Something mysterious is blocking vehicle key fobs from working in a small Alberta town | CBC News
"Key fobs that suddenly won't unlock vehicles. Cars that won't start. Alarms that go off for no reason and can't be quieted. Something mysterious is thwarting drivers outside a grocery store in the small Alberta town of Carstairs — and it's sparking all kinds of theories.
The problems have been happening for weeks in the parking lot outside the Westview Co-op grocery store in Carstairs, a town of about 4,000 about 60 kilometres north of Calgary.
A longtime employee at the dollar store right across the street from the Co-op says it's all she hears some folks talk about when they come into her store to buy a battery for their fobs — and then discover that doesn't solve the problem.
"I've been at the dollar store almost four years," Laura Strate said, with a laugh.
"It's just bizarre. People are actually scared to go to the Co-op now because they don't know if their cars are going to start."
"Puzzled store calls in electricians — and even federal ministry
Westview Co-operative Association Carstairs says it's taking the matter very seriously"
"We joke around here in Carstairs, 'Yeah, put your tin foil hats on,'" Strate said."
"Key fobs that suddenly won't unlock vehicles. Cars that won't start. Alarms that go off for no reason and can't be quieted. Something mysterious is thwarting drivers outside a grocery store in the small Alberta town of Carstairs — and it's sparking all kinds of theories.
The problems have been happening for weeks in the parking lot outside the Westview Co-op grocery store in Carstairs, a town of about 4,000 about 60 kilometres north of Calgary.
A longtime employee at the dollar store right across the street from the Co-op says it's all she hears some folks talk about when they come into her store to buy a battery for their fobs — and then discover that doesn't solve the problem.
"I've been at the dollar store almost four years," Laura Strate said, with a laugh.
"It's just bizarre. People are actually scared to go to the Co-op now because they don't know if their cars are going to start."
"Puzzled store calls in electricians — and even federal ministry
Westview Co-operative Association Carstairs says it's taking the matter very seriously"
"We joke around here in Carstairs, 'Yeah, put your tin foil hats on,'" Strate said."
