Tim Hortons

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SFU works to incorporate more fair trade products

EIC February 15, 2018

A fair trade social held on January 24 was SFU’s latest development in the campaign to make the university a sustainable consumer. The event was held at the Halpern Centre and highlighted the impact SFU has made over the last five years as it strives to become a silver fair trade campus. Event attendees enjoyed fair trade snacks such as cupcakes, ham, fruit, vegetables, and red and white wine as Torrye McKenzie, program manager of the Canadian Fair Trade Network, spoke towards recent and upcoming SFU-related movements in the fair trade campaign.   SFU goes fair trade This past summer,…

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Tim Hortons’ possible closure deserves more student input

Peak Web May 23, 2017

As you might’ve heard, SFU’s sparking a hardcore internal makeover of its available set of eateries. This includes potentially canning the Burnaby campus Tim Hortons, a hotspot for hungry students at all hours. Tim Hortons has fallen under the gun…

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A campus guide to the best and worst coffee

EIC February 17, 2017

Coffee keeps students running, and students need to know where they can go to get some midnight fuel to help them make it through the day. This is your guide to coffee options on campus. See something missing? Tweet us…

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Top three things about the Tim Hortons that will grind your gears

EIC June 27, 2016

1) Choosing the wrong line At peak hours, choosing the correct lineup at Tim Hortons is an exercise in economic game theory. There are multiple things to consider: who’s at the till, how many people are in line, how many…

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Burger King seizes Tim Hortons through Red Wedding-style acquisition

EIC September 8, 2014

On August 26, in a move that no one could have possibly predicted — except maybe economists who have already read the books — the House of American fast-food giant Burger King announced their acquisition of Tim Hortons through a…

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Tim Hortons should be kept Canadian

EIC September 8, 2014

I am in a flurry of motion. Tapping my feet, checking my watch every 0.62 seconds, I throw several anxious glances at the customs officer. Come on. I have a bus to catch at noon, and it’s already 11:40 a.m.…

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