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Originally Posted by catnthehat
Yo are s very wrong in your assumption about the oniker "Tarsands"
The were clle the tarnad long before the anti got n on te gme.
When I first came up here in the ver earl 70's the first welding rig I saw was owned by a local outfit called Tarsands Machine and Welding , ran and owned by local people ,some of their families had been here before Confederation.
The Tarsand Bettys is a very proud local lady's roller derby club.
Tarsand Charlie was a mascot up here for years.
The list goes on.
It was not until recently that someone ( not us up here) decided that the term " Tarsand" was a derogatory term.
I still call them the Tarsands as do other long time residents.
Cat
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Good to know. Outsiders use it in a derogatory way.
http://energyeducation.ca/encyclopedia/Tar_sands
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