11-23-2010, 09:34 PM
Hi Rob,
I can tell you for a fact that the Christmas Train Show and the Santa Claus Parade are always on the same weekend for as many years as I have been doing the show.
It also conflicts with CFL playoffs!
A mother complained to me that there weren't any Hobby Shops inside city limits anymore, so there wasn't any place to browse with her kids.
Credit Valley has moved to an Industrial Park, and George's has moved too...
Although Keith's didn't sell Trains, they still had lots of other stuff, but they've moved out of town too...
We can't support our local hobby shops when there aren't any that are LOCAL!
The bigger problem is that the manufacturers won't sell through department stores anymore, so you can't get trainsets for Christmas in order to get kids started in the hobby...
I can tell you for a fact that the Christmas Train Show and the Santa Claus Parade are always on the same weekend for as many years as I have been doing the show.
It also conflicts with CFL playoffs!
A mother complained to me that there weren't any Hobby Shops inside city limits anymore, so there wasn't any place to browse with her kids.
Credit Valley has moved to an Industrial Park, and George's has moved too...
Although Keith's didn't sell Trains, they still had lots of other stuff, but they've moved out of town too...
We can't support our local hobby shops when there aren't any that are LOCAL!
The bigger problem is that the manufacturers won't sell through department stores anymore, so you can't get trainsets for Christmas in order to get kids started in the hobby...
Ron Wm. Hurlbut
Toronto, Ontario, Dominion of Canada
Ontario Narrow Gauge Show
Humber Valley & Simcoe Railway Blog
Toronto, Ontario, Dominion of Canada
Ontario Narrow Gauge Show
Humber Valley & Simcoe Railway Blog