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The Girl Guide Cookies are now in town

Sparks, Brownies, Guides, Pathfinders and Rangers they will be out in full force on Saturday, Oct. 5.

Oct. 3, 2013 8:00 a.m.
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Sparks,Brownies, Guides, Pathfinders and Rangers they will be out in full force on Saturday, Oct. 5, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., selling Girl Guide Cookies at the following locations: Wal-Mart, the Tamarack Centre, Safeway and Save-On Foods. So head on out, buy a box or three, support your local Brownies, Sparks, Guides, Pathfinders and Rangers, and enjoy.

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