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We are all feeling the weight of this econonmic downturn. Whether we realize it or not. Cutting down on how often we go out for dinner, or any other out of home entertainment. 

In this article a food chain resturant shuts its door on Canada and our neighbors south of us. Citing the weak Canadian dollar. With the sudden closing this past Monday, where does that leave the people who have gift cards? The company said its trying to honour the gift cards, and to visit its website next week for updates.

The public relations issue I beleive is the "potentially worthless gift cards"

Its a soft response to say "check our website next week". A week is a long time for most people, and will it be honoured? If a company feels there is nother way out but to shutdown business, what is there to make us beleive there is finances to honour promotional gift cards.

I hope so for those people who are involved.

Stockholders for this issue would be the stocholders, the patrons who frequented the Australian-style steakhouse. 

Jill Holroyd, vice-preseident of research with the Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association, "Fine dining is the first to feel the pinch as a consumers and businsses cut back, then causual dining, them family dining"

The stockholder will eat more at home, heading to the grocery store, instead of a night of casual dinning.

The Main Floor - new text books - day1thirdwk

Ok, I want to look at more First Nation articles, my morning was looking for stories. I know there are issues out there, that we can talk about for days. But what I have my focus on is the lighter/postive view of our people.

Though its not a hard public relations story, it still highlights the improtance of a public image.

In this article we see a possible beginning into what can be in the news. The First Nations Drum is a web based publication, yes but we still need more. 

Richard Wagamese -Ojibway

Eden Robinson - Haisla

Joseph - Metis

I like the quote "Mastering the English language in order to widen thier audiences, English allows gained recongintion."

.....In other thoughts, the chapters that we were to read from one of the new text books Public Relations Writing Form & Style,  very exciting. I did find it to be harsher. With the slightly different wording it left no room for sway,  but still worded very strongly. It has the same message and method of our first text book Public Relations A values Driven Approach.

Ah, this article is older,  but the reading tonight made me think of libel - Under Libel Laws and Privacy Issues - The fair comment defense, which used public figures for humor, has suffered some severe blows in the courts. Some claim that now such protection doesn't exist.

Another related article with Jon Stewart