It’s interesting to look back at the old newspapers and get a glimpse of what people thought would never change.
One of those things was Sunday shopping. Back in September 1987, the Tisdale Zellers, which was located in the mall, dared to open their doors for Sunday shopping, in part egged on by a court decision.
The Chamber of Commerce was aghast. How dare Zellers open on a common day of rest. The RCMP were even called onto the scene (they didn’t do anything).
If you’re interested in the whole story, it’s posted on our website at parklandreview.ca.
It’s interesting to notice that 30 years later, nobody bats an eye when a store’s open on Sunday; in fact, it’s expected in a few cases.
Going back to the late 1980s/early 1990s, everybody thought the Soviet Union was an unyielding fact of world politics – until it wasn’t.
Sometimes, change is gradual, happening over decades and centuries. Other times, it happens relatively fast.
To take this to a more modern time frame, about a year ago, the provincial NDP had little chance of beating the Saskatchewan Party. Fast forward to now, where polls show it could be a close race. What will happen in a year from now, with a new Saskatchewan Party premier? Two years from now? A decade from now?
The fact is, we can’t count on change being a slow, elongated process. Sometimes, change happens – just like that.
