Trouble brewing in the Maritimes
The Story
Linden MacIntyre looks at the troubled beer industry of Canada's East Coast.
Program: The MacIntyre File
Broadcast Date: Feb. 9, 1979
Guest(s): Edward Chalmers, Fernand Dube, Alfred Landry, Cliff Moles, Phillip Oland, Alex Scholton, Joe Skehan, Bob Sweitzer
Host: Linden MacIntyre
Duration: 25:50
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