Burma Shave! (VII) — The Final Chapter?

Exploits Energy bids us all farewell, already speaking of itself in the past tense:

One hopes they will remember that there are only 741 days until the 2011 provincial general election, and who knows, maybe by-elections in Central Dannystan, too.

Pro-rating the Exploits Energy math, the provincial government by then will have "gained" over $107-million more, on top of the $33-million to date, from Our Dear Expropriation.

Burma shave! (VI)

The latest from Grand Falls-Windsor's favourite shadowy dissidents:

Burma Shave! (V)

It's Monday, which means it's time to check in with the good, anonymous, burghers of Grand Falls-Windsor and their ongoing ad campaign. Here's the latest:

Burma Shave! (IV)

The mid-week installation from Exploits Energy.

Burma Shave! (III)

The latest installment in the Exploits Energy advertising campaign, from Monday's edition of the Grand Falls-Windsor Advertiser:

Burma Shave! (II)

The latest installment in the Mad Men's campaign in central Newfoundland. This is from the mid-week edition of the Advertiser:

Burma shave!

Over the course of the summer, a guerilla marketing campaign of sorts has had the Grand Falls-Windsor area buzzing.

A really clever series of simple display ads in the Advertiser has made factual claims, and asked provocative questions, about Our Dear Expropriation of the power assets of the town's former paper operation.

For the benefit of those who don't live in the Advertiser's cachement area, here are scans of some of the ads which have been bought so far.

June 18th:


June 29th:


July 16th:


August 10th:


August 27th:


August 31st:


September 3rd: