At least 30 per cent of Vancouver’s parking meters still can't accept the new Toonie coin. The city says it's working on the problem, but in the meantime customers who lose their money can be reimbursed. The City's Taryn Scollard says if you lose your money you can phone 3-1-1 within city limits and explain the situation. "One of the options … [Read more...]
Know your loonie from your toonie in Canada
July 17, 2011 by
The units of currency in Canada are the Canadian dollar (C$ ) and the cent, in almost the same denominations as U.S. currency ($ 5, $ 10, $ 20, 1¢, 5¢, 10¢, 25¢, etc.). The $ 1 and $ 2 bills have been replaced by $ 1 and $ 2 coins, known as "loonies"—because of the loon that appears on the coin—and … [Read more...]
