A Google Street View image of Valbella Gourmet Foods in Canmore, Alta.
"I was really shocked and obviously very disappointed," they said. "I'm a trans person myself, so it's also very harmful and always so disappointing when, you know, people still think think that way. And a lot of his message just brings forward these horrible stigmas that are really dangerous to our community."
Owner Chantal von Rotz apologized for the email and said the person who wrote the email has been removed from the company and is no longer responsible for its operations. Following the recent communications that were made public within the Bow Valley community and Valbella Gourmet Foods today, Banff Centre has chosen to remove all Valbella products from company operations and will seize any business relations.Social media users went through the list of businesses Valbella supplies and called on them to stop buying from the business.
RobEastonCBC Great writing. Level headed coverage. Well done.
RobEastonCBC In the words of Dave Chapelle….”fu$& them faots!” Life is going to start getting tough for al LGBQT people if they don’t stop sexualizing and children. People accept their personal lifestyle choices…but stay away from children or the clock goes back to 1950. Then its on.
Holy fuck this article reads like dystopian newspeak. 'Untruths' RobEastonCBC get a grip
The owner is right though.
National Story? No. This is told for other purposes. More speech policing. Defund CBC, we know where speech monitoring and identity politics goes.
You can’t fire an owner. PR move even a child would be able to see through.
Cancel cultures not real. We will just end your business if you dont support us. Perfect. Maybe we should be forced to show allegiance before entering shops.
Consider what makes the expression “white pride” offensive. When a group has the power to crush a business and the livelihood of many over one individual’s intolerance, perhaps pride is not the “virtue” it should be espousing in its campaign seeking (further) empowerment.
RobEastonCBC Children ARE being groomed. WHY are Drag Queens (they are not trans people) performing in front of YOUNG children? Why are men NAKED at Pride in front of children? Why is the LGBQT agenda being FORCED in schools? That is grooming. PERIOD.
“Canmore Pride had reached out to ownership of Valbella Gourmet Foods to inquire about sponsorship or food donations for an 'inclusive and free climbing event' “ Why would such an event need food donations or sponsorship? There is something off. Why contact a non-Pride business?
Omg 😳 can’t say what u feel or think anymore with out someone bitching about it.
He really hates pedophiles.
This is so stupid … people need to grow up.. it was an email .. stop being offended by everything ..
How do you “fire” an owner?
I guess you really need to ask yourself if there are those on either side where accusations are true. The concerns whether trans people groom children. Can these groups guarantee it never happens.
Guy has a point though… let’s all remember for a second. The LGB wants separation from the TQ+ in many many cases. There are very valid reasons for this. Jeff, your opinion is not wrong. Being so open about it is wrong. Cancel culture. I’ll be sure to support your business.