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Eaton's axes Santa Claus parade
T. Eaton Company was formed shortly after Canadian Confederation and soon became rooted in the country's cultural landscape. The department store was part of Canadian life. The Eaton's mail-order catalogue was called the "Family Bible" and the company's lavish Santa Claus parade launched the Christmas season. When the last Eaton's store closed its doors on Feb. 26, 2002 many Canadians mourned its death. It wasn't the business empire they would miss, but the loss of a national institution.
Program: The National
Broadcast Date: Aug. 9, 1982
Guest(s): Fredrik Eaton, Paul Godfrey
Host: Knowlton Nash
Reporter: David Burt
Duration: 2:13
Last updated: November 30, 2012
Page consulted on March 27, 2013
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