Duncan: Will you shop locally this season?

The holiday season is upon us what with only six weeks until Christmas and the so-called Black Friday shopping frenzy coming right up.
For those old enough to remember, there was a time when Canadians would travel stateside for annual shopping excursions on the first Friday following American Thanksgiving. Unofficially, Black Friday marked the beginning of the holiday shopping season to our south. Officially, U.S. retailers would offer up door-crasher sales, promote deep discounts and early bird