“… my father used to own a hardware store. He and his brother. It was called Mallory Bros. Hardware and Woolens.” – Philip Mallory

At Christmastime, that was the store where people would go and get their wishlist for toys. And they’d have a little monkey riding a bike and that seemed to be stick out. – Darrell Aitken

Scott’s Hardware and the monkey at Christmastime was always a joy to go and see… it was a monkey kind of on a trapeze and he kept flipping and flipping and flipping. – Michelle Dudlowski

“When I was a kid… I couldn’t wait for my father to come home and tell me the stories of the day.” – Paul Williams, Prince George, BC

“I said to the boys, ‘I bet you they still have something like horse collars!.” – Jim Campbell, Oakville, ON