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2/5/2014

Autistic girl kicked out of Canadian store twice for service dog…

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Edmonton store bars autistic girl and service dog twice
CBC
Last July, a nine-year-old autistic girl and her service dog, Levi, were kicked out of Winners, a discount clothing store in Edmonton, Canada. All Emily Ainsworth wanted to do was go shopping, but store employees ordered her off the premise. As a mea culpa, the store sent Emily an apology card with a puppy on it and a $25 gift card. The apology, the CBC reports, was even written by Mike Faulkner, Edmonton district manager for TJX Canada, the parent company of Winners. Read more...

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