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Trail's End | Oct 16, 2012 | 11:45

Ragged Ass Row

A Vancouver man finds that one of Yellowknife's most colourful street names isn't fit to fly. Ken Carson says a Westjet flight attendant asked him to remove the "Ragged Ass Road" t-shirt and reverse it inside-out. The passenger is angry. Westjet is apologizing. But what about the people who call Ragged Ass Road home?

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