoor retailers that aren't tenants of Promenades Saint-Bruno include Toys "R" Us, Rona, Staples, Walmart, Winners/Homesense, Home Depot, Home Outfitters, Canadian Tire, Dollarama and Cineplex Odeon.

Sheppard line

In addition, between Leslie and Bessarion stations, a former Canadian Tire warehouse/distribution centre next to Highway 401 (the chain retains a store nearby, along with Mark's Work Wearhouse, also owned by Canadian Tire) was demolished and the land was being sold to Concord Adex Investments Limited of Vancouver.

West Royalty, Prince Edward Island

Further big box store development in the 1990s and 2000s initially spurred by the establishment of the province's first big box store (a Sobeys supermarket) in the vicinity of the mall has seen stores such as Canadian Tire, Future Shop, and Walmart Canada locate in the area.


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2010 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series season

Last year's champion Andrew Ranger did not compete full-time as his sponsors Tide and Wal-Mart backed out of a deal and he focused on the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East in America and elected to run only part-time in the Canadian Tire Series.

OC Transpo routes

Canadian Tire Connexion routes 401 through 406 operate on all dates with Ottawa Senators games and also events or concerts of medium to large attendance (6,000 persons or over).

Place Rosemère

Some smaller stores took the place of the former Canadian Tire store, and Zara, Pharmaprix and Dormez-Vous took the place of the former Provigo supermarket.

Wayne Sales

In 2004, the Retail Council of Canada recognized Sales' accomplishments in leading Canadian Tire to outstanding business success.