Western Canadian Soft Drink Association -bottles 1972-1985

Canadacan · Jan 16, 2015

My set is still missing 1972 Calgary and 1974 Winnipeg, but I hope to one day locate them. I started collecting them about 15 years ago and in the last couple of years managed to track down many of the missing bottles. The Canadian Soft Drink Association was formed in 1969 so it is possible that I am missing bottles prior to 1972...and a possibility that a few bottles were made past 1985, but to this day I have not seen any. [attachment=WCSDA - Copy.jpg]

Canadacan · Jan 16, 2015

Here is a little history from the association which has changed names a few times over the years.http://www.canadianbeverage.ca/about-us/who-we-are/ CBA COMPANY HISTORY[/h2]In 1940, there were more than 500 independent bottlers of soft drinks in Canada. In this tough pre-war economy, gasoline and tires, vital for the delivery of beverages, were severely rationed. Glass was in short supply. Regulated quotas of sugar caused serious production problems and high taxes were hurting the industry. It was this business climate that provided the impetus for these competitors to begin discussions on forming an association for the benefit of the entire industry. And so, in 1942, the Canadian Bottlers of Carbonated Beverages (CBCB) was created.The industry thrived for the next 25 years and the CBCB was then renamed the Canadian Soft Drink Association in 1969.Continued volume growth and prosperity was accompanied by consolidation, packaging innovation and the inevitable regulatory changes which necessitated a major overhaul of the Association's focus and strategic agenda.In 2001, the CSDA was renamed Refreshments Canada and was launched with a new structure, staff, board of directors, mandate, objectives and strategic focus.Finally, in January 2011, Refreshments Canada was renamed the Canadian Beverage Association (CBA).The Canadian Beverage Association is now the national industry association that represents the broad spectrum of companies that manufacture and distribute the majority of non-alcoholic refreshment beverages consumed in Canada. The association represents more than 60 brands of juices, juice drinks, bottled waters, sports drinks, ready-to-serve iced teas and coffees, new-alternative beverages, carbonated soft drinks, energy drinks, and other non-alcoholic beverages. I will post some pictures of the bottles in groups of three to show all the graphics....hang on for pic overload[

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Canadacan · Jan 16, 2015

Ok here are some pictures to show a little bit better the detail that is on these bottles, please excuse the blurry couple of pics as I used my phone to take them and it was hard to keep still ! This is Vancouver, British Columbia 1973 [attachment=WCSDA-01.jpg] [attachment=WCSDA-02.jpg] [attachment=WCSDA-03.jpg]

Canadacan · Jan 16, 2015

Just for those unfamiliar with Canada city listed first then Provence[

] This is Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 1975. and Edmonton, Alberta 1976. [attachment=WCSDA-04.jpg][attachment=WCSDA-05.jpg][attachment=WCSDA-06.jpg]

Canadacan · Jan 16, 2015

The Regina one is from my place of birth[

] And on the Victoria bottle they show the Redcliff plant first?...kind of like an error, it should have the Burnaby plant first like the rest. Victoria, British Columbia 1977. Winnipeg, Manitoba 1978. Regina, Saskatchewan 1979. [attachment=WCSDA-07.jpg] [attachment=WCSDA-08.jpg] [attachment=WCSDA-09.jpg]

Canadacan · Jan 16, 2015

A couple of fuzzy ones here[

] Calgary, Alberta 1980. Victoria, British Columbia 1981. Winnipeg, Manitoba 1982. [attachment=WCSDA-10.jpg][attachment=WCSDA-11.jpg] [attachment=WCSDA-12.jpg]

Canadacan · Jan 16, 2015

And the last three are the clear ones, in hindsight I should have tried inserting white paper inside to try and show a bit better..not sure if it would of really helped. Note the Red Deer one has no glass plant on the shoulder. Saskatoon , Saskatchewan 1983. Red Deer, Alberta 1984. Winnipeg, Manitoba 1985. [attachment=WCSDA-13.jpg][attachment=WCSDA-14.jpg] [attachment=WCSDA-15.jpg]

RCO · Jan 18, 2015

interesting but never seen or heard of these bottles before , I'm assuming they were given out to bottlers as like a souvenir ? and never actually used to sell pop in ?

Canadacan · Jan 18, 2015

RCO said:
interesting but never seen or heard of these bottles before , I'm assuming they were given out to bottlers as like a souvenir ? and never actually used to sell pop in ?

They were given out at the convention to the attendees only.... so yes as a souvenir, and never contained any soda. Here are a three other bottles that I'd put in a similar bottle category I suppose? They are from Grey Beverages....the 7up is the 30th anniversary 1978., the green one in the middle is Grey Beverages plant opening in Edmonton, Alberta 1986. and the White one is Grey Beverages plant opening Annacis, BC 1989. [attachment=Gray2.jpg][attachment=Gray1.jpg]

Canadacan · Jan 18, 2015

And here is one that I do not own..sad face[

] I was unable to close a deal on it. Really quite plain on the graphics but never the less still a very elusive bottle, It's for Starlight bottlers plant opening in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 1972. [attachment=Starlight bottlers.jpg]

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