In years past, all Albertans’ licence plates for their vehicles expired at the same time — the end of April. New plates would be sold for two months leading up to the expiration date, but there were still many folks who put off renewing plates until the last minute, leading to blocks-long lineups at the end of April. One Calgary Herald writer poked fun at this “procrastinators’ club,” as he called it. His article is one of several highlighted by former Herald researcher Norma Marr, who compiled a series of archive stories for a feature called the H Files. Here are some of her instalments from April 1999. Read More
In years past, all Albertans’ licence plates for their vehicles expired at the same time — the end of April. New plates would be sold for two months leading up to the expiration date, but there were still many folks who put off renewing plates until the last minute, leading to blocks-long lineups at the
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In years past, all Albertans’ licence plates for their vehicles expired at the same time — the end of April. New plates would be sold for two months leading up to the expiration date, but there were still many folks who put off renewing plates until the last minute, leading to blocks-long lineups at the end of April. One Calgary Herald writer poked fun at this “procrastinators’ club,” as he called it. His article is one of several highlighted by former Herald researcher Norma Marr, who compiled a series of archive stories for a feature called the H Files. Here are some of her instalments from April 1999.
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Here’s the original article from the 1966 Herald regarding the licence plate renewal situation:
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