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#ThrowbackThursday: 1986 George Street pub crawl cancelled

Many people go bar hopping on George Street, but 30 years ago, one St. John's bar owner decided that a planned pub crawl was actually a bad idea.

CBC News · Posted: Feb 18, 2016 3:50 PM EST | Last Updated: February 18, 2016

#TBT: 1986 George Street pub crawl cancelled

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30 years ago, Bull Cook, a pub owner in St John’s advertised a pub crawl in the newspaper but later cancelled the event saying it was a bad idea.

Many people go bar hopping on George Street, but 30 years ago, one St. John's bar owner decided to cancel a pub crawl.

To mark #ThrowbackThursday, our weekly slice of vintage video is from 1986.

That's when Bull Cook, owner of the Sundance Saloon, advertised a pub crawl where participants would get a chance to win a trip to Montreal.

He changed his mind because he didn't want to promote drinking.

Watch the report by Sally Southey above.

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